On Friday in Egypt it all comes to a head: Pouring out of the mosques, riled by religious invective, thousands of angry Cairenes will take to the streets seeking Mubarak's head, and if you believe the pundits from The New York Times, CNN and Al Jazeera, we are about to witness the birth of democracy on the Nile.
But wait! Isn't there something a bit peculiar about this, or even a contradiction in terms? Cairenes pouring out of the mosques to proclaim "democracy"?
With Obama's tacit approval (and Ahmadinejad's express approval, see: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/164699.html), the coup might come, but if there will be any "democracy" at all, it will not be of the kind that you are familiar with in the United States. It will be a theocracy, soon to be dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood or worse, and with an end to tourism, reduced American aid, and a spiraling birth rate, Egypt's poverty and unemployment will soon reach frightening levels.
Let's see how it plays out between the Egyptian army and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Let's also see what ultimately becomes of Egypt's Copts.
Seeking a humorous twist to this tragedy? Listen to Sandy Cash's marvelous "Egyptian Revolution Blues": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqiGmodx33A
And as might be expected, both the protesters and Mubarak's loyalists are - you guessed it - blaming the Jews . . .
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