With Libya now moving to a Sharia-based system that will impose religious values on the population, Egypt is also rapidly moving toward an extreme Sharia based system. Indeed, Hesham al Ashry (the leader of the Salafists) announced this week that “I am the enemy of democracy.”
Businessman Naguib Sawiris now calls Egypt’s future “dim … bad.”
Al Ashry put the reality into perspective: “This is a big opportunity and it’s not going to go back. This was mentioned by the Prophet Mohammed. Peace be upon him. He said this was going to happen.” Thus, the freedom that led to the overthrow of Mubarak regime will now be extinguished to embrace a new form of oppression — just faith-based rather than tyrant-based repression.
One of the objections made to the intervention of the United States in Libya was that, in addition to the absence of any declaration from Congress, President Obama could bring bring about a more radical regime. Even at the time, Libyan rebels were known to have extremist elements, including some linked to Al Qaeda. Some of the same concerns were heard in our Egyptian policies. I am less critical of the Obama policy on Libya. Indeed, I thought the Administration struck the right tone — without military intervention. However, there is a general misconception that the “Arab Spring” necessarily means a triumph of democracy and human rights. Movements in both Libya and Egypt show the powerful pull of theocratic oppression. The denial of the separation of mosque and state (as well as religious freedom) undermines a host of other rights from free speech to free association. The Obama Administration undermined those rights further with its shocking support of a United Nation’s resolution that embraced the concept of blasphemy prosecutions.
With the move to Sharia law, Egypt is showing other signs of extremism. Sectarian violence, particularly against Christians, has increased with little intervention from the military.
The loss of Egypt to religious extremism would be extremely destabilizing for the regime. It will also raise a question of our continued massive support for the country. Even though we have cities and states breaking under economic pressures, we are still pouring billions in aid to both Israel and Egypt.
I guess playing the “you’re hurting a few people (THINK OF THE CHILDREN!) to get to the serious criminals who destroyed the economy” justifies letting the criminals who hurt millions walk aye Bdaman?
Gotcha. Good job.
All transactions have a cost. If the cost of the jobs who work directly for criminals bothers you, Bdaman?
I suggest you take it up with the criminals and not those protesting them.
I guess the ends justify the means aye Gene H.
Gotcha, good job Gene
Awww. Think of the children!
Is that the best you can do, Bdaman?
Because in light of the scale of the crimes being covered up on Wall Street, that’s really pathetic. If 2000 secretaries loose their job but the 500 people responsible for millions losing their jobs and/or their homes are ultimately held accountable?
It’s a good deal for justice.
Bdaman 1, November 2, 2011 at 4:19 am
Start there I was talking about everyday people
Gene H says too bad
Timmy sorry that new pair of shoes you wanted, well, you’ll just have to wait til next year. Ther’s a protest
And even if the support staffs of those who work on Wall Street are being affected? Too bad.
Aw honey I’m sorry, momma lost her job so I can’t by any food for us.
Growth always comes with some pain, however, the assertion that ” the protesters are disrupting the lives of the very people they say they support”?
Is simply bullshit, Bdaman.
And even if the support staffs of those who work on Wall Street are being affected? Too bad. That’s the price you pay for working for the Devil. Making changes to those at the top of the Wall Street Ponzi scheme was always going to impact “every day people” who work directly for them, however, that’s nothing compared to the negative impact their employers have had not just on the domestic economy but the world economy.
And i i i i i i i i am everyday people
Because the protesters are disrupting the lives of the very people they say they support. The people who work in New York and else where, If I owned a business in this tough economy where I was fighting for every dollar and people couldn’t get to my business because of a protest that would be fine if it was a day, maybe two. But to the point I worry how to pay my bills or have to lay off workers then enough is enough. It’s gone on too long. They are doing more harm then good and the people they are harming is everyday people.
Bdaman,
You have no criticism for the bankers and wizards of Wall Street–only for the protesters? Why is that?
Yeah but
“The end result of it is that it completely destroyed the pedestrian traffic on Wall Street.”
and now people are losing revenue in the form of business and personal. Would be different if those people protesting were spending money.They are not. They are costing the city money and costing businesses business.
This storm
A fast-moving storm moving across Colorado dumped up to a foot of snow and produced 3-foot snowdrifts on parts of the Eastern Plains.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/story/2011-11-02/snowstorm-denver-colorado-rockies-plains/51040320/1
will move into the Carolina waters Friday night and drop South over the course of two or three days. Could possibly become a named system.
That storm I was telling you about the other day that was coming is gonna be on our doorstep instead. Got my fingers crossed it doesn’t turn into a freak. This time of year is Perfect Storm Season.
Ben,
“The end result of it is that it completely destroyed the pedestrian traffic on Wall Street.”
And the financial wizards of Wall Street destroyed our economy and the economies of many other countries. They also lost billions of dollars that had been invested in pension funds. Still…little has changed about the way Wall Street does business.
“The end result of it is that it completely destroyed the pedestrian traffic on Wall Street. Completely destroyed it,” Epstein said. “It is a desolate, police-controlled area.”
The article cited by Bdaman also says:
“Epstein doesn’t lay all the blame at the feet of Occupy Wall Street. ‘I think this is an issue of both Occupy Wall Street and the city officials. There’s protest and how you react to protest,’ Epstein said.”
The police turned the street into a barricaded staging area – in anticipation that a peaceful crowd would riot.
Gene H:
Bdaman,
It’s sunny and beautiful up here today. Most of the leaves on the trees are still green–few have changed and fallen. It’s been a strange autumn around these parts.
Sorry Ms Elaine it was directed at O.S.
Otteray Scribe 1, October 28, 2011 at 9:06 pm
How’s it going up there.
Bdaman,
What facts are you talking about? That Olsen hates the Marine Corps? Do you think he has the right to hate the Marine Corps? The man served two tours of duty in Iraq. I believe he won medals for heroism. What have Sexton and Breitbart done that’s heroic?