Meunier gives the most negative interpretation possible to the interviews with extremists in Al Mussawar. He suggests it could be to polish their images for a wide Egyptian public. It helps according to Meunier to install the idea, despite their apologies for their deeds, that this is a path to heroism. Meunier also expects this is a prelude to their release soon. The RNSAW editor placed below Meunier’s comment quotes from Paul Schemm’s article in the Cairo Times. His interpretation is that Egypt wants to show the world that the Gama’at al-Islamiya is out of business. Islamist commentators in Egypt found the interview[s] too one side, too pro-government.