There is no “Arab Spring.” But smart readers here knew that all along.
However, we must make sure the Muslim-in-Chief doesn’t fund Al Qaedans in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Turkey, and Gaza.
Where did all the freedom-loving Democracy-hungry protesters go?
“Friday Afternoon Fundamentalist Muslims Mob Cairo Demanding Islamic government”
AP Cairo – “Tens of thousands of ultraconservative Muslims in long beards, robes and prayer caps thronged Cairo’s central Tahrir Square in a massive show of force Friday, calling for the implementation of strict Islamic laws and sparring with liberal activists over their visions for a post-revolution Egypt.
It was the first rally with religious overtones in Egypt, and one of the largest, since the uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down in mid-February. The strong showing by the Islamists demonstrated their powerful organizational abilities, which will likely help them in parliamentary elections later this year.
“Islamic. Islamic. Not Western or Eastern. No liberal or secular,” chants of Salafis, who follow a strict form of Islam, echoed through the square. Others shouted: “With our soul and blood we defend you Islam.”
They unfurled an Egyptian flag, removing the central emblem of an eagle and replacing the Islamic slogan: “There is no god but God and Muhammad is his prophet,” similar to the insignia on the Saudi flag.
The youth activists who have been at the helm of mass protests calling for faster change from the country’s interim military rulers withdrew from the rally soon after Friday prayers, accusing the Islamists of violating an agreement to avoid divisive issues.”
See Also: Muslim Attack on Christians in Egypt Provoked By Installation of Church Bell
And an “unexpected” unreported outbreak of Arab spring….in Turkey! All the generals who comprise the last semblance of “secular” government have quit en masse.
Pakistan Express Tribune:
ANKARA:The head of the Turkish armed forces General Isik Kosaner along with the heads of the ground, naval and air forces have resigned, broadcaster CNN Turk reported on Friday, apparently plunging NATO’s second biggest military into disarray.
The reason for the generals’ resignations was not immediately clear, but tensions between the secularist military and the government of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan have run high in recent years.
However, CNN Turk also quoted the prime minister’s office assaying the generals were not resigning but going into retirement. State-run Anatolian news agency reported Kosaner resigning “as he saw it as necessary”.
The Supreme Military Council is due to hold a major meeting next week to discuss key appointments and President Abdullah Gul and Erdogan met Kosaner on Friday to discuss the matter.
Friction between the government and military has been fuelled by an ongoing trial targeting dozens of senior military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the government.
The “Sledgehammer” case, arising from an alleged coup plan presented at an army seminar in 2003, is one of several setting Turkey’s secularist establishment against Erdogan’s ruling AK party, which critics suspect of having a secret Islamist agenda.
The AK party has however has denied this.
Hat tip: Weasel Zippers
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