The Egyptian press remained quiet for a short period until the burst of controversy was generated as a result of the Thomas Friedman article in the New York Times on August 1st, article attacking Hosni Mubarak’s policies on the Camp David-II Summit, the corruption of the Egyptian government and its elections, the arrest of Dr. Ibrahim, and their failure to promote democracy through inaction to maintain the status quo. Other articles claimed that Ibrahim will be charged with espionage for foreign, primarily US, agencies with the intent of damaging Egypt militarily, politically and economically.