Randyaha, I agree with the reasons you give for Egypt’s problems. But I would like to add that the U.S. gives Egypt annually more than 2 billions in military aid which benefits only the military establishment in Egypt. More so, one might ask the question, “Why does Egypt need all this military aid when it has signed a peace agreement with Israel?” Couldn’t that money be better used for economic development instead?

As an aside, possibly jokingly, to control the population growth, why don’t Egyptians practice preventive birth control, which was even sanctioned by the Prophet of Islam?! Or possibly, after each newly wed couple have their first child, the man should be castrated. (Laughingly)

MERIP Reports has some interesting articles on Egypt’s increasingly militant labor movement.  Click http://www.merip.org

There are several issues with Egypts bread problem, such as population explosion (1 out of 4 Arabs is from Egypt and the fact that a big part of Ancient Egypt’s agricultural land has disappeared to make room for hotels and cities on the banks of the Nile. But the most important factor is corruption. Most Egyptian officials are corrupt and Hosni Mubarak and his cabal have financially drained the country .