Some people need to understand the difference between cultural geography and physical geography.
--- In Politics_CurrentEvents_Group@yahoogroups.com, "Sheep&Goatlady" <springcreek@...> wrote:
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> Yes, you are correct, some folks need a geography lesson,,
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> Once again, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria are NOT in the middle east
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> From: Sheep&Goatlady <springcreek@...>
> To: Politics_CurrentEvents_Group@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 February, 2011 7:10:54
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> no, the king of Jordon has NOT dissolved the government, he is replacing his
> cabinet, sheeze, you can not even read, your handle is right gary RUMOR,
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> From: "Gary" <garyrumor2@...>
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> Effects of Tunisia and Egypt Spread Across PlanetFebruary 1st, 2011 Things
> are moving along around the world as people in the Middle East take matters
> into their own hands and overthrow corrupt dictatorships allied to the USA
> and their NATO allies. Mubarak has said he will not run for office again
> under pressure from the protesters in the streets and President Obama. The
> streets of Egypt seem to be erupting in violence as people are not happy
> with Mubarak clinging to power until September.
> The King of Jordan has dissolved the government in response to protests,
> Syria is bracing for protests this month, Yemen and Sudan are experiencing
> protests and who knows where the next place to go will be. Some 200 or more
> people died in rebellion in Tunisia according to reports.
> China has blocked internet access to news about Egypt. They fear another
> uprising similar to Egypt or Tianamen Square back in 1989 when the Chinese
> people encouraged by what was going on in Eastern Europe demonstrated and
> were crushed by the Chinese government. Other countries such as Azerbaijan
> are facing possible protests.
> The president of Turkey has broken silence to support protests in Egypt.
> From Bellingham Herald
> POSTED: Tuesday, Feb. 01, 2011 Jordan's king sacks Cabinet; protests
> possible in SyriaBy BORZOU DARAGAHI AND STEPHEN STARR - Los Angeles Times
> BEIRUT The dramatic political unrest in Egypt, long a pivotal nation in the
> Arab world, has intensified demands for change across the region and spurred
> attempts at reform by nations long ruled by autocrats.
> On Tuesday, Jordan's King Abdullah II fired his Cabinet and ordered his new
> prime minister to pursue political reforms to "correct the mistakes of the
> past" after massive anti-government protests regionwide and smaller
> demonstrations at home.
> The toppling of an Arab dictator in Tunisia and the continuing popular
> revolt against Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak has inspired talk in Syria of
> staging anti-government protests against the reign of President Bashar Assad
> on Saturday.
> The government of Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir in the Arab nation of Sudan has
> announced a "dialogue" with political parties following protests throughout
> in the capital in recent days.
> And political activists in Yemen, where huge protests broke out last week,
> have declared Thursday a "day of rage" against the rule of President Ali
> Abdullah Saleh, according to local media.
> The political upheaval unleashed by the Jan. 14 ouster of Tunisian
> President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the ongoing struggle against Mubarak
> in Egypt is burning its way like a contagion though the Arab world, spread
> by electronic media and breathless reports on pan-Arab media that are
> accompanied by images of massive, emotional crowds.
> "What's happening in Egypt is going to reshape the region," said Mohammad
> Masri of the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan in
> Amman.
> The new political dynamic is playing out in various countries in different
> ways.
> The fledgling Jordanian government of Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit has
> been told to take "practical, swift, and tangible steps to launch a real
> political reform process, in line with the king's vision of comprehensive
> reform, modernization and development," according to a statement carried by
> the state-owned Petra news agency.
> The announcement came after Jordanians took to the streets in recent weeks
> demanding that the government respond to popular concerns over unemployment
> and corruption, although their demands are markedly more modest than those
> of their Tunisian and Egyptian counterparts, who called for complete regime
> change.
> The Jordanian grievances have been aimed for the most part at Samir Rifai,
> who was replaced as prime minister by al-Bakhit on Tuesday.
> But a Jordanian analyst said the Cabinet change was unlikely to satisfy
> frustrated citizens who have been demanding political change, economic
> improvements and fresh faces. Al-Bakhit, a former military official, served
> as prime minister from 2005 to 2007.
> "A measure like today's measure will increase anger, not diffuse it, because
> people will believe they are not being taken seriously," said Labib Kamhawi,
> an economist and political analyst. "This is a cosmetic measure. The
> government itself does not initiate policies, it only implements them. So
> the Cabinet change does not mean anything."
> In Syria, a tightly controlled nation described by human rights groups as a
> police state, several online campaigns have been launched on Twitter and
> Facebook calling for protests. One group has called for a "day of rage" on
> Saturday, similar to the Jan. 25 demonstrations in Egypt that sparked the
> current uprising there. Another Web page with more than 6,000 members calls
> for protests in Damascus on Friday and Saturday.
> "We want to end oppression and torture and insult (to) people," said a
> 38-year-old Damascus resident who asked that he be referred to only as Abu
> Tamaam. He said he would attend protests later this week.
> "We want to achieve our freedom," he said. "Syria deserves this."
> Syrian authorities and government supporters aren't taking chances. Extra
> police already have been deployed on the streets of Aleppo in Syria's north,
> according to news reports and a resident of the city.
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