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Unfortunately the Arab Spring did not bring an era of democracy, enlightenment, and tolerance. Here's an example.
Interesting analysis on the recent terrible events in Libya and Egypt.
Bottom line, as I see:
- The non-violent offensive actions of bigot idiotic individuals caused violent attacks on US Empassies abroad. This is most unacceptable and shows the level of anti-US sentiment, religious zealotry, in those countries.
- Egyptian authorities didn't do shit to prevent it.
- Egyptian president did not condemn the violence nor apologize for it. Libyans did. Egypt's future relations with the West look dim.
- In Libya attackers used rocket launchers. So it was very much planned as the average unemployed Libyan doesn't walk around with heavy guns. That's only in Texas.
- US Intelligence failed to protect US interests and Nationals.
Another sign that perhaps this whole Arab Spring ordeal is not going to be the great liberating, democratizing, modernizing cornerstone in the Arab world.
Caveat: I use those adjectives as perceived from my Western point of view of what human rights and tolerance mean.
This sounds so outlandish that it makes you think that the Libyian side is the one making the accusation!