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2011-02-14 Africa North

Protesters back in Cairo's Tahrir square

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Posted by Steve White 2011-02-14 15:41|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I wonder when the people will realize they've been had.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-02-14 19:33|| 2011-02-14 19:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Deacon---the fine line between opportunity and disaster. All across that area of the middle east, people are realizing that the money and resources have not gone to the people, but to the usual graft and corruption.

The dictatorial regimes, like Iran, Syria, Algeria, Tunisia, have been blocking internet and other media to keep the Egypt situation from spreading to their countries and thus their honey pots.

Meanwhile, Islamist elements hear opportunity knocking, too, and many of them are quite organized, or relatively so.

I think that this process is destined to run, for better or for short time big time suck ill, but it will run.

The thing that really bothers me is that we are not prepared, energywise to weather the storm. And O admin has accelerated this crisis for our energy, but previous administrations have not helped, either.

In the short term, we have lots of natural gas and we have coal. We need to be making our own gasoline and diesel from non imported crude or other means. It is outrageous that the Congress and the Presidents, past and present have let us become so vulnerable to energy supplies from unstable parts of the world.

Now if you will excuse me, I must add a load of wood to the stove.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-02-14 20:54|| 2011-02-14 20:54|| Front Page Top

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