"Iran, Egypt, Turkey should form an Islamic triangle: Al-Azhar imam"

Tehran Times ^ | Sunday, July 31, 2011 | Tehran Times Political Desk

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Is this Egypt’s “Iran Moment” Jul 29th, 2011 | By Joseph Mayton

Rewind to 1979 for a moment. Iranian young people, mainly leftists, liberals and forward-thinkers took to the streets after decades of corruption, violence and dictatorship at the hands of the Shah. They toppled the leader through street protests and all looked well. But shortly thereafter, approximately 6 months later, the other Iranians, who for the most part had sat out the revolution, became outliers in the country. They started to demand their voice be heard and in came Mr. Khomeini, who dramatically changed the country – for the worst, as we now understand.

The world initially praised the young, liberal Iranians who rose up against corruption and tyranny. But those revolutionaries, in the end, failed to maintain the momentum of the uprising, mainly because they didn’t listen to their fellow citizens. A semblance of “we know best” pervaded their movement, which ultimately fractured the country and allowed for the extremist Islamic state to take form.

Back to today. Egypt. Cairo. July 28. The Salafists are coming. Their stereotypical beards, the veiled women, the rigid interpretation of Islam. Yes, they are converging on Cairo’s Tahrir Square...

Obama democratised Egypt by the same way as Carter democratised Iran in 1979. The result was the same in both cases ...

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“The Pact of Dung”

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Sounds gay.

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Thanks trekdown.