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Yemenis urge end to Saleh's support

Fri May 20, 2011

Anti-regime protesters in Yemen have called on Saudi Arabia and its (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) allies to stop supporting President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

People hold their long-time ruler responsible for the brutal killing of hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators.

“I don't think these initiatives would be effective. All the agreements by the [P]GCC from the first to the last one have been in favor of Saleh. Now we are in [a] crucial moment, the [P]GCC governments should choose between the people of Yemen and Saleh. There is no other choice,” one protester told Press TV on Friday.

“We expect the [P]GCC member states to abandon [their offer]. We will stand our ground. We believe that we will drag him out of his palace,” another protester said.

“We want the [P]GCC states and the whole world to stop supporting the criminal Saleh... we want you to support the revolution, which is in the best interest of Yemen," a protester said.

A coalition of the [P]GCC countries tried to mediate a deal for Saleh to leave power in exchange for immunity from prosecution.

Saleh who has been in power since 1978, has repeatedly said that he will stay in power until the end of his term. His current term ends in 2013.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/180827.html.

Bahrainis want detained activists freed

Fri May 20, 2011

Hundreds of Bahraini protesters have take to the streets in the Persian Gulf island, demanding the immediate release of detained anti-government activists.

Anti-regime protesters in the village of Sanabis near the capital, Manama, demanded an end to the rule of Al Khalifa dynasty.

Similar anti-regime protest rallies were also held in the village of Boori.

Meanwhile, Saudi-backed Bahraini troops rolled into Sitra and detained two teenagers.

According to witnesses, riot police and pro-government thugs also stormed the villages of Hamala, Daih and Diraz.

The Manama government has arrested hundreds of protesters, opposition activists, bloggers and doctors since the beginning of anti-regime protests in Bahrain in mid-February.

Rights groups and the families of those arrested during the government crackdown on protesters have blamed Bahraini security forces of mistreating anti-government protesters, saying they are being physically and mentally abused.

At least four detained activists have died under torture while in police custody.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have bitterly criticized the Bahraini government for its brutal crackdown on civilians.

The International Committee of the Red Cross, which visits detainees in conflict situations, has been trying to see and contact those detained in Bahrain since mid-March. So far, however, Manama has refused to grant the organization permission.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/180867.html.

Saleh calls for early Yemen elections

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Yemen's president has called for early presidential elections, a day after making yet another promise to sign a deal that would end his decades-long rule.

Speaking to supporters after Friday prayers in the capital, Sanaa, Ali Abdullah Saleh said that he wanted to hold an early election to end the country's political crisis.

“We call for an early presidential election in a democratic way, in order to avoid bloodshed,” Saleh told thousands of supporters.

It is unclear whether such an election would occur under a deal mediated by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), or if Saleh was making an alternative proposal.

A day earlier, Saleh pledged that he would sign the PGCC deal on Sunday, a spokesman said, in a move that was greeted with caution by the opposition.

The opposition has accused the embattled leader of stalling. Saleh has previously rejected the agreement on two occasions, most recently 24 hours before his latest promise to sign.

Yemen continues to reel from three months of street protests that have seen mass demonstrations by citizens and disavowals of Saleh's authority from top army commanders. Protests against Saleh's reign continued on Friday, with thousands gathering in Sanaa and Taiz.

The United States, which considers Yemen a key ally in fighting Al-Qaeda, appears to have backed away from supporting Saleh, with Barack Obama, the US president, calling on him to stand down.

(Source: Al Jazeera Agencies)

Source: Tehran Times.
Link: http://old.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=241082.

Morocco dismisses secret prison accusations

Amid mounting allegations of human rights abuses, the Moroccan government opened its intelligence offices for inspection.

By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat – 20/05/11

The headquarters of Morocco's intelligence service contains no secret detention center, human rights workers and the public prosecutor concluded after inspecting the site in Temara on Wednesday (May 18th).

The move came in response to repeated allegations from opposition members and activists, who claimed that the offices of the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) were used as a clandestine prison where detainees were tortured.

"We saw no signs to suggest that this place is being used for any kind of illegal detention," said National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Secretary-General Mohamed Sebbar after the three-hour long visit.

Moulay El Hassan Eddaki, the public prosecutor at Rabat's appeal court, reiterated in a press briefing that nothing indicated that the intelligence headquarters were being used to conceal a site where human rights were violated. The site included administrative buildings comprising civil servants' offices, a management training center, sports facilities and a refectory, he said.

The DGST is not involved in the arrest or detention of suspects, but it is a place where vital information about different forms of crime such as terrorism, drugs trafficking and money laundering can be collated, the lawyer added.

"A number of terrorist projects have been thwarted thanks to information provided by the directorate," he added. "This body is working in co-ordination with other departments from our international allies. Furthermore, all states have authorities of this kind, which are intended to protect the country and its people."

Parliamentarians expressed the same opinion. Popular Movement head Mohamed Moubdiaa explained that the visit had helped to dispel "the unfounded accusations".

"Reports presented to us about this authority's activities have demonstrated the sheer scale of its work, because it has been able to thwart a number of planned terrorist attacks," he said.

Justice and Development Party (PJD) chief Lahcen Daoudi also confirmed that nothing unusual had been found during the investigation. Still, he pointed out that "the site needs to be visited from time to time".

"We don't know what might have happened in the past," Daoudi said.

The visit made by various parties to the DGST headquarters did not prove that there were not been arbitrary detentions and human rights violations in the past, according to 21-year-old student Hassan Boukhalfi. He called for setting up a parliamentary select committee to dispel all the doubts.

The visit came after law enforcement agencies quelled a May 15th rally held by the February 20 Movement in Rabat city center to protest alleged human rights violations in the kingdom.

"This isn't a secret detention site, but the administrative headquarters of the DGST," government spokesman Khalid Naciri said May 15th. "We carry out our work with the utmost transparency and honesty."

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2011/05/20/feature-03.

Mauritania to protect domestic servants

The Mauritanian government took fresh measures to better enforce its long-standing anti-exploitation law.

By Jemal Oumar for Magharebia in Nouakchott – 20/05/11

Mauritania's amended law securing the rights of housemaids and domestic workers will enter into force at the end of this month. Last week, the council of ministers held consultations on how to improve the current legislation, which, according to activists, lacked a number of important elements.

"The new decree, under satisfactory conditions, ensures all rights of housemaids and servants, as determined by the general conditions of household labor," noted Public Service Minister Maty Mint Hamadi.

The statement "issued by the Mauritanian government on this law provides information on the arrangements governing domestic work that date back to 1953, and the need to review those arrangements in order to improve and adapt them to the social and regulatory requirements in the field of employment," Mint Hamadi added.

The move came in response to the building criticism from international human rights organizations, who voiced concerns over the recent cases of exploitation of minors in Mauritania. The cases, according to these groups, amounted to undisguised slavery.

Mauritania suffers from ineffectiveness "in applying laws, not passing them," according to rights activist Biram Ould Dah.

"The enactment of laws does not mean anything," Ould Dah added. "As long as the Mauritanian government stops in the face of applying anti-slavery laws, plays tricks on victims, and helps offenders evade punishment, laws will continue to be futile."

In their turn, the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) expressed their "relief to see the masses that have long suffered under the yoke of exploitation, injustice and lack of pay, finally get a legal tool to ensure justice and respect for them, in a fragile environment characterized by the rule of law of the jungle".

"This decree, in spite of its importance, might not have seen the light of day, had it not been for our incessant struggle, mainly focused on combating slavery by descent, history of birth, privileges of race, exclusion and marginalization," the IRA added. "We commend the concerted efforts of all organizations and international agencies, as well as diplomatic missions of the free world."

While rights groups applauded the move, they said it was "not sufficient to establish values of justice, equality and equity that are necessary to lay down the foundations for the rule of law and civil peace".

"It is indeed an important step in terms of paying attention to the problems of a category of people that has suffered much injustice, especially girls below the age of 18," said Nebghouha Mint Abdellahi, co-ordinator of the Project for Protection of Minor Domestic Maids (PFMD). "They were always paid flimsy salaries allegedly for being young and unable to do much around the house. They were also often dispensed with unjustifiably."

She added that it was "necessary to engage civil society actors so as to contribute a more inclusive vision that truly serves the already fragile category of society".

The initiative received a warm welcome from those affected by the practices.

"This law is very important as it will allow me to work according to a written agreement that specifies the nature of my work," maid Aicha Mint Mbarek said. "Previously, the employer and me had to reach a mutual agreement, but numerous violations were committed against us."

"We often have to put up with much humiliation inside the houses where we work, because of the fear of dismissal at any time," another maid, Salka Mint Mahmoud, said. "Employers often fired us when they found others who are willing to accept lower wages, especially those who come from poor neighboring African countries, such as Senegal."

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2011/05/20/feature-02.

Biggest Protest in Tafileh calling for political, economic reforms

2011-05-20

By Wael Jaraysheh

AMMONNEWS - A major demonstration on Friday took place in the southern governorate of Tafileh, with residents calling for genuine economic and political reforms.

The protest is the biggest of its kind in the governorate (180 km south of Amman) in years, organized by local residents without any official participation of political parties or civil society organizations.

The demonstrators marched from the Grand Tafileh Mosque towards the governorate building, calling for the ouster of the government and accusing it of "slacking" in implementing reform measures directed by King Abdullah II.

Protestors also called for dissolving the parliament, fighting corruption, and blasted the "security grip" in handling populist activism.

Activist Muhammad Salem Al Arwan said in a speech during the demonstration that Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit has been "procrastinating" in the past two months by presenting to people "failed projects."

He criticized the government's handling of Khalid Shaheen, the business tycoon convicted of bribery last year and allowed to travel abroad under the pretext of seeking medical treatment, and demanded government clarification of the incident.

"There will be no real reform, because the corrupt cannot hold other corrupt individuals accountable," he added.

Retired military official Owdeh Sawalqah criticized the marginalization of Tafileh governorate by successive governments, and called on protestors to demand the ouster of the governor.

He also blasted the government's privatization program, charging that the government has "sold" the important resources of Jordan to the benefit of elite businessman and corrupt officials.

The lack of security presence during the demonstration was noticeable, in comparison to demonstrations on Friday in Amman and other governorates.

Source: Ammon News.
Link: http://en.ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleNO=12000.

Jordanians want 'corrupt, oppressive' govt sacked

May 20, 2011

AMMAN — Thousands of Jordanians demonstrated on Friday across the kingdom, calling for regime reforms as well as the sacking of what they called the "corrupt and oppressive" government.

"The people want to reform the regime and end tyranny. No to corruption," around 2,500 Islamists and trade unionists chanted as they marched from the King Abdullah Mosque in central Amman to a roundabout near the interior ministry.

"Reform starts with combating corruption and the corrupt," reads a banner carried by the demonstrators.

Muslim Brotherhood chief Hammam Said, who took part in the march, said "we are sending a message to King Abdullah II that reform plans should be accelerated in line with popular demands."

"The regime and government are not serious about reforms," he told AFP.

The Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, the Islamic Action Front, accused Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit's government of corruption.

"The government is corrupt and oppressive. Reform is inevitable, and rulers have two choices: adopt reforms or quit," Zaki Bani Rsheid, leader of the IAF political office, told the crowds.

In the southern city of Tafileh, around 1,500 demonstrated against corruption, calling for the "downfall of the government."

"Who are the partners of Khaled Shahin," they chanted, referring to a top Jordanian businessman who have been sentenced to three years in jail for corruption.

The government has allowed Shahin to travel to the United States for medical treatment, but he was spotted in a London restaurant in April, which caused an outcry in Jordan.

Also, in Karak, near Tafileh, hundreds of people demonstrated after midday weekly prayers, urging "punishment of the corrupt."

Jordanians have been protesting since January to demand political and economic reforms as well as more efforts to fight corruption.

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Thousands across Jordan protest corruption, reform delay

May 20, 2011

Amman - Thousands took to the streets in Amman and other major Jordanian cities after Friday prayers to protest what demonstrators saw as the government's failure to fight corruption and the delay in adopting political and economic reforms.

Protesters in particular called for the resignation of Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit's government and the dissolution of the lower house of parliament.

At least two demonstrations were organized in Amman by the Islamic-led opposition and trade unions to protest police use of force Sunday to disperse hundreds of activists trying to reach the Israel-controlled border with the West Bank to express support for Palestinian refugees' right to return to their homes in Israel.

At least 25 people, including 11 policemen and a number of journalists, were injured in the clashes that were condemned by the country's main media establishments.

A demonstration was also organized Friday near the Israeli embassy in the neighborhood of Rabia, with participants calling for the closure of the Israeli diplomatic mission and the abrogation of the peace treaty Jordan concluded with the Jewish state in 1994.

In Tafileh, 180 kilometers south of Amman, hundreds of demonstrators chanted slogans and raised placards urging Bakhit to resign, saying he had failed to adopt the required reforms as tasked by King Abdullah II, witnesses said.

Rallies were also reported in the city of Zarqa, 30 kilometers east of Amman, and in Karak, 120 kilometers south of the capital.

Demonstrators criticized the government for allowing the departure from the country of prominent businessman Khalid Shahin, who was serving three years in jail after the State Security Court found him guilty of bribery in connection with a petroleum refinery expansion deal.

The sharp rise in the number of demonstrations on Friday came after a lull of three weeks to give the government time to adopt the demanded political reforms, foremost the drafting of new laws for elections and political parties, organizers said.

Source: Monsters and Critics.
Link: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1640405.php/Thousands-across-Jordan-protest-corruption-reform-delay.

Ron Paul Counters Obama Policy on Israel, Middle East

by Thomas R. Eddlem
Friday, 20 May 2011

Congressman Ron Paul issued a blistering critique of President Obama's recent proposal for Israel to surrender its territory to pre-1967 borders and create a Palestinian state.

“Unlike this President, I do not believe it is our place to dictate how Israel runs her affairs," the Texas Republican wrote in a May 20 press statement. "There can only be peace in the region if those sides work out their differences among one another. We should respect Israel’s sovereignty and not try to dictate her policy from Washington." Representative Paul has announced an electoral challenge to Obama as a Republican, and will face Obama in November 2012 if he can win the GOP nomination.

Obama had proposed May 19 that "We believe the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states." The proposal rocked the relationship between the United States and Israel, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed Obama in person the next day from an Oval Office press conference, complaining that "while Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines — because these lines are indefensible; because they don’t take into account certain changes that have taken place on the ground, demographic changes that have taken place over the last 44 years."

Obama also promised some $2 billion in additional direct foreign aid to Egypt in the May 19 address. Egypt was until the 1980s an enemy of the Jewish state. Obama pledged an additional $2 billion investment from the U.S. government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to North Africa and the Middle East.

By way of contrast, Rep. Paul has proposed eliminating all foreign aid. “I am not the only one who can see the absurdities of our foreign policy. We give $3 billion to Israel and $12 billion to her enemies," Paul wrote. "Most Americans know that makes no sense.... We are facing $2 trillion dollar deficits, and the American taxpayer cannot afford any of it."

Representative Paul also noted that U.S. foreign aid has often worked at cross-purposes with freedom in the Islamic world. Paul pointed out that for 30 years U.S. aid propped up the corrupt Mubarak regime in Egypt, a regime overthrown by the peaceful "Jasmine revolution" this spring. “As the President prepares to send even more support to Egypt, we should be reminded that it was our foreign aid that helped Mubarak retain power to repress his people in the first place. Now we have to deal with the consequences of those decisions, yet we keep repeating the same mistakes."

Obama's May 19 speech also took special note of the Jasmine revolution sweeping the Islamic world, a revolution that began in December in Tunisia and has since touched just about every Islamic nation. Obama claimed that "the people of the Middle East and North Africa had taken their future into their own hands." Obama even acknowledged that the United States and its policies had nothing to do with the peaceful demonstrations: "It’s not America that put people into the streets of Tunis or Cairo -– it was the people themselves who launched these movements, and it’s the people themselves that must ultimately determine their outcome."

But despite traditional U.S. foreign aid support for dictatorships, Obama implicitly threatened further intervention in Islamic nations and devoted particularly harsh criticism to Syria. "Most recently, the Syrian regime has chosen the path of murder and the mass arrests of its citizens. The United States has condemned these actions, and working with the international community we have stepped up our sanctions on the Syrian regime –- including sanctions announced yesterday on President Assad and those around him." Syria has indeed launched a month-long bloody campaign against peaceful protesters, a campaign that appears to be getting bloodier.

Obama stressed that the United States stood for "universal human rights" and that "Our support for these principles is not a secondary interest. Today I want to make it clear that it is a top priority that must be translated into concrete actions, and supported by all of the diplomatic, economic and strategic tools at our disposal." To many observers, "strategic tools" is a code word for U.S. military action.

Representative Paul, by way of contrast, has opposed Obama's Libyan war and strongly condemned the implicit threat to attack Syria. “The President also defended his unconstitutional intervention in Libya, authorized not by the United States Congress but by the United Nations, and announced new plans to pressure Syria and force the leader of that country to step down," Paul wrote. “Our military is already dangerously extended, and this administration wants to expand our involvement. When will our bombing in Libya end? Is President Obama seriously considering military action against Syria?...We need to come to our senses, trade with our friends in the Middle East (both Arab and Israeli), clean up our own economic mess so we set a good example, and allow them to work out their own conflicts."

Source: The New American.
Link: http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/7567-ron-paul-counters-obama-policy-on-israel-middle-east.

South Sinai governor bans fishing in Ras Mohamed protected area

Dalia Farouk, Friday 20 May 2011

The governor reversed his earlier decision to allow fishing in the area in response to opposition by tourism companies and environmentalists.

Governor of South Sinai Abdel Fadil Shousha re-imposed bans on fishing at Ras Mohamed protected area on Thursday. He ordered all security entities to implement the decision by banning fishermen from entering the protected area and evacuating it of all vessels.

Moreover, Mohamed Salem, general manager of the protected areas said the decision was very much welcomed by those concerned with the environment and tourism and diving activities.

Hisham Gabr, who is responsible for protecting the diving chamber supported the decision, saying it would be welcomed by the public locally and internationally.

Earlier this week, the governor of South Sinai had given permission for 56 fishing boats to enter the protected area, claiming that professionals had been consulted and the decision would not have a negative impact on the fish.

However, the governor's decision received strong objections from tourism companies and environmental activists, who asked the Ministry of Environment to interfere to stop what they considered to be a breach of international law.

Source: Ahram.
Link: http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/12553.aspx.

The Breeze Uprisings

by Ammaar ibn Walid
The Star Trail Lines Writer

The 7th of August 2011, Sunday
The 7th of Ramadan 1432

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful...

Is the world only in white and black? Do people intentionally follow a world of black and white and intentionally ignore any and every other possible option or choice? This news opinion of mine is my take on the uprisings this year so far.

It has views that might not have been mentioned before and it might also include some new thoughts and takes on the uprisings. Although there has been or there were attempts at massive peaceful protests elsewhere in Africa and Asia, I would be concentrating on my brethren in the Middle East.

When I mention the Middle East, I'm also mentioning North Africa as well. Breeze Uprisings is my own term for the uprisings that have taken place, and that are continuing to take place. Breeze Uprisings started with Tunisia.

It spread to Egypt. With Tunisia, the uprising led to its dictator fleeing in terror. With Egypt, the uprising led to its dictator stepping down and remaining in Egypt. So far those are the two dictators that have been ousted from Breeze Uprisings.

Even though the main purposes of the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have been accomplished, with their dictators being ousted, the uprising is far from over. The main reasons for the uprisings have been corruption, unemployment, poverty and suppression from the oppressive dictators.

The uprising is spread to most of the Middle East region. The uprising in Libya has led to a bloody Revolutionary War between the Transitional National Council, or National Transitional Council and the Dictator Gaddafi.

The uprising in Syria is mostly peaceful, but the oppression is upheld and continues there under the tyrant Bashar al-Assad and his Alawite minority. With the military under the grip of al-Assad, and with help from its ally Iran, the Syrian Armed Forces has led its oppression under invalid and false information.

The Tyrannical Syrian Regime knows well what it is facing, and it also knows it lies about what it is facing. With the lies that its state media spreads, that makes that media no different or even credible like mainstream media.

The uprising in Yemen continues with protests. There is also some major fighting between "loyalists" of Ali Saleh and a coalition of tribes I think. Similar to Libya and Syria, the uprising in Yemen has been bloody.

There have been reports about Mujahideen creating an Islamic Emirate in the south of Yemen and fighting for it, but I don't know how valid such information and news is. There were attempts of organizing protests in Arabia, but the Saudi tribe was able to handle it.

As for Bahrain, it is another nation that has an uprising that has turned bloody. Unlike other nations with uprisings in the region, Bahrain has more dimensions to it than one might realize.

With less than a million populace and a majority being Shiite, the protests in Bahrain became bloody when the ruling monarchy first attempted to quell it. When the tyrannical monarchy failed on its own, it called on its GCC neighbors to help it.

As such the "Arabian Shield" was formed, and troops from neighboring Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, as well as others from other Muslim countries, were brought into Bahrain. The brutal bloody suppression of the uprising spared no one, and spread through all forms of society, with doctors, hospitals and mosques being attacked.

What I would like to term "mercenaries" were brought in Bahrain. They were from Muslim countries like Jordan, Yemen and Pakistan, including possible other countries that I'm unaware of.

The Jordanian terrorists... oh... excuse me... "armed forces" are only there to harass and torture the protesting Bahrainis. Such terrorists wouldn't be in Bahrain without the approval of the Jordanian government and indeed the Jordanian monarchy.

Because of arrogance and ignorance, such so-called "Sunnis" are abusing and harassing Shiites with a free hand. I wonder how such so-called Muslims would face their Creator when He questions them about what they have done in such times.

Would they respond: "We went there to torture and suppress the Shiites" or would they attempt to lie with some lame excuse? The U.S. has a fleet based in Bahrain. Because of that it isn't surprising that it hasn't been too critical of its "ally". Bahrain is just one nation that interests from different nations conflict with each other.

Syria is another. Just like the Global Oligarchy, Iran is two-faced as well. It supports the protests in Bahrain and condemns the suppression on the island, yet on the other hand it overtly and/or covertly supports the suppression of the protests in Syria.

If Iran was different, the Global Oligarchy would be proud of it and might want its help for global governance. I ask how different is Iran from the U.S. or Europe if it has such contradicting attitudes toward two different nations?

There is much arrogance and ignorance amongst both the mainstream media and independent media that is anti-New World Order. For the independent media that is anti-New World Order, it only sees black and white. There are protests in Syria...

Oh the Global Oligarchy must be behind it helping them. Let's support the "heroic" al-Assad leadership against such attempts! Such attitude shows how narrow-minded such people and media are. It just shows their true colors.

They aren't for freedom or justice. They are just against the Global Oligarchy, even if they would go against freedom and justice. There has been protests in other Middle Eastern countries like Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Iraq and Oman.

Algeria has witnessed attempts at random protests. The problem that the Algerian dictatorship took advantage of though is the lack of unity amongst the protesters. Not to mention the division within the opposition who partly organized such protests.

As for Morocco such protests led to a referendum that "decreases" the monarchy's grip on the nation. It remains to be seen if the monarchy is sincere and would uphold the referendum, or if it is just a smokescreen for something else.

The Western Sahara needs to be put in that equation as well. What makes Morocco different from China, Russia, India, the U.S. or previous European countries that colonized weaker nations?

There has been people that have assumed and even mentioned like it was the truth and a fact that the war in Libya is a "civil war". This is completely invalid.

There is a difference between a civil war and revolutionary war. Like I mentioned earlier, the war in Libya is a revolutionary war. It remains to be seen how it would turn out. At first I supported the rebels of Libya. However when they called on the enemies of Islam, the U.S. and NATO, to help them, I started to not support them any more.

The rebels have requested help from abroad against Gaddafi, and indeed some Muslim countries have responded along with NATO. Not just relying on Allah only shows how immature the rebels of Libya are.

What decreased my "likeness" toward them was learning about some rebels going after -and executing- innocents in Libya. They were both either Libyan or immigrants from other African countries.

There are rumors in Libya that anyone who is black is a mercenary for Gaddafi. If such a person wasn't a mercenary yet, he might eventually become one. Such rumors are baseless and invalid. Such executions make the rebels no different from the dictator who they are fighting against.

I wouldn't say that NATO is an ally of the Libyan rebels, as it might seem to be to many people. I would say NATO is its own party seeking its own interests in Libya. Those who are anti-New World Order are aware of NATO's interests in Libya.

In such stuff such people are correct. NATO only seeks Libya as a base for more crude oil and also for it to be a base in Africa in general. The Transitional National Council is against foreign troops on its soil, but there might already be some foreign troops on its soil.

Either the Transitional National Council is aware of it and is ignoring it, or it is ignorant of it. The possibility of the council being aware of it and coordinating offensives and operations is also there as well.

Syria is an important nation that has much history. Any interference in Syria from outside would affect the entire world at once for sure. However Iran has been and is continuing to interfere in Syria, siding with al-Assad.

It isn't surprising as both are Shiite, and "allies" have to "stick together". There were some reports that the methods the Syrian Armed Forces use to go after protesters were similar to those used by Iran against its own protesters.

Some news sources have been speaking about Syria and post al-Assad era in Syria like it would be friendly toward the Zionists in Palestine. I'll make this clear. Whatever government appears in Syria in a post al-Assad time might be friendly with the west, but it would be worse toward the Zionists in Palestine.

Even though it is still occupied by foreign nations, Iraq has witnessed its own protests all over it, including Northern Iraq. It has also seen suppression from its own "security" forces as well.

That shows just how much credibility Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has with his people. Like the rest of Middle East protests and uprisings, the protests in Iraq are valid and for valid reasons, even perhaps more so than most other protests and uprisings.

The laughable "Kurdish" government of "Kurdistan Iraq" is no different from any other government. It has used its own "security" or militias against its own people. That shows how such a corrupt and greedy selfish government would turn out.

During special days, the Palestinians have had their own special "uprisings". On the 15th of May, which is Nakba for Palestine, Palestine's borders witnessed activity that it hasn't seen in decades.

One way or another Palestinians and pro-Palestinians rallied to try and attempt to return to Palestine. They were mostly successful on the north from Syria. There were rallies on the borders between Gaza and the rest of Palestine, and between Palestine and Jordan as well.

Unlike the north from Syria, Jordanian "security" forces pushed the rallies back, preventing any one from returning to Palestine. Propaganda surfaced from well known sources that Iran and al-Assad were behind what happened between the borders of Palestine and Syria.

However such propaganda is just an excuse and an attempt to distract the world about what the Zionists themselves are doing in Palestine. As for Jordan, there has been protests on a weekly basis. It has mostly been peaceful, but there has been some violence.

The violence was from the "security" forces of Jordan. I wrote an article about the protests in Jordan earlier, so I won't get too much into detail about the protests in Jordan. For now the protests are only calling for reforms, and not for the ousting of the Hashemite Monarchy.

Just like there are anti-government protests, there has been pro-monarchy rallies. They are smaller in number than the protests. King Abdullah II of Jordan should give such "loyalists" honorary membership in the Hashemite family for their "loyalty".

The Military Supreme Council in Egypt is governing Egypt for the current period until civilian elections are held. A few presidential candidates like Amr Moussa and El-Baradei are obviously puppets of the Global Oligarchy.

If either one of them win the presidency of Egypt, I think it would be considered a win for the Global Oligarchy as well. It would be through one of them, if one of them wins, that the Global Oligarchy would be able to manipulate Egypt one way or another.

It seems like the dictators of Libya, Syria and Yemen are competing against one another on who would be ousted next. None are eager to be the third to be ousted though. The fate of the dictators of Libya and Syria might end in blood and death.

Only the Creator knows for sure though. One way or another there are going to be countless martyrs in the countries that have spilled blood and continue to spill blood.

The role WikiLeaks has played in such uprisings for both Tunisia and Egypt is minor and small, but it still exists. To assume that WikiLeaks had a major role in both uprisings is both arrogance and ignorance.

It just shows how little WikiLeaks knows or understands the people of the Middle East.

There has been some uprisings outside the Middle East, with Spain being a major one. The protests in Spain are somewhat similar in some way, but different in others in comparison to the uprisings in the Middle East. The protests in Spain continue, and only Allah knows how it would turn out.

The Global Oligarchy has been seriously harmed and damaged by the wildfire that is burning in the Middle East. It has tried to control it, and even manipulate it to its own purposes. For the most part it has remained unsuccessful.

It tried to cool down the wildfire in the Middle East, but instead got burned, and so it is "siding" with the protests against what once were its allies. The Arabs are maturing and starting to stand and speak for themselves in massive waves.

Websites like twitter and Facebook have had their fair share in the uprisings. Organized hackers have also been more active during this time, but that is a different and separate issue from the uprisings.

In the end, whatever the outcome of the uprisings are, a question arises. Are you with justice and freedom or do you take sides in the uprisings? For me I think I've already made it clear what my answer is.

Source: The Star Trail Lines.
Link: http://startrailines.blogspot.com/2011/08/breeze-uprisings.html.