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December 6, 2011

The Shibboleth of a Moderate Egypt

Tony Blankley, Washington Times

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One of the nice things about human history is that no matter how much people or their leaders misjudge events and make a hash of things, within a few

centuries, the debris is cleared away and we can have a another go at getting things right.

Yes, I am thinking about the Middle East and the latest mix-up by the experts - their assessment just a few months ago of the nature of the Arab Spring and its democracy movement.

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TAGGED: Arab Spring, Salafists, Muslim Brotherhood, Islamists, Egypt

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