Well, I Think We Still Have To

The Muslim Brotherhood Is A Religiously Conservative Group. They Are A Minority In Egypt. They Are Not A Majority Of The Egyptian People, But They Have A Lot Of Credibility Because All The Other Liberal Parties Have Been Smothered For 30 Years.

As Much As We Egyptians Treasure Our Military, Acting Alone It Cannot Provide The Legitimacy To Lay The Foundations For Democracy.

At A Time When The Threat Of Nuclear Arms Is Again Increasing, The Norwegian Nobel Committee Wishes To Underline That This Threat Must Be Met Through The Broadest Possible International Cooperation. This Principle Finds Its Clearest Expression Today In The Work Of The Iaea And Its Director General. In The Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime, It Is The Iaea Which Ensures That Nuclear Energy Is Not Misused For Military Purposes, And The Director General Has Stood Out As An Unafraid Advocate Of New Measures To Strengthen That Regime.

Egypt Under Hosni Mubarak Had Deteriorated To The Status Of A Failed State. We Must Wipe The Slate Clean And Start Again.

You Either Have A Civil Society Or You Dont.