Stepping up the anti

The game appears to be on in Libya, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Egypt and Tunsia. Unfortunately many of us in the United States aren't quite sure what the game is.

Are the protests occurring in order to develop democratic forms of government, or is it a battle to establish Fundamentalists Islamic rule?

The battle ground is moving down through Africa and The Sunni's have the upper hand in Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, and Somalia. The Shiite's have Yemen.

After everything is said and done is this a Sunni vs Shiite tug of war? And by the way......who exactly is running the country of Somalia......Blackbeard? Autocrats are using force to stop the activists and in the long run that means bigger forces will enter the picture. Yesterday the United Nations authorized military action against Kadafi and what that means is unclear..........but warplanes are warming up in France, Great Britain and the United States. Kadafi responded by calling a cease fire. If he started distributing oil revenues to the people of Libya he might have a chance to stay in power, but after 40 years of being a stingy asshole I don't think that's on the table. Dictators and Kings. Who would have thunk that those two descriptions of leadership would still be relevant in the 21st Century? It's coming to end Moammar......I think you should enter a monastery and convert to Catholicism. Give 75% of your wealth to the people....and then perhaps the Jesuits could do something with your attitude. Think out of the box....or get put in the box......it's up to you goofy. Michael Timothy McAlevey