Does that mean that you are willing to take the other side of the bet? Your argument seems to suggest that you think it will be a slam dunk that international observers would certify a sham election in Egypt. If so, that should increase your willingness to take the other side of the bet, because that is one of the paths to victory for the other side of the bet: international observers certify a sham election in Egypt that ratifies someone "handpicked" by the military, like Suleiman.
My view is that the dynamics of the Egyptian situation are fundamentally different from Haiti. Let's put our opposing views to the test of a wager. :) On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Shane Mage <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 5, 2011, at 12:16 PM, Robert Naiman wrote: > > if there is a sham election - one not judged "substantially free and fair" > by > international observers.... > > Considering how the sham election in Haiti has just been decreed > "substantially free and fair" > by "international observers" Mr. Naiman's bet looks like a > heads-he-wins-tails-you-lose POS! > > Shane Mage > > The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according > to his need. > > The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each > according to his greed. > > Joe Stack (1956-2010) > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
