Repressive Dictatorships News Today

Through a broader prism. if you had looked at the middle east 15 years ago, you would have seen a string of strikingly similar regimes across the region from libya and the west to syria and iraq in the east. they were all repressive dictatorships, they were all secular in the sense they did not derive -- historically, theyd been supported by outside powers. first the british and french, then the super powers, which meant these rulers worried more about pleasing patrons abroad rather than carryin...

Through a broader presence. if you would look to the middle east 15 years ago you would have seen a stream of strikingly similar regimes across the reasonable gone from libya and tunisia in the west to syria and iraq in the east. they were all repressive dictatorships. they were all secular in the sense they did not derive their legitimacy from the outside powers. it meant that the rulers were more about pleasing patrons abroad rather than incurring favor at home and they had secure uncontested ...

Cnn.com. why libya 2011 is not iraq 2003. absent from the protests is the burning of american flags. thats because arabs have been able to express that their biggest enemy isnt the united states but their own rulers. thats an encouraging sign today. >> sure. >> but there is a question mark about where we go fm. >> always. al qaeda is not an accident that so many people are from egypt, yemen or saudi. these repressive dictatorships, revolutionary jihadism flourishes. also, this is the death knell...