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| January 14 Tunis protest, left, and midnight January 26 Cairo protest, right, saying "Mubarak GAME OVER" [Reuters] |
Massive and deadly demonstrations in the Egyptian capital have called for an end to Hosni Mubarak's three-decade rule.
The protests come on the heels of weeks of unrest in Tunisia, which culminated in long-time president Ben Ali's departure to Saudi Arabia.
In both Tunisia and Egypt, as well as Algeria, Jordan and several other Arab countries, protesters are asking for autocratic governments to be held accountable for high unemployment, soaring food prices, and political repression.
The US and other Western countries are strong allies of many of these Arab governments, including Egypt's. But recent protests have led many to question whether democracy and liberalisation should take precedence over security and stability.
Is Egypt the next Tunisia? And should Western governments be supporting popular protest movements?
ReplyDeleteWestern governments should just get out of the way. leave them alone to decide their own direction.
<span>Is Egypt the next Tunisia? And should Western governments be supporting popular protest movements?
ReplyDeleteWestern governments should just get out of the way. No more support for thugs. </span>
Absolutely! The people has been sleeping for so long that allowed for that interfering to happen! Game over! The sleeping giant is waking up!
ReplyDeleteSome great photos:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/01/protest_spreads_in_the_middle.html