Hosni Mubarak rules Egypt by fire and iron. He has turned Egypt into a police state. The emergency law in Egypt has been in effect since the first day Mubarak took power. Mubarak knows that if he tried to rule Egypt under civil law, he would not remain in power for one hour. Egypt's prisons are filled with Muslims who have been sent there by Mubarak.
Torture is routine.
People are exposed to electric shocks. They are attacked by dogs in rooms. Prisoners and their wives are raped. They are hung from the ceilings by their feet. Nevertheless, the West loves Mubarak.