tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36279451.post6933166390367729310..comments2023-10-25T08:34:59.128-07:00Comments on Iraqi <i>American</i> Mojo: The dictator's thugsIraqi Mojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348791832474839472noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36279451.post-48333827873228731622011-02-03T04:02:37.427-08:002011-02-03T04:02:37.427-08:00"Maury, are you happy now? looks like your di..."Maury, are you happy now? looks like your dictator might have a chance after all."<br /><br />No, this doesn't make me happy. I knew this wouldn't go like Tunisia. The Egyptian police and army are better trained, and better paid. I'd like to see free and fair elections in September. Why can't the opposition be happy with that? A crumbling government would leave chaos in its wake. Any outcome would be possible.....good or bad.Mauryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155413912838430846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36279451.post-9533906274405804632011-02-02T13:26:10.606-08:002011-02-02T13:26:10.606-08:00One rumor I saw was that these thugs were organise...One rumor I saw was that these thugs were organised by businessmen who benefit from Mubarak's patronage. But some at least seem to be police in plain clothes - as in Saddam's Iraq, the police are the enemy of the people. <br /><br />If the pro-democracy side wins, I expect a vicious insurgency like the one in Iraq, led by a mixture of secret police and Al Qaeda.Don Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232752398252841794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36279451.post-27373650003282619472011-02-02T10:29:23.305-08:002011-02-02T10:29:23.305-08:00Mojo, a bit of good news. I have received word fro...Mojo, a bit of good news. I have received word from a colleague in Cairo over the Internet so it seems it is back on in parts of the country at least.Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36279451.post-11057791052368604652011-02-02T10:26:51.263-08:002011-02-02T10:26:51.263-08:00Maury, are you happy now? looks like your dictator...Maury, are you happy now? looks like your dictator might have a chance after all.Ayrab Jayrabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36279451.post-1164693340164511492011-02-02T10:25:18.725-08:002011-02-02T10:25:18.725-08:00Well this member of the international community fi...Well <i>this</i> member of the international community firmly denounces this kind of brutality!<br /><br />Let the people peacefully assemble!Knoreply@blogger.com