Egypt's Elections: Islamists, Liberals And The Generals (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Democracy fails. That’s the election taking place this week on the other side of the earth in Egypt, the nation where Arab Spring supposedly was going to change everything. Instead, the army’s back in charge, deciding who can run and who’s banned. On the banned list: Egypt’s biggest party, the Muslim Brotherhood. They’re missing from this election. Also missing? Any outrage from the White House that the game was cooked. Which raises the question: In places where Islamist parties are likely to win, just how committed is the US to democracy?  This hour On Point: the Democratic election that isn’t. Not really. / John Donvan

Interview:
onpoint.wbur.org/2014/05/28/egypt-elections-sisi-islamism-democracy