tomorrow, in the trial of the ex-Interior Minister

Habib al-Adly will blame hobbits and unicorns for the killing of protestors.

I’ve never been at an institution where a mass murderer was trying to frame that institution for mass murder. Remarkable. [ADDENDUM: Sorry, my earlier post seems not to have gone through. Today, al-Adly’s lawyer blamed our university security staff for gunning down the protestors in Tahrir!]

Having dealt with our incredibly mild-mannered (and unarmed) university security guards for 12 years, the idea of their even shooting a mad dog seems difficult to conceive.

I also want to say that these guys risked their lives down there last November on brutally long shifts, trying to protect our Tahrir Campus during the Battle of Mohamed Mahmoud Street. There were, literally, rampaging thugs in the area, and much property was stolen during armed break-ins at the campus. These security guards deserve a pat on the back and a bonus (they did receive both), not a finger being pointed at them by a guy who, if the death penalty has any place at all in the modern world (I doubt it does), would be among the small group of those most deserving of it.

Luckily, al-Adly’s credibility with the Egyptian public is zero, and this will just be the latest lie to blow up in his face.