Posted on 01/28/2011 9:47:22 AM PST by Prospero
His haircut may not be ready for the New Hampshire Primary but Ambassador John Bolton certainly chimed in with a refreshing Middle East "Reality Check" on the FOX News Channel on Friday.
He certainly has a head for foreign affairs, reminding any one listening that the celebrated pediatrician and second-in-command of al Qaida, Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, began his murderous career as a jihadi terrorist as a prisoner in Egypt, as an influential member of the notorious Muslim Brotherhood.
Commentary on events in Cairo and the Arab world in general, beginning with the overthrow of Tunisia's strong-arm government a week or so ago, has been pretty lukewarm.
Many "tweeting" and cheering on the so-called "Jasmine Revolution" are not as well-informed about forces at play in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world.
Bolton described the Obama administration's cautious remarks about violent defiance of the Mubarak military regime in Eqypt as "mush."
Instead of providing news commentators an opportunity to parse the State Department's remarks, he suggested, "as favoring this side or the other," he recommended circumspection.
"Just because someone jumps on a tank doesn't mean they're a peace-loving democrat," Bolton warned.
Bolton reminded listeners about contemporary Egyptian history, that the Mubarak regime has its roots in military rule, specifically the overthrow of King Farook by Gamal Nassar and the Egyptian Young Officers Association in 1952.
Those taking advantage of the situation on the streets of Cairo, Bolton said, were likely to be the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian dictatorship's long time defiant Muslim extremist adversaries, an international group of jihadis whose headquarters are largely operating in Egyptian prisons, Western banks and "non-governmental organizations."
From news reports of the Egyptian crackdown on street demonstration, on reports of tanks moving to secure the Suez Canal, Bolton asked whether anyone would prefer that vital asset under the control of "the Brotherhood. "
Bolton has his head screwed on straight. Thank you know who...
Shell, Standard Oil, Exxon Mobil, and by extension the American people.
“Muslim Brotherhood”
This snake extends into Washington, D.C. and has a lot of influence there and elsewhere in the United States.
You are correct that the Chinese govt. runs the port facilities...on both ends of the canal - no biggie...nothing could change in that situation. Sorry for mentioning it.
Exactly.. However; those are international company's.. they have nothing to do with the United States.. They are globalist concerns like ALL the progressives are..
You know, progressives like; Bush Sr. Jr., the Clintoon's, Obama, Rove, Crankhammar, G. Will, main stream media, CNN, MSNBC, but I might have missed a few hundred pundits and the entire democrat party..
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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There are three trustworthy sources on what is happening in Egypt.
JOHN BOLTON
FRANK GAFFNEY
AARON KLEIN
If you have others to add to this list, feel free.
Andy McCarthy, who prosecuted the ‘blind sheik’ behind the original WTC bombing in ‘93, seems to have it together.
I’ve heard Andy McCarthy, and I agree. He is a very reliable source. Did he co-author a book with Frank Gaffney?
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