Over the past several weeks we’ve seem breathtaking scenes coming out of the Middle East. From Lebanon, to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait and even Syria, the tide of real, liberal democratic reform seems to be surging and sweeping over the entire region.
Today we have two reports. The first — from The Washington Post — describes how Middle Eastern democracy advocates are using cell-phone text messaging to fight authoritarianism. (nod: Instapundit.)
And then DEBKAFile weighs in with this dramatic breaking news:
…complete collapse of pro-Syrian political and intelligence structure in Lebanon and abrupt withdrawal of all Syrian commands including key figure military intelligence chief General Ghazaleh.
(nod here to: Little Green Footballs.)
Yes, the tide of democracy and liberalism is rising in the Middle East. In fact, it looks increasingly like 2005 may be the “Eastern Europe in 1989″ for the Middle East.
Just keep in mind, the “anti-war” activists like A.N.S.W.E.R. have told us all along that these changes in the Middle East were “Not In [Their] Name.”
Duly noted.
March 30th, 2005 | Global War On Terror, Liberty, Politics