March 8, 2005
More dominos: Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Pakistan...
Publius has been following protest worldwide.
After years and years of waiting, the Kuwaiti parliament is speeding up legislation for women's suffrage. About 500 women demonstrated.
Demonstrators here [Egypt] are protesting against the new election law that would have Mubarak run against other candidates. The basis? They believe it will be rigged. I tend to agree.
[Nepal] Even after the declaration of a military dictatorship and the oppression of media, the democratic opposition to the king is preparing for a huge protest tomorrow.
Thousands of women rallied in eastern Pakistan on Monday to demand justice and protection for a woman who said she was gang-raped at the direction of a village council, after a court ordered the release of her alleged attackers
Lots more there.
Totten is right - the western media, pundits and the democratic left would do well pay more attention Victor Davis Hanson. They won't of course - they've shown an unhealthy fondness for worse-case-scenerio wishful thinking punditry. |  |
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Unfortunately, some of them might not topple on cue. Head Heeb has commentary on a massive pro-Hizbullah demonstration in Beirut:
http://headheeb.blogmosis.com/archives/027854.html
(Abu Aardvark -- now there's a handle worthy of a blogosphere personage).
Posted by: Charles MacDonald at March 8, 2005 2:37 PMMrs. Axworthy is still staying mum on the relative merits of soft power but Victor Davis Hanson has some thoughts:
Soft Power, Hard Reality
"The United States should ignore all this ankle-biting,"
http://victorhanson.com/articles/hanson022605.html
Posted by: Cal at March 8, 2005 3:34 PMLes porcs volent en France.
"The French have,......decided with their customary fortitude that they must choose the winning side. "
David Warren
http://www.davidwarrenonline.com/Comment/Mar05/index281.shtml
Posted by: Cal at March 8, 2005 7:15 PM