Posted on 02/11/2011 11:01:17 AM PST by MindBender26
The overthrow of the Egyptian government is being led by the hard-corps Islamics, and there is video to prove it.
We are repeating history.
In 1962, a group of senior enlisted USAF photo interpreters was secretly slipped into the back door at the White House. They were there to brief President Kennedy. There had been unconfirmed rumors of a significant Russian military presence in Cuba, but the CIA agents on the ground were supplying conflicting information, and no proof of anything. In addition, no one had reported the missile crates being unloaded from Russian ships in Cuban harbors. The crates were labeled “Tractor Parts’ and the U.S believed them.
The old sergeants claimed they had proof. They laid aerial photographs of newly constructed athletic fields outside expanding Cuban military bases. Kennedy’s aides scoffed, claiming loudly that a few photographs of athletic fields proved nothing.
Kennedy himself asked, “What does a picture of a few new soccer fields prove?”
The wise old E-7, veteran of discovering hidden details from seemingly innocuous pictures quietly said; “Mr. President, Cubans play baseball. These are soccer fields. It’s the Russians who play soccer.”
Kennedy immediately put into motion the additional recon and operations that led up to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
An old CIA friend/source just called with a unique perspective. Everyone looking at the live TV pictures coming out of Tahrir Square is seeing, but missing one critically important detail.
Up until now, life in Cairo has been very secular. Businessmen wore expensive Western suits. Most upscale women were very stylish, dressed in the latest Paris fashions, their hair and makeup professionally done before every evening out, etc. Headscarves were very rare.
Tonight, the women in Tahrir Square are again paying tribute to the classic male-dominated Islamic culture. I watched for 15 minutes, and every woman had on a headscarf. Some were modern, silk, and stylish. Other were more basic, covering all but the eyes nose and mouth.
Regardless of the style, they are all sending a strong message. It may seem like a small clue, but Egyptians know that the hard-corps Islamics are, or will soon be, in charge of the new Egyptian government, and the women already know that to defy them can be disastrous.
It will get worse, much worse, very quickly.
Thank you Barack Obama.
It has been the Ikhwan’s modus practically from the day of its founding to infiltrate the “professions.” Such has occurred in the legal profession, at the universities and in the lesser schools. Add to that a certain number of mosques and you have a dangerous mix. However, practically from its inception the Brotherhood has attacked the military. During the war for Israel’s independence the Ikhwan sent its own units to fight the Jews. With the departure of King Faruk it used General Naguib, who was favorably disposed, but that honeymoon lasted a short time. Sadat was a Brother when a junior officer, and he too was favorably disposed to the Ikhwan. Of course, his assassination changed all that. What I am saying here is that as long as the miitary is in power, and as long as it has not been infiltrated by the Brothers, the Ikhwan will not take over.
There are certain aspects of the present situation that have not been covered well. In the Sinai it seems that the beduin tribes of the north have basically taken charge of the region’s major city El Arish. I have heard that the US-financed Multi-National Force and Observers (MFO) has been ordered to quarters and may even be awaiting evacuation. I can hardly believe it, because this would throw the Sinai to the terrorists and create many more problems for Israel. How the military handles this situation should tell us a lot about the control they have over the country. I could go on. Simply put. Prior to Mubarak’s departure Egypt was a military dictatorship. After his departure it is a military dictatorship. How long and if that situation lasts is the $1,5 billion dollar question.
Ping for later
Thank you so much for your informative post and for taking the time to explain to my western mind that knows ..how much I don’t know!
Wow- JUST this minute a caller on Mark Levin saying don’t look for the MB in turbans and robes and beards...look for them in suits and ties. His family lives in Egypt- he said the media coverage was appalling and NOT realistic...he sounded just like you.
Tapper obviously didn’t ask Zero himself.
He clearly supports Islamic fundamentalism as evidenced by his refusal to support “Democracy” demonstrators in Iran.
ps Isn’t this similar to Honduras? Why isn’t he agitating for the return of the Dictator?
Oh, Obama knows what to say; he just can’t say it in the U.S. without everyone finally, finally understanding who and what he really is.
Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama (yes, that is his real name) cannot step forward and reveal who he really is just yet. The time has not arrived.
Hopefully, the time will never arrive and he will be out of office soon.
These posts are the reason that FreeRepublic is my source for news. I am very appreciative of the posters who take the time to share their wealth of knowledge!
Tremendous post.
The irony in that picture is stunning. There they stand with nothing of them showing except eyes while they flash victory signs. What do they think they have won?
BINGO!!!!
I’ve had many long chats with my son about this and his HOPE had been that the whole freedom/democracy thing would sprout wings and take off in the ME...however, he has no faith that it will, for the very reasons you cite.
His thought is if we could teach them about free markets...they might have a chance. Of course- we’d have to teach ourselves about free markets again, but I digress...
Nope, it’s corn ethanol that brought about the overthrow of Mubarak, who was put into power by the CIA and kept there by an oil-financed international conspiracy which also engineered 9/11 as a way to impose Jewish control over the world’s peoples the same way it has been imposed on the poor, suffering Palestinians and Iranians.
(do I really need to include a /s ?)
Thanks Ernest.
Another aspect that was poorly covered was the description of the Muslim Brother “type.” Believe me, its leadership would not be seen at Tahrir. However, the radicals were present throughout. I don’t know how to explain it, perhaps it is experience, or by feel, but I could see a scene portrayed on television and pick out the Brothers. I could pick out the Islamist radicals (they have to my way of thinking a very particular beard), and the Sisters in their habit. Not once did I see anyone on television use a Cairene to discuss the crowd; who they were, what they were. You will note that for a poor country most protestors were rather well dressed. That needed explanation. Were they students? The unemployed? Brothers or toughguys in the pay of the Minister of Interior. Understand, there are some twenty million people living in Cairo, and what was seen was a fraction. What was happening elsewhere in the city.
I suppose none of this clarifies what happened, but I don’t think the American public was either well served or well informed by the TV media. Best regards.
My second thought was that the dress and chants of the women reminded me of the females who took to the streets celebrating right after 9-11..............
What Middle Eastern countries have feared for decades is coming to pass........thanks to O and his commie brothers...........
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There were what? 200k people in Tarhir Square and there are how many million Egyptians? Do the protesters really speak for the majority of Egyptians?
Anthropomorphism; the attribution of human qualities to non-human beings and things.
70% of the world’s people have no idea of what “freedom” is, no idea how to get it, and usually no desire to do so.
What could the Egyptian "things" do to demonstrate that knowledge and desire?
In addition, they have no idea how to manage it.
Maybe we could set up seminars for them and in time they can freely elect a congress that ignores their constitution and the will of 60+% of the people and a president who does the same and comes from who-knows-where! LOL
Thanks.
Thanks for all of the GREAT info.
Anyone who thinks Egypt will remain the same or have more democracy....is in a fairy tale world...nice analysis...
Take a very simple, Western-focussed idiom, “Do it now, Carpe Diem, Opportunity comes but once, etc.”
In the Chinese belief system, that is not true. They believe, in a system associated with their 12-year Zodiac system, that any opportunity missed now will reappear 12 years later.
In japan, medical doctors often do not tell a patient that their condition is terminal. We may think that is wring, but it their belief.
For at least 70% of the world, there is no concept of what you and I would call “democracy” or “freedom.’
Even worse, when freedom or democracy is given to them, or earned by them, they usually revert back to an non-democratic system very quickly.
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