^^ The day there are free and fair elections in Egypt, Akhwan will surely win, that would be the day of mourning for these liberal fascists who hate any thing which have word islam or any other word which have some association with Islam... that time these people forget that the democracy have given the right to people to choose.. they denied the right of people in Algeria and they are still in business to punish the people of Gaza to vote for someone who is connected with Islam...
Agreed Hanibal. As stated by many previously our so called Liberals only believe democratic principles apply to those who agree with their point of view. Oddly enough that is fascist.
But obviously every else did get the memo.
Extremists are their own biggest enemies.
BTW, from what I have gathered, I don't consider Ikhwan to be an extremist organization similar to Qaeda or Taliban. But at the same time, I don't think it can win an election fair and square.
Yup they can. Lived in Egypt from 1997 to 1999. Extremely popular, great grassroots level work and socially conscious. They gave up weapons a long time ago.
Good luck to the people of Egypt. 30 years of one dictator is enough. He had an absolutely brutal and repressive internal police. He needs to flee to London, as the people who were tortured have a way of getting even. I am sure he has a billion or two tucked away.
Well, then obviously we disagree.
And in favor of my view point, while Ikhwan may also be involved this current movement, it is not led by Ikhwan. Similar to Tunisian movement.
In the above article from Baradei quoted by ravage, Westerns think there are only two choices to be made in Middle East, either authoritarian regimes or Islamic radicals. Many of us seem to believe the same.
Muslim brotherhood is a bit like Hezbollah. And yes they will be a major bloc in any vote. I think Egypt has a natural right/left spectrum built into their society that can function quite well in a democratic environment (as al baradei says). Lets see if they get there in the first place though. Indications seem to be that the fallback plan is for the military to take over and install an acceptable dictator.
Just watched some reactions from the streets of Turkey(didn't catch the city) and Tehran. People in both places see to be supportive of this uprising, and, in the case of Iran, Iranians are happy because a new Egyptian government may mean better relations between Iran and Egypt.
it appears that the army is playing good cop all the while securing the same interests that mubarak stood for. see thisfor example. i doubt they’d allow anything but a highly controlled system, which they cant accomplish in the short term without taking over.
…The west has struck a Faustian bargain with Arab rulers, who have blackmailed them into believing that, but for them, the mullahs would be in charge. There is unquestionably a risk. Arab despots have destroyed political and institutional life, leaving their opponents little option but the mosque and the madrassa…
Instead of propping up tyrants for short-term and often illusory gains, western policy needs to find ways of stimulating the forces in Arab society that might eventually replace them. After the 9/11 attack on America, a misguided “they-hate-us-for-our-freedoms” industry emerged. No. What Arabs and Muslims hate is western support for those who deny them their freedoms.
It is an important signal that Washington intends to review the annual $1.3bn stipend it has paid to Egypt’s army since 1979. The west needs to put its money where its mouth is, with a blatant bias towards democracy and its brave defenders, by supporting competitive politics and open societies, education and the building of institutions, law-based regimes and the empowerment of women – everything the Arabs, against the odds, still find attractive about western society…
days of Mubarak and other Middle eastern despots seemed to be numbered. The people of Egypt should be given the right to decide who rules them, be it religious or secular parties.