The Flowering Of Democracy, Or The Birth Of Another Iran? -- Ian Birrell, The Daily Mail
For the fifth day in a row, Egypt was consumed with rage, fear and hope yesterday. The streets of ancient cities like Cairo and Alexandria were filled again with the burning anger of brave citizens, desperate to pull down a regime that has repressed and impoverished them for so long.
With smoke rising from the burned out headquarters of the ruling party, bodies piled up at the morgues and protesters defying tanks by clambering on to them and urging soldiers to join the uprising, no-one should be in the slightest doubt over the significance of these events.
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My Comment: The parallels between Egypt and Iran are striking. The Islamists are the only real effective opposition in Egypt, and with their ability to organize and galvanize their followers into action at a level that no other opposition group can do .... the future does not look good at all.
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