Friday 21 January 2011

As one corrupt Western-backed dictatorship falls...

Aisling Byrne describes the rise of a Western-built police state in the West Bank.

Anyone spot any topical parallels? A pro-Western Arab dictatorship led by an uncharismatic successor to an iconic nationalist leader? Family cronies? Blocking Islamist opponents, if they're not actually in jail, from living every day lives? Absurdly high numbers of police and internal security forces and a marginalised/non-existent military? I just can't put my finger on it...

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