After over 30 years, Egypt finally allowed, if allowed is the word, its State of Emergency to expire. This was one of the most hated institutions of the old order and it allowed the military to make arbitrary arrests and detentions. But shortly before the election a decree was issued to restore those same powers to the military.
Speaking of the election for president, it now appears that both sides have won. But it is equally true that neither has won. After all, the term "presidency" has been redefined. The courts dissolved parliament's lower house, and guess who will now take the responsibility for defining the presidency?
Was it all a mirage? Does the Arab Spring wither in the sweltering Cairo summer? After all Egypt sets the trend for the Arab world. Or is it a sign of a desperate military establishment scrambling to protect its interests, but fated to succumb to gravity?
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