OBAMA'S ARAB SPRING IS TURNING INTO AN ISLAMIC CALIPHATE - WITH A WILL
Posted on 11/26/2011 7:47:21 PM PST by tobyhill
A protester was killed yesterday when he was run over by a police vehicle during mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square that called for Egypt's military leaders to step down from power.
But, in general, order was maintained in the Egyptian capital over the weekend, despite the gathering of tens of thousands of demonstrators.
Meanwhile, the army and the interim government continued to prepare for Monday's first round of parliamentary elections. The elections threaten to split the opposition: While some members of the protest movement are calling for this week's elections to be deferred until power is transferred to civilian hands, and several parties have announced that they would boycott the balloting, the Muslim Brotherhood is determined to win a large number of seats in parliament. In an effort to ensure orderly elections, the Islamic group has said it does not support the current wave of protests.
But a large number of Muslim Brotherhood members turned up in a show of support for the demonstrators nonetheless, and some of the movement's members announced they were breaking with the organization. One female university student declared that, although she was an Islamist, the Muslim Brotherhood had shown it was only out for its own interests and she would not vote for the group.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
The folks who were for many years referred to as the “Arab Street” are taking over. No real surprise. They can be renamed the “Muslim Street” as they will soon have Pakistan and retake Afghanistan.
Obama must be really whooping it up.
A map of the Sahel region showing where Al Qaeda operates (AFP/Graphic)
Thanks tobyhill.
Yes Obama is going to make sure of it.
In a bold public rebuke, Washington urged the military to step aside, a sign of the Obama administration’s growing frustration over months of human rights abuses and stifled democracy in one of the region’s most influential nations — one whose military receives about $1.3 billion in annual U.S. aid.
“The United States strongly believes that the new Egyptian government must be empowered with real authority immediately,” the White House said in a statement. “Full transfer of power to a civilian government must take place in a just and inclusive manner that responds to the legitimate aspirations of the Egyptian people, as soon as possible.”
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