Jaslyn Go congratulates Egyptian opposition leader

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http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/4589-jaslyn-go-congratulates-egyptian-opposition-leader

Jaslyn Go congratulates Egyptian opposition leader
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Singapore Democrats

Jaslyn Go (front row, left) with LI delegates at Ayman Nour's home in Cairo. (Nour is in the front row shaking hands with LI President Hans van Baalen)

Dear Ayman Nour,

How are you? I hope you are well with all the tumultuous events that have taken place in your country over the last few days.

More importantly I rejoice with your people the freedom they have claimed for themselves by the toppling of Mr Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian people today stand tall and proud for they have changed not just your country but the world as well.

I remember when we met in Cairo when you hosted us to a party at your home in 2009, you had said that free and fair elections in Egypt won't come about until the government is forced to hold one, and that in order to force free and fair elections Egyptians needed to defy the repressive laws through civil disobedience or nonviolent action.

How true your words have become.

Despotic regimes never voluntarily give up their stranglehold on power by holding free and fair elections. I have quickly learned that democracy cannot come about through elections that are controlled by undemocratic governments.

Hosni Mubarak held elections during his entire reign and always claimed a overwhelming majority of the votes. We know that that has been a lie. It takes for the people to hold peaceful assemblies in order force the such governments to hold free elections which is exactly what Egyptians did.

The Singapore Democratic Party is also working for free and fair elections and one day I believe that we in Singapore will also bring about democratic change.

We must press on and believe that despotic regimes cannot last forever, and they fall when courageous people step forward to demand change. Your people have demonstrated this exceptional courage to the rest of the world and we salute you.

In solidarity,

Jaslyn Go

Ms Go met Mr Ayman Nour when she attended the Liberal International Congress held in Cairo, Egypt in November 2009. Mr Ayman is the leading opposition politician when Mr Hosni Mubarak was president. A lawyer, Nour is an emblematic figure in Egypt and was in thick of the protests in Tahrir Square.

At the head of the liberal El-Ghad (‘Tomorrow’) party, which he founded in 2004, he was Mubarak’s main opponent in the 2005 presidential elections. He only won eight percent of the vote with the former president claiming the huge majority of the vote. Nour contested the results, and continued to work for electoral reform.

 

[cooleo]

Who is Jaslyn Go? I only know Jacelyn Tay! lol

 

[3WhiteTiger]

Who is Jaslyn Go? I only know Jacelyn Tay! lol

 

[cleareyes]

Which party does Jaslyn Go belongs to?

Under Law, you can only join and representb ONE political party.

so which is which?

 

[scroobal]

Which party does Jaslyn Go belongs to?

Under Law, you can only join and representb ONE political party.

so which is which?

I am impressed by her profound insight of Egyptian Politics. All the while I thought Egypt was a true democracy and Mubarak was elected by the people. I am now trying to get someone to pen a congratulatory letter to Egyptians.

By the way, you do realise that due to the legal action hanging over their head, USD was the lifeboat that they created.

 

[shOUTloud]

The picture looked photoshopped to me leh.

 

[cleareyes]

The picture looked photoshopped to me leh.

Ya i got what you mean.

She dont look part of the picture.

 

[cleareyes]

I am impressed by her profound insight of Egyptian Politics. All the while I thought Egypt was a true democracy and Mubarak was elected by the people. I am now trying to get someone to pen a congratulatory letter to Egyptians.

By the way, you do realise that due to the legal action hanging over their head, USD was the lifeboat that they created.

That means you do not know much about Arab political history.

The arabs were never a dcemocractic lot. From Morocco to Syria, its one dictatorship after another and if you wnat to throw Iran in and they are not Arabs but Persians, even their democracy is limited and "managed".

The present rebellions seems to be very well planned. One state fdall after another and those that fell had look to Iran fvor "political guidence" on democracy.

SDP and USD and whatever D will be eating their words when islamic dictatorship took over the arab world.

As for jaslyn go, she is not political and historical trained and most of her knowledge is fvrom someone whom is legally trained. Go figure.

 

[NoelVermillion]

I have a naggy feeling that Islamic extremists will soon take over and infiltrate the government. Their rule might even be worse than Mubarak's reign.

 

[leetahbar]

lamei once proclaimed arrogantly herself as the "empress dowager" bodyguarded by chiatilik and ngejay.

it was quite unprecedent that they now lord over different political parties individually instead of united in SDP.

lamei now heads USD but we are now seeing very frequently she is more active in SDP than her very own territory in USD.

so what's USD? SDP is the answer.

the habitual of SDP claiming credits or borrowing other's buttskin for their facial is quite prominent SDP's lame behaviour. all such mannerism was trying to suck up foreign entities to heighten their so called "supports" like a false sense of both local and international supports.

so the voters better dun pray pray or SDP would bring in the egyptian mummies and for her case, powderful daddy to wipe out ur brain.

 

[Royal Canin Feline 32]

That means you do not know much about Arab political history.

The arabs were never a dcemocractic lot. From Morocco to Syria, its one dictatorship after another and if you wnat to throw Iran in and they are not Arabs but Persians, even their democracy is limited and "managed".

Nabei, Scroobal was being sarcastic lah.

 

[leetahbar]

this is very contradicting.

chee needed 20K and sdp joker and jokeress were able to pay themselves for camel humping in egypt but couldn't cough out the $ to save chee.