Obama was warned about Egypt
Obama can’t say they didn’t warn him.
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Mubarak offers to take half a step down
Mubarak says that the reports of his resignation are greatly exaggerated. You may note that when I wrote earlier today about the predictions that he’d be leaving, I hedged a bit by saying, “That’s the report, anyway.” My skepticism came … Continue reading →
Mubarak to step down
That’s the report, anyway. He’s about to give a speech some time today to announce his resignation, and according to the Fox article I just linked, the Egyptian Higher Council of the Armed Forces will take over. Other sources, including … Continue reading →
Muslim Brotherhood? No problem
Nicholas Kristof says that the Muslim Brotherhood won’t be able to do much that’s bad in Egypt because even if they get elected, if the people don’t like what they’re doing they can just vote them out. A brilliant notion, … Continue reading →
Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian Islamic Jihad heart the democracy movement
Does this sound like the statement of a group with little clout and few followers? [emphasis mine]: Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country’s political … Continue reading →
I wonder why…
…the MSM scoured every Tea Party vigilantly for posters that exhibited any trace of racism and were disappointed to find almost none, and yet they seem to be mostly ignoring these seemingly commonplace anti-Semitic posters among the anti-Mubarak Egyptian demonstrators. … Continue reading →
Witnessing history: Iran and Egypt
It strikes me that I have a very different attitude towards what is going on in Egypt right now than I would have if I were younger and hadn’t witnessed the media coverage of the 1979 revolution in Iran. I’m … Continue reading →
Mubarak under the bus
Our Arab allies (yes, we have them) are miffed that President Obama has been so eager to abandon Mubarak. It’s no surprise they feel this way. They understand that Obama’s actions mean they could be next, and they “fear the … Continue reading →
The Arab street: who are the Egyptian demonstrators and what do they want?
We’ve seen such demonstrations before, notably in Iran. But they were brief and flickered out after the government responded harshly. The same may ultimately occur in Egypt, but nevertheless there seems to be something different about the Egyptian demonstrations. The … Continue reading →
Lessons for Egypt from Iran
Michael Totten has an important must-read interview with Iranian exile Abbas Milani, professor at Stanford, who discusses the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution that led to the present theocracy there, and how it might relate to Egypt today. Here’s Milani … Continue reading →
The age-old question: fools or knaves?
In my previous post for today, I called those who discount the jihadist intent of the Muslim Brotherhood fools and useful idiots. But it occurs to me that they might instead be knaves. Or both. It’s the age-old question—although what … Continue reading →
What does the Muslim Brotherhood want? And why do some discount it?
Ever since the turmoil in Egypt began, I’ve been saying that no one knows what will happen there. That is still my position. But amidst all the speculation, I think we discount the possibility of an Islamist state at our … Continue reading →