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To: MindBender26

I have lived and worked in Egypt for more than three decades, and thus the video of the protestors was chilling. My analysis was that about one in four in Tahrir was an Ikhwan. From information I have received from Alexandria the number of students and pro-Ikhwan protestors was absolutely chilling. Fortunately, the military has not ceded power, Baradai has showed his known cowardly streak, and not much has changed in Egypt.


9 posted on 02/11/2011 11:10:40 AM PST by Melchior
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To: Melchior; MindBender26
Could you add some detail regarding Ikhwan?

I'll look at google too.

23 posted on 02/11/2011 2:07:49 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Melchior; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; NormsRevenge; Marine_Uncle; onyx; SE Mom; blam; SunkenCiv; ...
OK...also found this...PDF:

The Ikhwan in North America - Nefafoundation

24 posted on 02/11/2011 2:15:50 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Melchior
Fortunately, the military has not ceded power, Baradai has showed his known cowardly streak, and not much has changed in Egypt.

Would you qualify that statement with a "yet"?

Do you see the next struggle as happening between MB and the military? Or is that too simplistic?

27 posted on 02/11/2011 2:41:07 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Melchior; MindBender; potlatch

“Fortunately, the military has not ceded power, Baradai has showed his known cowardly streak, and not much has changed in Egypt.”

As far as the first two points...whew! I hope the miltary remains in control, and Baradai removes himself from the country. He’s been known to not live there, and is a coward, you know. ;o)

As for the last point, the fact that not much has changed is dangerous in itself. They don’t know how to “do” democracy. I hope there are some westerners there to help them transition to a peaceful, and not islamic, state.


64 posted on 02/13/2011 12:59:57 AM PST by dixiechick2000 ("First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Gandhi)
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