A Dictatorship State is Better than a Radical Islamist State

Obama has been supportive with the revolutions and ousting of dictators from Northern Africa. The consequence that will occur next will be a new form of government. It finally became a concern to the Obama Administration that a Islamic state my surface as a form of government with a radical Islamic element. As Obama is downplaying a Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda, or Taliban form of government, the president is using Turkey, Lebanon, and Palestine as example that stable government that might work in torn countries like Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Realistically speaking, Obama has created an atmosphere of instability in the Middle East. By spreading any form of radical Islam in these regions will grow terrorism and hatred to non-Muslim religions. Let's not be blind to the fact that the recent bombing of churches and beheading of Christians are not coincidences. I have said it many times we are in a Holy War. The battle for land, oil, and freedom are secondary to their prime goal;to spread Islam throughout the world. America had successes in dealing and controlling with dictators (Mubarak, Gaddafi, Marcos, Chavez), but it is impossible to reason and work with radical Islamic ideologues that has a set agenda (Ayatollah Khomeini, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad). Obama owns what occurs in the Middle East. With the sky-rocket oil and gas prices, massive genocides, and many displayed hungry people, it will take the next president to clean up the mess that Obama created.

(Washington Post) The Obama administration is preparing for the prospect that Islamist governments will take hold in North Africa and the Middle East, acknowledging that the popular revolutions there will bring a more religious cast to the region's politics.

The administration is already taking steps to distinguish between various movements in the region that promote Islamic law in government. An internal assessment, ordered by the White House last month, identified large ideological differences between such movements as the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and al-Qaeda that will guide the U.S. approach to the region.

None of the revolutions over the past several weeks has been overtly Islamist, but there are signs that the uprisings could give way to more religious forces. An influential Yemeni cleric called this week for the U.S.-backed administration of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to be replaced with Islamist rule, and in Egypt, an Islamist theoretician has a leading role in drafting constitutional changes after President Hosni Mubarak's fall from power last month.

A number of other Islamist parties are deciding now how big a role to play in protests or post-revolution reforms.

Egypt army takes control, sign Mubarak on way out

We have seen this many times before. From the Philippines to Cuba, a military takeover is nothing new. It is called a "coup d'etat." As defined, coup d'etat is also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government,usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either civil or military. The civil unrest that leads to a coup d'etat are seen with "banana republic" countries. From within, the military will produce a leader to lead the country.

It is noted that the Egyptian people are chanting "civilian not military," but don't fully understand what is meant when the military take matters under its own hands. If the Egyptian people think Mubarak is bad, wait till they experience a real dictator from within the military. The Egyptian people needs to review the history military leaders in history who took over a country like Fidel Castro, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Saddam Hussien, and Kim Il-Sung, just to name a few. Like the old adage, the grass is not always greener on the other side.

(Yahoo) CAIRO – Egypt's military announced on national television that it stepped in to "safeguard the country" and assured protesters that President Hosni Mubarak will meet their demands in the strongest indication yet that the longtime leader has lost power. In Washington, the CIA chief said there was a "strong likelihood" Mubarak will step down Thursday. By tonight, the fate of the Egyptian people will be revealed when Mubarak will make his announcement.

State TV said Mubarak will speak to the nation Thursday night from his palace in Cairo.
The military's dramatic announcement showed that the military was taking control after 17 days of protests demanding Mubarak's immediate ouster spiraled out of control.

Trash collectors to serve as eyes and ears in the street for police

During the George W. Bush's term in office, every liberal became outraged that certain wiretapping was conducted in the USA without a warrant. Currently, I haven't heard a peep from anyone criticizing Obama, who gave the FBI a broader authority to look at the trash you throw out once a week. Only a paranoid thin-skinned fool, who is currently sitting in the White House, could have thought this up. I think the word "ruler" has become Obama's path to be a dictator of this great nation.

(MSNBC) Waste Management workers are out and about when almost everyone else is not. Except someone who might be up to no good.

A former FBI agent recently trained all Waste Management drivers, helpers and technicians in Rensselaer and Albany Counties to act as a mobile community watch.

"They're on these routes every day so they're used to the normal situation so they are able to recognize a non-normal situation," explains Ken Bevis of Waste Management. Trucks are now armed with a cell phone, camera and incident reports so they'll have accurate information for police and, possibly, prosecutors.