January 30, 2011
According to a STRATFOR source, Al-Azhar sheikhs are taking part in the demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. However, no Coptic Christian clerics have been seen participating in the demonstrations.
"Objects in history may be closer than they appear" – Eeyore for Vlad
That doesn’t bode well. If I were a Copt, I’d currently be feeling very concerned.
Egyptian protesters prayed Saturday in front of a military vehicles in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo on Saturday.
This picture in the link
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/world/middleeast/30-egypt.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
says it all.
So all that talk of democratic reformers bringing about freedom etc has turned out as predicted by us, to be BS of the first water. Oh yes democracy but democracy to bring sharia as wished for by 70 to 80% of Egyptians. If one takes out 10% of Copts, this figure increases 80-90% for Sharia.
This is a consequence of Obama making America to be a weak nation, unwilling to defend its own interests. Its Carter and Iran all over again
Iran appears to be the model to bet on.
One thing about us skeptics – we are usually right.
DP111 Eeyore you are right about the causes, and about the model being followed, the only good thing is that Carter was followed by Reagan who then went on to win the Cold War. I don’t think the next President can win the war in 8 years but we may get lucky.