Revolutions in the Middle East

[Davo88]

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Azerbaijan is going to think it was an Egyptian-Armenian that killed him.

[Federate]

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Azeri embassy staff killed in Egypt

An Azerbaijani embassy worker has been killed in Egypt as the country is gripped by six days of bloody protests against the government of President Hosni Mubarak.

The man, who worked as an accountant at the Cairo embassy, was killed Saturday evening as he was returning home from work, an Azerbaijani foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Sunday.

He could provide no further detail, although other reports said that the man had died of a gunshot wound.

In Egypt, the popular uprising against the government of Mubarak is continuing.

Reports say thousands of prisoners have escaped the detention facilities around Egypt during six days of anti-government protests that rocked the country following the revolution in Tunisia that led to the ouster of the Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

The uprising also sent shockwaves across Arab and North African nations including Egypt, Yemen and Jordan.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of protesters have defied the extended curfew in major cities in Egypt. Reports say government forces have opened fire on protesters in the port city of el-Arish.

More than 100 people have been killed and hundreds of others have been injured in six days of unrest in the North African nation.

Other reports say demonstrators are carrying the bodies of killed protesters to Cairo's Tahrir Square, a major protest site.

The protesters want Mubarak to step down. But the president has only sacked his cabinet and promised economic and political reforms.

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http://www.presstv.ir/detail/162694.html

[Yedtarts]

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Mohamed El-Baradei he’s a noble peace prize winner, cannot be trusted he’s a lapdog of western imperialism.

[Federate]

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Egyptian Museum Damage

Very tragic but relatively small damage. I read that two mummies had their heads ripped off and a few small artifacts were damaged but nothing more than that thanks to the civilian population who protected it from the looters and then the army that stormed the museum and backed them up.

One guy was interviewed saying: "this is not Baghdad."

[retro]

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Egyptian Museum Damage

[retro]

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If the Muslim Brotherhood comes to power (which they have stated will happen through a democratic process), they have promised to put the Camp David peace accords to a nation-wide referendum. How much more democracy can the West want?

Also, the former UN stooge Mohammad el-Baradei has returned to Cairo and is slowly becoming the face of the opposition as he has gathered with the 50 000 protestors defying curfew at the main liberation square.

Mohammad el-Baradei has no following in the country. However no doubt he can count upon Tehran for support, given his years of tireless service to Iran.

Since when have Arab Muslims believed in democracy, free elections and accountable government? The Gulf Arabs are sitting on three trillion USD in sovereign wealth funds. However they would much rather live a life of idleness and build mosques in the West. Than do anything to help impove the lot of their fellow Muslims.

Whilst it's no real surprise that these North African regimes are collapsing under the weight of their own corruption and despotism. No small part of the reason why Egypt is so dysfunctional is that it is massively overpopulated.

If the Muslim 'Brotherhood' comes to power in Egypt. Then the Muslims will likely take their frustrations out upon Egypt's Coptic Christian minority and Egypt's relations with Israel will go to hell.

[Federate]

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Well I would not trust the Muslim Brotherhood - even if they're elected in a totally democratic way, it wouldn't be too hard for them to take back whatever promises they made and make things even worse for the Egyptians.

This applies to every single political party.

However, IF it happens, the West should only blame itself for failing to support real democracy in the Arab countries and choosing corrupt buffoons instead.

Corrupt buffoons is the only way you could get the biggest Arab country in the region to turn their back on their fellow Arabs - the Palestinians.

[Odar]

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Well I would not trust the Muslim Brotherhood - even if they're elected in a totally democratic way, it wouldn't be too hard for them to take back whatever promises they made and make things even worse for the Egyptians.
However, IF it happens, the West should only blame itself for failing to support real democracy in the Arab countries and choosing corrupt buffoons instead.

[Federate]

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Islamists take over Egypt... Oh NO, THE HORROR!! Imagine a government that represents the majority!!! ISRAEL CAN GO TAKE ITS HENCHMEN AND MOVE TO AMERICA WHERE THEY CAN FEEL AT HOME.

If the Muslim Brotherhood comes to power (which they have stated will happen through a democratic process), they have promised to put the Camp David peace accords to a nation-wide referendum. How much more democracy can the West want?

Also, the former UN stooge Mohammad el-Baradei has returned to Cairo and is slowly becoming the face of the opposition as he has gathered with the 50 000 protestors defying curfew at the main liberation square.

[KanadaHye]

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Mubarak is backed by the Army and even if he where removed. Very little will change as long as Egypts military still holds the balance of power in the country.

No doubt you would rather the Islamists take over Egypt.

Islamists take over Egypt... Oh NO, THE HORROR!! Imagine a government that represents the majority!!! ISRAEL CAN GO TAKE ITS HENCHMEN AND MOVE TO AMERICA WHERE THEY CAN FEEL AT HOME.