Thread: Are we seeing the beginnings of the proverbial "wall" coming down in the Middle East?
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Old 02-20-2011, 05:37 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by CDSmith View Post
In today's NY Times:

Interesting stuff there. While a lot of people even in this thread insist it's more of the same religion-based uprisings (much like in Iran's past etc) many of the protestors themselves seem to insist their cause is secular in nature.

I wonder who to believe?
Bahrain is about religion, Sunni against Shia.

Libya is tribal.

While the Arab World is split Israel is safe.
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