Obama blesses new authoritarian order in Middle East: Siddiqui

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http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/03/26/obama_blesses_new_authoritarian_order_in_middle_east_siddiqui.html



Barack Obama condemns Russia for squelching democracy, but is silent about the same thing happening in Arab countries.

Obama blesses new authoritarian order in Middle East: Siddiqui
By: Haroon Siddiqui Columnist, Published on Wed Mar 26 2014

Fresh from condemning Russia for punishing Ukraine for daring to be democratic, Barack Obama goes to Saudi Arabia Friday to bless the squelching of democracy in the Middle East.

There once was an Arab Spring. While it lasted, it helped topple dictators in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Yemen. It unnerved monarchs from Jordan and Morocco to the oil-rich Persian Gulf. But the autocrats have since regrouped and crushed popular revolts to establish a new order. It is a reinforcement of the old order of authoritarianism and wholesale repression.

Obama is OK with it. Stephen Harper positively welcomes it.

Egypt, ruled by the army since its coup last July, is once again crushing all democratic opposition.

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