John Key supports Mubarak
I'm sorry - WHAT? John Key supports Mubarak??? He supports a Dictator because he's worried a democratic Egypt would threaten Israel??? Since when did we support dictators for Israel?
I'm so very glad that the good people of Egypt are in the middle of over throwing their Western backed dictatorship. The West loves to talk freedom and democracy, but the hypercritical truth of course is that we want freedom and democracy FOR US not 'them'. 'Them' get dictatorships installed and told what to do.
I'm hopeful that the people of Egypt can pull away and form their own democracy, the problem is we in the West probably won't let that happen. The people of Algeria - where Ahmed Zaoui was an MP, tried democracy for the first time in the 90s and of course the moment it looked like an Islamic Party was going to win, the West kicked off a coup and Ahmed Zaoui fled. Hilariously Richard Woods (who is now jaw droppingly on the Independent Police Conduct Authority) wrongfully held Ahmed Zaoui in solitary confinement for 10 months, bad Ahmed for trying to implement democracy. Ahmed of course now runs a kebab shop in Palmerston North, so much for the most dangerous terrorist in NZ.
As far as the West is concerned, it's only democracy when the dictator we support wins.
posted by Bomber @ 2:27 pm
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There will be a large march on Saturday Feb 5th. Video and details here-
http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.com/2011/01/revolution-in-egypt-solidarity-from.html
John Key is sad cos his favorite middle east dictator is on the way out! They reckon that Egypt is gonna become the new Iran! Power to the people!
On the Islamist radicalization caused by Americas support of corrupt dictators. Your argument is deeply flawed "Liberty", I share your fear of religious extremism, so we should stop fueling it.
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175346/tomgram%3A_juan_cole%2C_american_policy_on_the_brink/
You should read about Aubrey Chernick and Koch Brothers "Liberty", just to aquatint yourself with who funds your Islamophobia.
http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175334/
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