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honestly i really don't see an issue with what they all want right now.
obviously the muslim brotherhood is somewhat but they are a tag on group. they didnt start this nor did they cause the greatest swell of protests from what i've read
the way shit's going in egypt i'd probably be rioting with these people too. 30 some years of rule is long enough
obviously the muslim brotherhood is somewhat but they are a tag on group. they didnt start this nor did they cause the greatest swell of protests from what i've read
the way shit's going in egypt i'd probably be rioting with these people too. 30 some years of rule is long enough
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honestly i really don't see an issue with what they all want right now.
obviously the muslim brotherhood is somewhat but they are a tag on group. they didnt start this nor did they cause the greatest swell of protests from what i've read
the way shit's going in egypt i'd probably be rioting with these people too. 30 some years of rule is long enough
obviously the muslim brotherhood is somewhat but they are a tag on group. they didnt start this nor did they cause the greatest swell of protests from what i've read
the way shit's going in egypt i'd probably be rioting with these people too. 30 some years of rule is long enough
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Wtf dude... you are weird. I said what is happening NOW is bad for north Africa. If the Egyptian government turns fundamentalist then yes it will be bad for more then just north Africa.
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most of the articles on bbc and other sites i've read have no clue to be honest. they are pinning them on the general population, largely unled. just saying tunisia is kinda the push they needed
they all see the brotherhood as kind of a late arriver and playing catchup to the actual movement. i dont remember the name but i saw that a nobel winner had came back in country and was calling for democratic processes soooo it could go either way at this point but nowhere have i read that the brotherhood is seen as a serious contender to come out on top
they all see the brotherhood as kind of a late arriver and playing catchup to the actual movement. i dont remember the name but i saw that a nobel winner had came back in country and was calling for democratic processes soooo it could go either way at this point but nowhere have i read that the brotherhood is seen as a serious contender to come out on top
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most of the articles on bbc and other sites i've read have no clue to be honest. they are pinning them on the general population, largely unled. just saying tunisia is kinda the push they needed
they all see the brotherhood as kind of a late arriver and playing catchup to the actual movement. i dont remember the name but i saw that a nobel winner had came back in country and was calling for democratic processes soooo it could go either way at this point but nowhere have i read that the brotherhood is seen as a serious contender to come out on top
they all see the brotherhood as kind of a late arriver and playing catchup to the actual movement. i dont remember the name but i saw that a nobel winner had came back in country and was calling for democratic processes soooo it could go either way at this point but nowhere have i read that the brotherhood is seen as a serious contender to come out on top
It is sometimes the last one in that ends up being the last one standing. I would not underestimate this issue. But Israel wont let that happen... they are backing Mohammed ElBaradei (the nobel prize winner).
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There are lots of small opposition groups in egypt... lots of which have been kept out of the spotlight by the current government. Only recently have their voices been heard, and thats mainly because they were operating from outside the country and broadcasting on non-government controlled tv networks and on websites/blogs.
The biggest and loudest of them is this nobel peace prize winner (he was involved with the UN nuclear arms program) and he is saying he will take over as interim president if mubarak falls... but now all the other groups want a piece of the pie, and thats what the "modern world" is worried about, can just turn into a civil war.
I was just in egypt in december... the country is one big disaster waiting to happen - everybody knows about the corruption, just nobody really cared enough for anything to happen... what happened in Tunis - which i dont know what spurred that either - was what lit the fuse on this whole situation... People in Tunis were lighting themselves on fire because of all the injustive, corruption and over-all breakdown of the system... now people are copy-catting(?) this all over the middle east. Especially in egypt since they saw the resemblance with their own government and that it changed something in Tunis...
But tunis is such a small country with not much to lose... Egypt on the otherhand is a huge player (possibly the biggest) in the middle east "peace process"...
For their sake, i hope this just doesn't boil over and we wake up on monday and nothing has changed... reminds me of Tian men square incident.... but now there are reports that the army isn't listining to orders and are just letting the protesters do their thing.
The biggest and loudest of them is this nobel peace prize winner (he was involved with the UN nuclear arms program) and he is saying he will take over as interim president if mubarak falls... but now all the other groups want a piece of the pie, and thats what the "modern world" is worried about, can just turn into a civil war.
I was just in egypt in december... the country is one big disaster waiting to happen - everybody knows about the corruption, just nobody really cared enough for anything to happen... what happened in Tunis - which i dont know what spurred that either - was what lit the fuse on this whole situation... People in Tunis were lighting themselves on fire because of all the injustive, corruption and over-all breakdown of the system... now people are copy-catting(?) this all over the middle east. Especially in egypt since they saw the resemblance with their own government and that it changed something in Tunis...
But tunis is such a small country with not much to lose... Egypt on the otherhand is a huge player (possibly the biggest) in the middle east "peace process"...
For their sake, i hope this just doesn't boil over and we wake up on monday and nothing has changed... reminds me of Tian men square incident.... but now there are reports that the army isn't listining to orders and are just letting the protesters do their thing.
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The Brotherhood is the largest opposition group in Egypt. There is a real risk of them taking the power. The thing is the memeber of the group all run as independent because of the banning of religious groups in politic laws.
It is sometimes the last one in that ends up being the last one standing. I would not underestimate this issue. But Israel wont let that happen... they are backing Mohammed ElBaradei (the nobel prize winner).
It is sometimes the last one in that ends up being the last one standing. I would not underestimate this issue. But Israel wont let that happen... they are backing Mohammed ElBaradei (the nobel prize winner).
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