Abu Mazen, Gadhafi and Mubarak
What does 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Fatah – and by default, the PA – has not reformed.Wouldn't it be interesting if the 'Palestinian' reaction to a failed UN gambit would be a revolt against Abu Bluff? What could go wrong? Heh.
Today, Abbas has the support of the international community, but only because he looks great compared to Hamas. In truth, he is little better than Hosni Mubarak or Gaddafi.
Both of those leaders stayed in power long after their legitimacy had waned. Abbas, too, has now extended his presidency, even after it expired in 2009.
Mubarak tried to use his power to build an empire for his son, Gamal. Gaddafi did the same for his son, Saif al-Islam.
Abbas's two sons, Yasser and Tarek, have been gobbling up US contracts and are running the West Bank like a mafia family.
On this point, a former adviser to the PA notes that the Abbas oligarchy is growing at hurtling speeds, while the population loses patience at roughly the same rate.
With the exception of Saudi Arabia and a few others, corrupt Arab regimes are collapsing under their own weight. Will Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority be next?
Read the whole thing.
Labels: Abu Mazen, Arab spring, Hosni Mubarak, Muammar Gaddafi
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:40 PM
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