The Hit Farm

Only a madman would have predicted, even nine months ago, that Egyptian TV's ramadan special, this year, would be the trial of Hosni Mubarak. It's a compelling spectacle, to be sure, the erstwhile epitome of the Arab "strongman" now laid low on his Hosni Mubarak was Egypt's president for 30 years, assuming power in 1981 [...]

Hosni Mubarak answers the charges at his Cairo trial. The former dictator, 83, was stretchered into the court on a hospital bed. Photograph: Reuters Tv/Reuters Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has denied all charges against him as his trial The striking sight of the former Egyptian strongman, Hosni Mubarak, in the Cairo courtroom was carried [...]