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Final results confirm Islamists top Egypt vote oberliner Jan 2012 #1
Ta dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #2
Thanks for the tip oberliner Jan 2012 #9
I came across that purely by accident a day or so ago. dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #16
I am seriously starting to think that some people maybe don't deserve democracy. TigerToMany Jan 2012 #3
Whilst it looks a bit dramatic maybe allow for the fact dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #4
Democracy has a way of leading to progress. The US was hardly a bastion of freedom... joshcryer Jan 2012 #25
Freedom! Yay! yay freedom. yay Zax2me Jan 2012 #5
How very sad and awful this is for the people of Egypt. Zorra Jan 2012 #6
Same things going to happen here if kid's can't go to college. xtraxritical Jan 2012 #7
It's blowback. Ban Christians from politics here. Wait 50 years. joshcryer Jan 2012 #26
Best spin possible.... Tom Rinaldo Jan 2012 #8
The Ikhwan is going to have to choose. Igel Jan 2012 #11
I'm not an expert on Egypt's culture or politics. cheapdate Jan 2012 #18
Agree on the possibility of a relatively centrist/moderate coalition. pinto Jan 2012 #19
Democracy DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #10
Canceling my vacation to Egypt. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #12
I wouldn't have thought there would be any adverse issues there. dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #13
In some ways this is very understandable Smilo Jan 2012 #14
The GOPers will be all over this. DCBob Jan 2012 #15
He has no responsibility? David__77 Jan 2012 #23
It will 'interesting' to see how the 'West' reacts to this azurnoir Jan 2012 #17
The USA seems fully willing to work with them muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #20
yes but in the US while at present the POTUS sets foreign policy azurnoir Jan 2012 #21
They won't cut Egypt off because of Israel. joshcryer Jan 2012 #27
where did pull that from? azurnoir Jan 2012 #33
I worry most about womens, minority and GLBT rights now. riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #22
Frightening TigerToMany Jan 2012 #24
I want what you are smoking!!! rayofreason Jan 2012 #29
And the Arab Spring gives way to a cold, hard winter KamaAina Jan 2012 #28
The Islamists hijacked the movement. AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #31
What nonsense! rayofreason Jan 2012 #34
I don't doubt there's a lot of assholes out there. But the huge majority? C'mon, man. AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #36
1/2 empty or 1/2 full rayofreason Jan 2012 #38
There has been a quite a bit of evidence of serious fraud in these elections: AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #30
Yep. And I have to check this but it seems to me that some groups on the left EFerrari Jan 2012 #35
While a well-meaning gesture..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #37
HRW urged the West to recognize that Islamists are the “majority preference,” while keeping pressure pampango Jan 2012 #32
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