Wael Ghonim's letter to Tantawi
Issandr El AmraniIt speaks for itself, was posted on Facebook (where else — although perhaps he should have used Google+), and is reproduced below to save you time.
Here are some reports on it:
- Wael Ghonim blasts Egypt's military
- Egypt revolt activist urges clear roadmap for democracy
- Celebrated Activist Presses Egypt's Military on Reforms
I write to you after seven months have passed since the initial spark of the January 25th revolution. I write after I sought inspiration from the company of history books for the past few weeks to learn about our previous revolutions. I wanted to understand the real dynamics behind them and attempted to liberate myself from the influence of school curricula that imposed a single perspective; that of the decades-long rulers of our nation.
Without deliberation on my part, God has willed that my name became one of the many associated in people’s minds with the revolution. The association was formed when I was released from detainment where I had spent a brief period – brief, compared to the thousands who spent years and months in lockup or even lost their lives for the sole reason that they demanded an end to the agonies of our nation. I write as I picture my son reading this letter in 30 years. It makes me feel overwhelmed by the historical responsibility that I was forced to bear.
