Posted on 01/27/2011 7:19:32 PM PST by Pan_Yan
DUBAI — From Egypt to Jordan and Algeria to Yemen, Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” has begun to undermine Arab regimes that have for decades maintained their control through fear, analysts say.
“The question is who remains,” not which country is next, said Amr Hamzawy, research director at the Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut, adding protests could affect most Arab states except for Gulf oil monarchies.
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But the fear of serious strife in Egypt has set alarm bells ringing in Israel.
“The Israeli strategic community is praying that this unrest in Egypt will fade away and not escalate into a prolonged period of instability,” said Gidi Grinstein, founder and president of the respected Reut Institute think tank.
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If Mubarak is toppled then Israel will be totally isolated in the region,” said Alon Liel, a former director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry and a former ambassador to Turkey.
The unrest in Egypt has also presented the Obama administration with a delicate balancing act, juggling its desire for a return to Middle Eastern stability, its support for democratic principles and its determination to avoid the rise of an anti-U.S. Islamist government in Cairo potentially allied with Iran.
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The unrest in Egypt has also presented the Obama administration with a delicate balancing act, juggling its desire for a return to Middle Eastern stability, its support for democratic principles and its determination to avoid the rise of an anti-U.S. Islamist government in Cairo potentially allied with Iran.
Why, I’m sure this administration can handle it, just like
they handled the situation in Honduras was it?
At least we’ve got Hillery! working on it. I know they’ll
listen to her...
Go to the bottom of this story for the following statement.
Is this not wealth redistribution and social justice as Barack Obama prescribes?
For decades the Marxists and the Muslims have declared war on Capitalism and Christianity.
From the story:
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The Arab protest movements have also highlighted weaknesses and the lack of popular legitimacy of some Arab regimes.
“You cannot run society without offering social justice, without distributing revenues in a just manner and without giving people their political freedom and rights. Nobody can accept that in the 21st century, and Arabs are showing they are no exception,” said Mr. Hamzawy.””
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Go to the bottom of this story for the following statement.
Is this not wealth redistribution and social justice as Barack Obama prescribes?
For decades the Marxists and the Muslims have declared war on Capitalism and Christianity.
From the story:
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The Arab protest movements have also highlighted weaknesses and the lack of popular legitimacy of some Arab regimes.
“You cannot run society without offering social justice, without distributing revenues in a just manner and without giving people their political freedom and rights. Nobody can accept that in the 21st century, and Arabs are showing they are no exception,” said Mr. Hamzawy.””
Maybe Israel should send in some security forces to save Mubarak. We should stay clear.
"Even if the opposition is very hostile to Israel, if they refuse any form of normalisation (with Israel), it is not ready to renounce the 'cold peace' between the two countries and take the risk of a new war," said Meital.
I hope he's right.
The majority of American Jews, 50% of Kennedy Catholics, 90+% of African Americans voted for this.
That would start WWIII.
as do I... I completely agree with you.
On a side note, don’t forget that Mubarak is nearly 83 years old, and even without this unrest, we have no guarantee a moderate will replace him.
He was planning on his son taking over, but apparently his whole family high tailed it to Europe when the protests started.
Too late.
Joe Biden says Egypt's Mubarak no dictator, he shouldn't step down...
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2011/0127/Joe-Biden-says-Egypt-s-Mubarak-no-dictator-he-shouldn-t-step-down?cmpid=addthis_twitter&sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d421b92d593d07c,0
Would this make Laden the 12th with zer0 the 13th?
Arabs are a exception.
Did they have the evolution in political thought and philosophy which gave western man his rights and freedoms as contained in the Magna Carta?
Its about the same as the Africans fascination with democracy. They learned how to spell it and pronounce it, parroting the words, however, all of Africa is still driven by tribes. Go inland. What does a chief by day or night want with democracy? It will strip them of their power, property and patrilineage privilege.... how could they accept that?
Arabs are different again with their history steeped in raiding, looting and raping. And a hole lotta murder. They are traditionalists too with all of that endorsed and codified in the Koran.
Freedom and democracy ? There is no room for that in Islam as well.
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