By Douglas V. Gibbs
As the media and the Democrats proclaim that all Egyptians desire is Democracy and the removal of a dictator, the truth of the matter is that Islamism is lurking in the shadows behind the protests. The Muslim Brotherhood, despite Clapper's claim they are secular, is the largest opposition group in Egypt - and they are radical Islamists who desire to carry Egypt into the extremist nightmare of Jihad and terrorism.
To realize the truth, one only has to ask the Egyptians.
According to a major survey conducted last year by the Pew Research Center, adults in Egypt don't crave Western-style democracy. The vast majority of Egyptians want a larger role for Islam in government. This includes making barbaric punishments, such as stoning adulterers and executing apostates, the law of their country. With the ouster of their secular, pro-American leader, they may get their wish.
• 49% of Egyptians say Islam plays only a "small role" in public affairs under President Hosni Mubarak, while 95% prefer the religion play a "large role in politics."
• 84% favor the death penalty for people who leave the Muslim faith.
• 82% support stoning adulterers.
• 77% think thieves should have their hands cut off.
• 54% support a law segregating women from men in the workplace.
• 54% believe suicide bombings that kill civilians can be justified.
• Nearly half support the terrorist group Hamas.
• 30% have a favorable opinion of Hezbollah.
• 20% maintain positive views of al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden.
• 82% of Egyptians dislike the U.S. — the highest unfavorable rating among the 18 Muslim nations Pew surveyed.
We may not see the transformation of Egypt into an Islamic State immediately, but it is coming. The rise of the new caliphate is what they want, and to reach their goal the Middle Eastern and North African countries must fall like dominoes.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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The military is very unlikely to turn over rreal, i.e., ultimate, power. They will hold elections for a government that approved parties can compete to take part in. But the military will continue to stand above that. The question to be determined is how much influence will they allow Islamists in the form of the Muslim Brotherhood? Will they let the Brotherhood have its own party, for instance? Most probably, to appease the considerable Islamist sentiment among Egyptians, the military will allow a “Camel’s nose under the tent” participation by the Brotherhood. That would evolve, over a few years, toward the Turkish model, where an Islamist party finally got control of the government and appears to have successfully suppressed the Turkish military’s role as the guarantor of a secular government.
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