“Look at the wives of the generals, he said.“Many of them are wearing traditional head scarves. This was not so ten years ago. And this tells you where we are heading. When the women of EgyptÂ’s pro-Western military elite are dressed like that, you know that the Hamas victory is not about Palestine. It's about the entire Middle East.
This quote is from a short interview in last week's New Yorker by Ari Shavit. While the count today is 'only' Iran and Palestine the spread of Ifundamentalistntalist regimes seems to only be gaining power throughout the region - Mullah Omar will soon have many places welcoming him with open arms.
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