CAIRO – Almost six decades have passed since the eruption of the July 23 revolution, conducted by a group of military officers with the aim of ending the royal regime and capitalism and achieving social justice. Despite the officers' success in toppling King Farouq and changing the economic system, most of the goals of the 1952 revolution collapsed shortly after the death of President Nasser. In today's Egypt, most people are poor and haven't benefited from the fruits of economic growth. The failure of the July 23 goals should not only be attributed to the changing visions of successive presidents, all with military pedigrees, but also to the interference of certain regional and world powers which wanted the revolution to fail, so that Egypt wouldn't become a prestigious world country. The then world powers tried to thwart Egypt's development projects such as the construction of the High Dam, while plots were cooked up to drag Egypt into military conflicts to weaken its Army and lessen the prominence it had acquired under Nasser in the Arab and African world. This diversion from the principles of the 1952 revolution, that was supported by the people, prompted the Egyptians to launch another revolution last January, reviving the old calls for liberty, democracy and social justice. This revolution, launched by the people and supported and protected by the Army, needs to complete its mission of dismantling Mubarak's corrupt regime and building a a new one, according to opts principles. To do so, the revolutionaries, with their different factions and ideas, and the Army should work together. If they do this, the revolution will succeed and prevent any party from throwing it off course.
