RECENT NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINE: ‘Surprisingly, the Muslim Brotherhood appears to have seized the Egyptian revolution’
Posted: April 25, 2011at http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/recent-ny-times-headline-surprisingly-the-muslim-brotherhood-appears-to-have-seized-the-egyptian-revolution/
WELL, DUH! This must come as quite a shock to Obama Regime officials like Director of National Intelligence James Clapper who assured us that the Muslim Brotherhood was a mostly secular movement.
HOT AIR - Even some hard-nosed realists might find themselves a bit surprised at how quickly the nature of the Egyptian revolution changed after Hosni Mubarak fled:
In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group once banned by the state, is at the forefront, transformed into a tacit partner with the military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes.
HOT AIR - Even some hard-nosed realists might find themselves a bit surprised at how quickly the nature of the Egyptian revolution changed after Hosni Mubarak fled:
In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group once banned by the state, is at the forefront, transformed into a tacit partner with the military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes.
It is also clear that the young, educated secular activists who initially propelled the nonideological revolution are no longer the driving political force — at least not at the moment. As the best organized and most extensive opposition movement in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood was expected to have an edge in the contest for influence. But what surprises many is its link to a military that vilified it.
But what happened to all of those young idealists in the street that drove Mubarak out of power and put their trust in the military to protect them? Well, they don’t seem to be around any longer, but suddenly facial hair is the new fashion on the street:
“We are all worried,” said Amr Koura, 55, a television producer, reflecting the opinions of the secular minority. “The young people have no control of the revolution anymore. It was evident in the last few weeks when you saw a lot of bearded people taking charge. The youth are gone.”
I cannot say this surprises me. While I don't think there was much President Obama could do to change the outcome, I would be less worried if he and his advisors showed more common sense in this matter.
ReplyDeleteMore troubling to me is Libya, where we are in a tacit alliance with anti-Khadafy forces. Some reports I have seen indicate that there are factions within these forces that are sympathetic to al Qaeda. If so, it means that in the space of a decade we have gone from fighting the butchers of 9/11 to becoming their allies. How ironic!