I am amazed by the video coming out of Egypt. I constantly switch from al-Jazeera, to RT TV, to Press TV and back. Could it really be that the Mubarak regime could really fall?
(I got to give al-Jazeera a big “bravo!” for its coverage of the events in Palestine and Egypt.)
I have written many time here that Egypt is the most important and also the weakest link in the Zionist cordon surrounding the Palestinian people. If Egypt ‘falls’ – so will the Gaza blockade.
Amazing times.
First, in farway Tunisia, the Ben Ali regime fell. Then, far more amazingly, the Hariri regime in Lebanon fell. Then, thanks to the Palestine Links on al-Jazeera, the Abbas regime in the West Bank did not fall (Israel would never allow that), but appears totally paralyzed. Now the Mubarak regime is shaking and could well collapse. If so, I can only say
FINALLY!! Glory be to God!
As with any revolution, there might be attempts to derail or co-opt it. (The return to El Baradei to Cairo reminds me of Bakhtiar trying to control the Iranian Revolution).
This is far from over, and its too early to call. But I want to believe that finally the entire edifice of USraelien control over the Middle-East is falling down.
I know, some think that all these events are CIA-inspired or even CIA-driven. I don’t buy that. This is not the “Gucci-Revolution” we saw in Iran and I don’t believe for one second that the Egyptian elites are behind these events. Sure, they might try to co-opt it (see above), but they are currently not in control.
What are you guys thinking about all this?
Let us know, please.
The Saker
Iranian young people are not “the ruling elite”…they are the majority of Iran’s population.
@CH: I do not believe for one second that the majority of the “Iranian young people” supported the attempt by Rafsanjani & Co. to overthrow the Islamic Republic. I guess you do, so we will have to agree to disagree.
I don’t believe Iranian young people supported Rafsanjani either. Raffers was at the big pro-government rally last year (the one that couldn’t even fill Azadi Square with supporters). I hate to break this to you, but he’s on your side :D
@CH: look, that this old fox Rafsanjani would let Mousavi and the rest of the Guccis hang dry as soon as it was clear that the latest color coded revolution would not succeed is no surprise, but he was the one behind the attempt to overthrow Khamenei (which is was all the fuzz was really about – ‘presidents’ never really mattered in all this).
As for who is on ‘my side’ – I would say that in relation to events in Iran my side is the one of Hassan Nasrallah = its from him I would take my cues as to who stands behind the interests of the Iranian people, and who is trying to become an ‘Iranian Hariri’
Now, with the stuff happening in Cairo – can we set this discussion aside for another time?
Cheers!
The Saker
Why would you let Hassan Nasrallah decide what you think of Iran? Could it be because you don’t care about the Iranian people and you are willing to use them as a means to an end?
If you had spent more time following what Iranians say instead of Arabs, you’d see that Nasrallah is reviled in Iran. The regime imported his thugs to beat down demonstrators…I have multiple friends in Iran who witnessed and experienced this. Hezbollah is one of the Iranian people’s greatest enemies. What has it ever done for them? Nothing…except bring more repression.
While Hezbollah is conquering Lebanon, the killing fields are working over time in Iran…Mubarak has cut down half a dozen people in the streets of Egypt to try and hold onto power, while Khamenei has binge-killed over 70 this year. Yet you are more horrified at the former…
You are deluding yourself if you believe that Iranian students’ spend most of their time thinking about Israel and the Palestinian cause when its the woman-hating medievalists ruling over them that are the biggest threat to their well-being. Raffers and Mousavi be damned…the future of Iran in the entire Middle East is about the next generation.
@CH: forget it. there is so much nonsense in what you wrote that I don’t see the point arguing any of it. believe what you wish, and so will I.
Cheers!
The Saker
I’d be interested in seeing what sources you have to debunk this “nonsense”. I’m pretty confident in my beliefs because I get them from real Iranians, not Arabs who use them as a means to an end.
I’ll concede to you that Nasrallah and the Iranian regime still have tremendous support in the Arab world, but they are a joke to Iranians hungry for change.
VS… (I know I still owe you one explanation. Will get to it in a few days)..
BUT.. i have been hooked to AlJazeera the entire day and have been mighty impressed. Mubarak still doesn’t get it that it is he who is the problem not his govt. Tomorrow (Sat, 29th Jan) will be crucial. If the Army turns against the protesters it’s Tinanmen again IMO. But can he tinanmen the entire nation? that’s the question.
As always, I think the emotions and intentions of the people are real enough. I see no reason to think any of this is CIA/NED inspired but that possibility can’t be ignored and certainly, as you mention, the elites will look to make the best of it, as they always do.
All things are possible at this point, and we can only hope this is the beginning of a new chapter for the Egyptian people, if not the Arabs as a whole. At the very least these events have put the lie to the racist notion that the Arab people are hostile to liberty. No people is.
C.H., Why don’t you go back to Iraqi Mojo’s blog and join your other same mindset, cohort friends there where your opinions are more appreciated….