Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110213:15:37:00
Al arabia news channel. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> so which countries are blocking their citizens from seeing what's going on? egypt? >> most arab rulers are autocratic. and of course in varying degrees. and in some places you have parliamentary elections and a greater space for freedom of expression and assembly and political action. but on the hole most arab leaderships are autocratic. and now, given egypt's importance as a bellwether, as a trend setter, or at least it used to be for a long time before mubarak marginalized it regionally, there will be ripple effects throughout t...