Remember the domino theory - Tunisia - Egypt , Yemen +

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now it's been changed to the house of cards theory.

and it's falling down.


Tunisia
Lebanon
Egypt
Yemen
Iran

 

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merica has to start manufacturing alternative energy products

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Lebanon - level two

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Egypt level  3 ?

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Tunisia level 1

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Hezbollah-backed candidate Najib Mikati has clinched the backing of the majority of Lebanese MPs to be appointed as the country's next prime minister.

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Joumblatt has urged caretaker Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri to stop his supporters from flooding the streets.

"The streets will kill everyone and the repercussions will fall on all of us," said Joumblatt.

"I believe Hariri is very aware of the situation and the responsibility of protecting the country's peace and institution falls on him," he added.

Joumblatt made his request while crowds of Hariri supporters took to the streets in protest against the nomination of Hezbollah-backed candidate Mikati.

Hariri loyalists go on rampage, burning tires and destroying a van belonging to a TV channel.

Hariri had already said that he would accept the results of the democratic process, eliminating the choice of taking to the streets.

Mikati won 68 votes out of the parliament's 128 seats to be poised as the new prime minister as Lebanese parliamentarians headed for the second day of consultations in an attempt to elect the country's new prime minister on Tuesday, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The two-day consultations started on Monday in the official residence of the Lebanese president in the mountain town of Baabda, overlooking the capital of Beirut.

Mikati says he is stepping forward with a promise to cooperate with all parties in an attempt to help bring the country out of its current political stalemate.

He has presented himself as a candidate backed by the opposition March 8 alliance's consensus.

Earlier, Jumblatt endorsed the opposition's hopeful Mikati.

The leader of the Progressive Socialist Party announced his decision to back Mikati together with six lawmakers from his faction.

Hariri's government collapsed nearly two weeks ago following the resignation of eleven ministers from the coalition cabinet in a dispute over a US-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanese former Premier Rafiq Hariri.
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wow,
looks like i put that silly house of card post up just in time.

Iran was put at the bottom because those 4 countries may be the fingers of Iran exercising their muscles

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Yemenis protest gov’t, joining Egyptians and Tunisians

January 27, 2011

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- As protests in Egypt entered a third day, demonstrators in Yemen reportedly inspired by the unrest there and earlier in Tunisia took to the streets to demand a new government.

In Egypt, at least five people -- four demonstrators and one policeman -- have been killed and more than 800 arrested in anti-government rallies that have called for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for 30 years. Forty protesters were charged Thursday with attempting to overthrow the government, according to reports. 

Israel's Foreign Ministry advised Israelis in the country to stay away from the demonstrations. The ministry also said it would follow the events closely, following the recommendations of the Israeli Counter-Terrorism Bureau, and would "obey the Egyptian authorities on these matters."

Rioters and police clashed Wednesday night in Cairo and Suez. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition shot in the air to disband protesters. 

The protests in both Egypt and Yemen reportedly were inspired by the popular uprising in nearby Tunisia, which led to the resignation of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who fled the country.

In Yemen, thousands of demonstrators gathered Thursday in Sanaa at the city's university and downtown following several days of smaller protests by students and opposition groups calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdallah Saleh .

Among the Egyptian protesters' demands are an end to a long-standing state of emergency, a rise in minimum wages and the resignation of the interior minister. They expressed anger at the rising cost of living and the government's failed economic policies, as well as government corruption.

Mubarak assumed the presidency in 1981 when Islamist assassins killed President Anwar Sadat. He was serving as vice president.

"We urge the Egyptian authorities not to prevent peaceful protests or block communications, including on social media sites," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters Wednesday.

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or maybe iran is the thumb.


maybe those four countries are truly protesting to get rid of oppressive regimes whether propped up by the west or not.



maybe their is just so many spoons stirring the pot that the soup is bound to pour over. 

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I think the U.S. State Dept. is dropping the ball !

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Vice President Joe Biden spoke to the PBS NewsHour tonight with the most direct US governent comments yet about the gathering Egypt protests against President Hosni Mubarak's 29-year reign.

Mr. Biden's comments are unlikely to be well-received by regime opponents, as they fit a narrative of steadfast US support for a government they want to bring down. About eight protesters and one policeman have died this week as Egypt has sought to bring down the heavy hand of the state against opponents. Since the US provides about $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt a year, the repressive apparatus of the state is seen by many in Egypt as hand in glove with the US.

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they don't seem to understand that Mubarak only seems to have two choices . either quit or become an out right dictator. 

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The Egyptian intifada and what it may mean for Israel/Palestine

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Alex Kane| 2 Comments

The Egyptian uprising against the Mubarak regime is historic and important in its own right.  But it may also lead to significant changes in the region that could be positive for the Palestinian cause.  Israel is worried about a reliable ally being toppled next door.

The Mubarak dictatorship is a core pillar of the U.S./Israeli order in the Middle East, an order that completely ignores the wishes and aspirations of people on the ground.  The U.S. and Israel are scared of the new order that is to come.

As As’ad Abu Khalil notes at his blog, “the Israeli strategy in the Middle East has been firmly set on the continuity of the Sadat-Mubarak dictatorship.”  Israel’s peace agreement with Egypt in 1979 removed a military threat to Israel and secured millions of U.S. dollars and military support for the Egyptian dictatorship.  The Mubarak regime got carte blanche for its repressive rule.

Currently, there is extensive cooperation between Egypt and Israel.  Cables obtained by WikiLeaks, and published by Counterpunch, reveal that the Israeli military coordinated bombing runs with the Egyptian military during the 2008-09 assault on Gaza and closed the Rafah border when told in advance that Israel’s ground invasion was to begin.  WikiLeaks’ documents shed further light on Egypt currently building a wall meant to choke off smuggling tunnels into the Gaza Strip.

The fall of the Mubarak regime, which is what the youth revolt currently sweeping Egypt is calling for, could mean a number of things related to the siege of Gaza, continued efforts to crush Hamas and the political situation Israel finds itself in.

All told, what happens in Egypt will not stay in Egypt.  It will have ripple effects across the Middle East, and especially in Israel/Palestine.

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