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February 1, 2011
Freedom or the Seeds of a Caliphate?
Alfredo Kuilan
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News reports coming out of Egypt state that there has been a prison break.
The Brotherhood website, <http://www.ikhwanweb.com/>
http://www.ikhwanweb.com/ , reported that 34 of their "political prisoners"
were among the thousands that have escaped. For those of you who are
ecstatic that the bells of democracy are ringing in Egypt and the dictator
Mubarak will finally be removed must not have factored in the Brotherhood.
The Ikhwan has influenced the creation of global terrorist groups and the
spiritual leaders that incite the masses. It is still unknown whether the
Ikhwan is behind the protest or whether they are just tagging along hoping
to sooner or later overtake it. That is the danger in revolutions; the
chaotic and unorganized rage of the people can always be guided by unseen
forces with unknown motivations.
As Americans we get goose bumps when we see people taking it to the streets
to defeat a tyrant. We love the feeling of freedom when we see a sole man
standing in front of a tank, his indisputable courage made of flesh and soul
against the steel and iron heart of the dictatorial machine. We remember
those rag tagged men fighting, in cloth wrapped feet against the British
Empire. Hungry but fed with the spirit that no dictator will ever control
them again because in victory or death there is freedom. When it comes to
Egypt, I am cautious because I do not know who or what is behind this new
found love for democracy. Is it a ruse to install a different form of
government more pliable in the hands of the Islamic extremists? We must look
at this in the context of what is occurring in the Arab world. Lebanon
threatened with rule by Hizbullah, Tunisia still a caldron boiling over with
the rage of the people and a nuclear Iran shedding a dark shadow in the
area. Still we must ask whose hand is fanning the flames? Long term poverty
and hunger exacerbated by the current global economic situation seem to be
the catalyst, but what is the true motivation?
The media seems to be backing Mohamed ElBaradei without looking into his
background. There are rumors of both Ikhwan connections and Iranian
influence. Regardless, he is no George Washington and probably would be a
temporary figure in a new Egypt until the real behind-the-scenes leaders get
a footing. We always want a hero in any movie and the hero is usually armed
to the teeth. As this movie plays out, I believe it is the Egyptian Army who
will decide the ending. The plot thickens and weaves when we have to factor
in if those who run the Army have been recruited by the Ikhwan or even the
Iranians.
Either way, Americans have to proceed with caution. Do we back a long time
ally that has had a peace treaty with Israel for the past thirty years? Do
we back the protestors looking to establish a democracy with the threat that
the democracy will vote in extremists unfriendly to the West and Israel? Or
do we let it play out to where a dictatorship is followed by the seeds of a
Caliphate?
<http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/> Family Security Matters Contributor
Afredo Kuilan is a retired New York City Police Department Detective
Sergeant who runs <http://caetract.com/> Caetra Consulting, a security
company where he also blogs on Mexican Cartels and Global Jihad.
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