Events that have transpired over the last few months in the Middle East, from Tunisia to Egypt, Yemen to Libya, and now Syria, have been described as "spontaneous" democracy movements by media, the U.N, and leftists all over the world.
Eventually they got around to saying that the Muslim Brotherhood was involved in the overthrow of Mubarak, but it was reported that they were just a tiny fraction of the groups involved and had no real power. Now we find that the Muslim Brotherhood has a very prominent place at the table of the new government and are looking to gain at least 50% of the parlimentary seats the upcoming elections. So much for a minor role.
Even in Libya, the reports of Brotherhood and possibly al Qaeda influences have been downplayed by a media stuck on naive and stupid. I'm no fan of Khadaffi or Mubarak, but a Middle East with countries across Northern Africa falling like dominoes, and which all may end up under the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, is not neccesarily preferable to the previous regimes.
The Muslim Brotherhood has as their goals the destruction of Israel, and a worldwide Muslim caliphate. Is it really that much of a leap to think that all of these countries, would just happen to, if they all fall, end up under the political thumb of the Muslin Brotherhood and would virtually surround Israel. Think of it: Tunisia, Egypt Yemen, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,and Syria, all in short order, have spontaneous uprisings. But there's no coordination by other groups. Hell, the media says there's not, so it must be true!
So how is the democracy movement going in Egypt? Well, since the the influence of the Brotherhood has increased, so has violence against the Coptic Christian population in the country. In general, attacks on Christian churches have been increasing in the Middle East from Cairo to Baghdad.
The Muslim Brotherhood, along with Hamas and Hezbollah is gaining strength in the this region, while the U.S. and Europe are exhibiting weakness in the handling of the entire situation, these groups taking complete advantage of of every perceived weakness.
The average person in some of these countries may in fact be wishing for democratic change, but these islamist groups are going to discard these naive idealists as soon as the usefullness is exhausted, as is happening in Egypt, where some of the protestors were left-wing Christians who are the very persons now being burned out of their churches by the islamists they aligned themselves with, against Mubarak.
There is a saying that my enemy's enemy is my friend. The danger is when your enemy's enemy is no longer there.
Muslims Attack Christians in Egypt, at least 12 Killed, 232 Injured; churches set ablaze
By Kristen Chick
The "Arab Spring" continues to look a lot like winter
JewishWorldReview.com
CAIRO— (TCSM) An attack by Muslims on two churches in Cairo led to sectarian clashes that claimed at least 12 lives, a reminder that Egypt's religious rift has continued to widen since the successful uprising that pushed Hosni Mubarak from power.
The violence in the Cairo neighborhood of Imbaba, declared in the 1990's to be "liberated" from the Egyptian state by Islamist militants, also highlights the growing role the salafis, a small and strident Muslim sect, are playing in exacerbating sectarian tensions. The salafy strain of Islam, which feeds most militant Sunni movements, was publicly repressed under Mubarak and has been taking advantage of the more open environment since his downfall.
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