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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Will There Be Rallies?

In the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, will there be rallies and demonstrations across the Muslim world? Insulting cartoons and inflammatory comments by the Pope set off mass hysteria across the Middle East, as well as Europe. Will the murder of a Muslim leader who promoted democratic reforms engender the same rage and initiate a call to arms by moderate Muslims to take control of their societies from the forces of terror, anarchy and barbarism? I doubt it.

Here's an interesting post-assassination analysis from the Jerusalem Post.