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2011-07-19 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2011-07-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 MEMRI.ORG > THE EGYPTIAN PROTESTS: A SECOND REVOLUTION - NOW AGZ THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ARMED FORCES, + its Chief Gen. Muhammad Hussein Tantami.

* SAME > EGYPTIAN SOCIOLOGIST SA'D AL-DIN IBRAHIM: THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION MIGHT GIVE RISE TO A NEW NAPOLEON.

I'm personally still thinking about Osama's missing son + so-called "Crown Prince" HAMZA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-07-19 00:40|| 2011-07-19 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Anybody who studied history?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-07-19 02:56|| 2011-07-19 02:56|| Front Page Top

#3 When i read the title i thourght of African dictators,Pak Army,China,Russia,Burma,North Korea,Cuba,Iran,Syria and Saudi Arabia off the the top of my head.

Most of these are friends?

Posted by Glatle Glealing7009 2011-07-19 06:18|| 2011-07-19 06:18|| Front Page Top

Posted by Water Modem 2011-07-19 08:21|| 2011-07-19 08:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Democracy in all these flea / rat infested holes is always the same..."One man one vote; once"

Our Republic was successful due to the incredibly fortuitous factor of having so many great men at the same place at the same time.

Posted by AlanC 2011-07-19 09:00|| 2011-07-19 09:00|| Front Page Top

#6 AlanC, I agree but I would also go further and say the fact that the US founders fought for their own liberty had a lot to do with it. When someone else does your fighting you don't really own, you owe, and that creates a different mindset.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-07-19 10:25|| 2011-07-19 10:25|| Front Page Top

#7 RJ, you are correct up to a point. First, the fact that they DIDN'T fight speaks volumes. Second, there have been way too many revolutionaries that fought (see Castro, et al) and proceeded to dictatorial rule anyway.

No, not even the French could implement the promise of the "freedom philosophy" despite being the home of many of the philosophers. There's no way around it, we lucked out big time.

Now we watch as Zero as the culmination of the disaster that started with Hoover & FDR tear it all down.

Posted by AlanC 2011-07-19 11:38|| 2011-07-19 11:38|| Front Page Top

#8 I would counter your point with your original point. Cuba and France were not fortunate in having a lot of great men about after their revolutions.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-07-19 14:49|| 2011-07-19 14:49|| Front Page Top

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