The Saudi Arabian supportive stand to Egypt has brought back to mind Arab cooperation and full solidarity with Egypt and Syria in the l973 war against Israel. In fact, the Saudi declaration of its full backing of Egypt's anti-terror war was so timely. Saudi King Abdullah has given moral support to Egypt during an extremely critical time where the Muslim Brotherhood supporters literary wreaked havoc across the country. More importantly, the Saudi monarch's statement has sent a clear message to the West to stop interfering in Egyptian affairs. The statement said: "Those who have interfered in Egypt's affairs must know that they are causing sedition and backing terrorism which they claim to fight." Since the army has unseated former president Mohamed Morsi in response to a massive popular will, the US has reacted in a way that shows either little understanding or deliberate ignoring of facts on the ground, which cast much doubt on its purpose and intention. What Egypt is facing today is terror in the strict sense of the word and it is not so difficult for discerning eyes to realize it unless they do not wish to see it as such. By cancelling the bi-annual Bright Star military exercise with Egypt, the US has encouraged Denmark , Germany and the Netherlands to withdraw their small aid to Egypt. Western interpretation of what is happening in Egypt certainly conforms to the MB's vision which pictures the ongoing events as a power conflict between a ‘legitimate authority` that has been done wrong and the military. While such a latent conflict might well be part of the current scene, it is not definitely the whole truth nor the crux of the issue. The Brotherhood with its allying terror groups that claim to hold up Islamic tenants has unfolded their ugly face. So when the flag of Al Qaeda shows up in the heart of the capital declaring responsibility of abhorring acts of arsenal, random shooting of innocent people and attack on security institutions, it is quite unbelievable that the international community is still condemning the Egyptian State handling of the situation. Despite diplomatic efforts to convey to the world facts about the nature of the retaliating terror war waged by the MB on the Egyptian people and public property, the image regrettably seems still unclear overseas. It is hoped that the presidency, the media and diplomatic channels would redress foreign misconceptions in this respect. The support shown so far by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Jordan is therefore much appreciated as it would help strengthen the Egyptian stand and enhance domestic endeavours aiming at clarifying the Egyptian viewpoint.
