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.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/occupy-oakland-tear-gas-arrests.html
Sure is looking more and more like the Tea Party everyday
Riot police fire projectiles, arrest dozens of Occupy Oakland protesters
Here comes Marshall Law
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20111103/D9QP7IC80.html
Did you know
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s longtime girlfriend sits on the board of the company that owns the park where Occupy Wall Street protesters are camped out, and the NYPD is on the record saying that it’s the company’s call how long the protesters get to stay.
In other words, Bloomberg himself not only controls the NYPD, but also has a hand on the levers of power at Brookfield Properties, the huge real estate firm that owns Zuccoti Park (aka Liberty Square).
http://www.salon.com/2011/10/06/wild_card_in_wall_street_endgame_bloombergs_girlfriend/
I wonder if they talk about it while before it’s night night time.
Bdaman:
He is now a republican, maybe he was a rational democrat?
“4) Definitions for psychiatric problems are in relation to a “cultural normal behavioral curves.” Obviously irrational cultures would produce a “cultural normal behavioral curve” that is skewed and rational behavior would be considered a psychiatric problem.”
Only an irrational person, at least at this point, would think the OWS crowd has a point to make or any sort of credibility.
Notice how he didn’t say
And even if the support staffs of those who work on Wall Street are being affected? Too bad.
Hey Bron, Isn’t Bloomberg a Democrat
He said, “This isn’t an occupation of Wall Street,” Bloomberg told reporters. “It’s an occupation of a growing, vibrant residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan and it’s really hurting small businesses and families.”
Hmmmmm sounds like what I’ve been saying.
Gene H:
did you say something?
Come on hot shot is that all you got? I may be venal but at least I am not a candy ass. Hey there sweetums, cats pissing in your oaties?
Mayor Bloomberg struck a tougher tone with the Occupy Wall Street protestors Wednesday – and said the city might be forced to “take actions” at Zuccotti Park.
Bloomberg said the city must listen to the residents and business owners near the protest site who are starting to loudly complain about the demonstrators.
“This isn’t an occupation of Wall Street,” Bloomberg told reporters. “It’s an occupation of a growing, vibrant residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan and it’s really hurting small businesses and families.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bloomberg-strikes-tougher-tone-occupy-wall-street-article-1.971097#ixzz1cdJg1Tdu
“This isn’t an occupation of Wall Street,” Bloomberg told reporters. “It’s an occupation of a growing, vibrant residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan and it’s really hurting small businesses and families.”
“This isn’t an occupation of Wall Street,” Bloomberg told reporters. “It’s an occupation of a growing, vibrant residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan and it’s really hurting small businesses and families.”
“This isn’t an occupation of Wall Street,” Bloomberg told reporters. “It’s an occupation of a growing, vibrant residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan and it’s really hurting small businesses and families.”
“This isn’t an occupation of Wall Street,” Bloomberg told reporters. “It’s an occupation of a growing, vibrant residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan and it’s really hurting small businesses and families.”
Wow out of three hundred thirty comments no one noticed that the Prof. slyly stuck Israel with Egypt….never mind that it is the only truly Democratic country in the Mid-East. They don’t even have the death penalty, a big mistake in my eyes. If they killed more terrorists, they wouldn’t have to give so many back. The billions we give them are pennies in a vast bucket of what they need and the return we get from them. Shame on you Prof.
GLOBAL WARMING IS OVER, SAYS EXPERT
IT’S one of the hottest feuds in science – climate chance zealots insist that we’re still destroying the planet but now another scientist has warned the cast-iron evidence just isn’t there.
FOR a minute there it seemed the global warming debate had finally been resolved.
http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/280948/Is-global-warming-over-
SB hear ?
Hey Bron did you here ?
Bron,
Once again, you’re not saying anything of substance except to illustrate what a venal partisan hack you are.
Mespo,
I agree with your parallel.
I should say 2000 innocent people
hey Gene you gonna give em a shot to the head?
I think Chris Dodd and Barney Frank have a good deal of culpability.
Bdaman:
you see how he doesnt care about individuals? He will sacrifice 2,000 people to get a few crooks. How many Wall St. people are actually crooks? Madoff and it looks like John Corzine as well. Arent they democrats and liberals?
I guess he doesnt care about those people who are working in coffee shops either. You know how the left is think globally and act locally. the wall street protest is a classic example:
think globally and put the locals out of business, what greater metaphor could there be for leftist economic bullshit.
Bdaman: “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,It’s gone on too long. … They are doing more harm taen good and the people they are harming is everyday people.”
Gov. George Wallace: “And it is a sad day in our country that you cannot walk even in your neighborhoods at night or even in the daytime because both national parties, in the last number of years, have kowtowed to every group of anarchists that have roamed the streets of San Francisco and Los Angeles and throughout the country. And now they have created themselves a Frankenstein monster, and the chickens are coming home to roost all over this country.” “Yes, they’ve looked down their nose at you and me a long time. They’ve called us rednecks — the Republicans and the Democrats. Well, we’re going to show, there sure are a lot of rednecks in this country.” (Campaign Speech, 1968)
I see a faint parallel.
Causation.
Those who are putting the non-managerial jobs of Wall Street at risk are the same Wall Street managers who have already destroyed millions of lives. They are doing so by their persistent efforts to evade justice for previously committed and ongoing criminal activity.
These jobs are not being risked by those protesting against said Wall Street managers being allowed to do so without substantial consequences for their bad actions.
Unless, of course, you’re simply an apologist for criminals.
Unless, of course, you don’t want to bite the hand that feeds you, lapdog.