So clearly, the turmoil that started in Tunisia has spread. Now massive protests are breaking out in Egypt and to a lesser extent, Algeria and Jordan. One thing these nations have in common is that they are autocratic "democracies". In Tunisia, the former President was in office for years before the protests toppeled him. Now Hosini Mubarak in Egypt is facing the largest protests in Egypr in many years. However, the Egyptian president will likley survive this round, he's already deployed the army. However, this will not quell popular unrest, it could flare up again in a bit. News has also just filtered in from Jordan that minor protests have broken out asking King Hussein for political reforms. Hussein, one of the more moderate rulers of the area will also survive these disruptions.
Seeing as revolution is contagious, I think protests might break out in
Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Iran. Most of these rulers will use force to defend their positions. the next few weeks might be deadly in the Middle East, these countries need to be closely monitored, and if the governments are toppled, then a moderate government needs to be installed, fast. Anarchic conditions are prime territory for Islamo-Fascist and Radical groups to act. Islamists have acted up in Tunisia, one of the secular nations of the Arab World. Watch this situation, we might be seeing the end of autocratic regimes in the Middle East.
CNN has been covering the Egyptian situation extremely well: http://www.cnn.com/
BBC also does a good job: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
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