and challenges is the anc in current form living up to mandela s legacy. thank you? on egypt. obviously we are all looking at the situation there with concern. the it has been challenging given that there is not a tradition of democracy in egypt. and the egyptian people have been finding their way. our most immediate concern with respect to protests this weekend have to do with our embassies and consulates. we have been in direct contact with the egyptian government and we have done a whole range of planning to make sure that we re doing everything we can to keep our ambassadors and con solutes protected. and and diplomats and personnel there safe. more broadly.
alternative leaders and symbols. if i ask you a question, anderson, about whether you think of if you can think of leaders and symbols that are associated with radical islamism in the middle east today it would be quite easy to think of them. you think of the black flags, you think of leaders such as bin laden, abu musab al zarqawi. if i say the same questions for leaders and symbols of democratic activism in the middle east today, we re much harder pressed to think of those leaders and symbols. that tells us something about the power of the radical islamist brand versus the power of the democratic brand. that s what we should really be focusing on. we have been mistargeting the target is not necessarily the individuals but the target must be the ideas and we must be engaging in a counter narrative campaign. so how do you build that counter narrative? where are those individuals that you can point to? i guess some you would have pointed to, you know, those who are campaigning for d
engaging in a counter narrative campaign. so how do you build that counter narrative? where are those individuals that you can point to? i guess some you would have pointed to, you know, those who are campaigning for democracy in egypt to overthrow mubarak, although certainly we have seen that not work out as many of them had wanted. well, we ve had two huge miny looking at long-term health benefits for men over 50. the one they used in that study. centrum silver. that s what i take. my doctor! he knows his stuff. [ male announcer ] centrum. the most recommended. most preferred. most studied. centrum, always your most complete.
democratic activism in the middle east today, we re much harder pressed to think of those leaders and symbols. that tells us something about the power of the radical islamist brand versus the power of the democratic brand. that s what we should really be focusing on. we have been mistargeting the target is not necessarily the individuals but the target must be the ideas and we must be engaging in a counter narrative campaign. so how do you build that counter narrative? where are those individuals that you can point to? i guess some you would have pointed to, you know, those who are campaigning for democracy in egypt to overthrow mubarak, although certainly we have seen that not work out as many of them had wanted.
west and the united states for 30 years, you would get democracy in egypt, i think got a very. very ominous signal yesterday by the acts of president morsi. the people of egypt who went to tahrir square against mubarak, tathey didn t go because of the israeli/palestinian conflict. they went because they wanted freedom, education and jobs now it seems that that has been taken away from them. listen, we are definitely pardon me. there is a time delay there. i am going to thank you, ambassador for your expertese, i am sure we will be talking to you quite a bit in the days and weeks and months to come. thank you very much, sir. thank you. let me be very clear. i have great respect for senator mccain and his service to our country. i always have and i always will.