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U.S. policy shaken by Middle East uprisings

WorldNetDaily - Dr. Stanley Monteith

Muslim Brotherhood orders followers into streets of major cities

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The massive uprisings in such countries as Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia are causing alarm among analysts who fear they will shake the foundations of the United States Middle East policy, and also spread to other Middle East countries, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

Already the government in Tunisia has been overthrown and there are fears the same may happen in Egypt, which has been a foundation along with Israel of the United States' programs and efforts throughout the region for decades.

Despite concerns over human rights and other issues, the U.S. long has had a working relationship with Egypt over the security of the Middle East, and if its autocratic rule is compromised, there are fears other nations may follow.

Demonstrators are questioning why the U.S., which still is viewed as the source of democracy in the world, continues to back select dictators and fails to embrace the demonstrators, who claim to be seeking more democracy in their own countries.

The reality, however, is that the U.S. doesn't know where these demonstrations are heading and what impact they will have on those governments with whom it has worked for decades, regional analysts told G2.

A takeover of the Egyptian government by Islamists would have a major strategic impact for the U.S., considering Egypt controls access to the vital Suez Canal waterway and is closely allied with other autocratic friends in the region such as Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

The sometimes violent demonstrations are causing a surge of concern that Islamists are making moves to expand the territory they control.

In Tunisia, for example, the protests there have the full support of the leader of al-Qaida in the North Africa, Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, who heads the group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.

Now the Muslim Brotherhood, the home of the millions of Sunni militants, has ordered its followers to the streets in all the major Egyptian cities.

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Jan. 29, 2011

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