Tuesday, February 01, 2011

The trouble really started in 2006 out of Western fears of extremists.

...It also was seen (click title to entry - than you) as an effort to block the banned Muslim Brotherhood, which made unprecedented gains in recent parliamentary elections, from promoting an independent candidate for president in 2011.
Mubarak's allies in the upper house of parliament and in his party said the planned delay was, in fact, a step toward greater democracy because it would allow time to put in place a new law for greater decentralization....

The citizens of any country cannot be oppressed forever, when 'the flag' of free elections are promised as a solution to problems.  In Lebabon, we are seeing the same paradigm. 

Speculation as to weyher 'The West' should even be involved with these countries is a very goog question.  The West always has designs on their assets when in fact, that is what oppresses them in the first place.  We have been here before, in that, the needs of the First World requires the oppression of others to insure trade, stc.

"W" was correct, in that, invasion and occupation is necessary to secure American's standard of living under the old paradigm,

So.

Now, that there is peace and transition, what are the Plutocrats to do?

NBAD sees Q4 profit jump 71% amid Egypt exposure (click here)

 

Tuesday, 1 February 2011 5:40 PM

...NBAD also said it has about $400m exposure to Egyptian entities. The North African state has been racked by political unrest as protestors demand the end of president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule....

Ah, the reassuring words, "Made in the USA and "Electric car" and mass transit.  Ah, to be so bold as to say it.