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Who is responsible for the deadly pre-election violence that killed at least 13 people this week in the Egyptian capital?
CAIRO, Egypt (AWR) – With a crucial presidential election just weeks away, violence once again erupted in Cairo last week, as unknown assailants attacked a protest against the military council outside the Ministry of Defense.
Conspiracies abound as to who was responsible for the violence, with many suggesting the "thugs" who attacked the sit-in were allied with the military or with frustrated remnants of the Mubarak regime.
Yet as AWR's Jayson Casper points out, other political forces have reason to be frustrated with Egypt's unsteady transition to democracy, including Islamists whose presidential candidates have been barred, and liberal youth who increasingly feel marginalized with the results of Egypt's revolution.
Casper warns against blaming any single party, saying it may be best to put aside the conspiracies and take a wider view of Egypt's developing political situation.
"Given there are no deep patterns of democratic succession, it is unsuprising the conflict spills out into other means, even violence," says Casper in this week's newsletter.
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