A good point to consider: By renewing and bolstering old alliances with Gulf sheikhdoms and autocratic Arab regimes to thwart democratic political change; overseeing the return to military coups and cloaking them with legitimacy, the US and its European allies have sent Arabs a clear resounding message: Ballot boxes are not for you! They are pointless as means of change. Their results are easily discarded and trampled upon. Violence and revenge are the way out of your bleak existence. Nothing could have rendered more credence and legitimacy to the rhetoric of ISIL and the jihadist cause.” aljazeera/indepth/opinion/2014/10/what-gives-legitimacy-isil-rhet-201410811141861465.html
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:20:57 +0000