Democracy or Stability?: Can Egypt Achieve Either?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2014
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
We look at Egypt's struggle with democracy, the Muslim Brotherhood and military rule, and consider US foreign policy in a Middle East driven by sectarian conflicts.
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.8 | Growing turmoil in Egypt. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm Barbara Bogave, sitting in for Warren Olney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:21.9 | Protests have broken out again in Egypt ahead of a vote on a new constitution. |
| 0:25.8 | The demonstrations are already turning violent. |
| 0:28.0 | The Egyptian government is arresting journalists and cracking down on dissent. |
| 0:31.8 | Will this further radicalize Islamist elements in Egypt? |
| 0:34.6 | Will violence in Egypt spill over into the rest of the region? |
| 0:38.2 | And what role does the United States have to play in the Middle East marked by the rise of al-Qaeda-linked insurgencies? |
| 0:43.6 | Also, on today's talking point, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's surprise announcement today |
| 0:48.5 | that he's stepping down in the midst of a tough re-election fight and a tenure marked by scandals. |
| 0:54.0 | First, the news. |
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| 1:27.2 | We're back with To the Point, Barbara Bogaven for Warren only. |
| 1:31.0 | Just ahead, in the new year, Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, |
| 1:36.4 | the organization that backs former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. |
| 1:40.6 | The interim government has designated it a terrorist group. |
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