Are we headed for a third world war?

What is going on in the Middle East has reached a very dangerous cross-road.

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Egypt and ongoing turmoil

Mostafa Darwish / EPA, Egyptian security forces move

 in to clear one of the two sit-in sites of supporters of ousted president Morsi, Wednesday.

It is sad to read about the turmoil in Egypt. People gave their lives to get rid of a military dictator. There was an election and Morsi did win. Then there were more demonstrations and the military took over the reigns of power again. Now demonstrations are against military rule. It is still ongoing. 149 killed and over 1400 injured. The rest of the Middle East was looking towards Egypt as a model when elections took place. Now that model is broken in many pieces. It is very sad. NBC News.

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Hillary Clinton: Middle East Reform '(Democracy? Or) Just A Mirage In The Desert'

"Will the people and leaders of the Middle East and North Africa pursue a new, more inclusive approach to solving the region's persistent political, economic and social challenges ?Will they consolidate the progress of recent weeks and address long-denied aspirations for dignity and opportunity? Or, …in one year or five years or 10, will we have seen the prospects for reform fade and remember this moment as just a mirage in the desert?"

Looks more like a mirage. Changes at the top will make no difference. For a democratic society a new institutional structure needs to evolve in order to realize the dream of democracy.

Read the story here.

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Update on Middle East situation

I gave this as an update on a previous post but it is important enough to repeat it here. It does not look good in the Middle East. Something needs to be done to overcome the intransigence of Israel. Read the story here .

Turkey's reaction.


Further update: If Israel/Netanyahu had any credibility it is gone after this latest attack on food flotilla. Israel’s intransigence and brutality has become too obvious for the whole world to see with the exception of our majestic leader Stephen Harper.

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George W. Bush: The messenger of peace in the Middle East?

According to some estimates, over 600,000 Iraqis have died since the Bush led invasion of Iraq and over 2,000,000 are refugees in the neighbouring countries of Syria, Jordan and Iran.

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The Real Reason For Condi's Trip to the Middle East

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Bush has stepped up his "search" for Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Bush's Mission in Iraq

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After hanging Saddam Hussein, Bush is after Ahmadinejad; Bush wants all the Iraq loot to himself

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