(The Root) — The man who ruled Egypt with an iron fist for decades clearly still exerts some sway over events in the country. This week, as Egyptian officials struggled to determine who won the first free election in decades, Hosni Mubarak, 84, created a diversion in a truly unique way: by going into a vegetative state. After allegedly slipping in a prison bathroom last Tuesday, he injured his neck, developed a blood clot and suffered a stroke, which led to a coma. Initially the state news service described him as “clinically dead.”
His sudden health crisis came just as both rivals in Egypt’s election claimed victory. It briefly overshadowed the actual electoral crisis as
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