An Airtight Case

The President of Egypt tells us why Amr Mussa’s term as Secretary General of the Arab League deserves to be extended..

My brothers, your Highnesses, Kings, Presidents, Emirs, Emperors, dictators, eternal leaders of our Arab brethrens, I have decided that Amr Mussa is Egypt’s candidate for the next term as Secretary General of the Arab League..

You are all free to present your candidates, but as you know well, the Secretary General has traditionally been Egyptian and he will always be one. So save your breath, I’m notifying you, I’m not consulting with you..

Don’t worry. Mr Mussa is a great Candidate. He has shown great resolve in fixing the Arab world’s problems in his term. Witness how well he dealt with the Iraq war. Remember how he galvanized the whole Arab world in a strong position against the invasion? And how he later galvanized them for the post-invasion construction?

Remember how Amr Mussa prevented the killing, raping and looting of millions of people in Darfur by Sudanese Government forces?

What about Amr Mussa’s great plan to create a single market for goods, services, people and Ideas across the Arab world, to lift the standard of living of hundreds of millions of aspiring Arabs and give them hope for a better life? Doesn’t that deserve another term to be followed through?

What about Amr Mussa’s efforts to re-invent the Arab world to bring it back to relevance among the world’s nations?

See how Amr Mussa diligently tried to assist the aspirations of the Lebanese and Syrian people in their quest for independence and freedom?

Remember how Amr Mussa made the whole Arab world stand by Dubai in front of the savage display of racist nationalism in the US?

Your highnesses, honestly, I can’t find a better candidate than Amr Mussa. If you think you have a better one, please keep him for yourself..