"Arab Spring" Is A Jedi Mind Trick

[zeitgeist]

Excellent reference article

http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/08/18/the-exciting-notion-of-arab-spring-is-a-jedi-mind-trick/

Arab Spring,” as it has been portrayed by the Western media, is an illusion.

Virtually every element of the media narrative — it is a spontaneous revolt, that it is Internet-driven, that it seeks democracy or income equality — is wrong or misleading.

After extensive interviews across the region and two visits to North Africa in July, it is clear that Western media and intelligence services have played a “Jedi Mind Trick” on themselves and us.

They have produced a number of myths that cloud our understanding. Let’s clear the air.
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[Erasmus]

Arabs seeking democracy is an illusion?

It's painful that you have to write an article stating the obvious.  This is about spreading Islam by the sword, as they've done since their illiterate, epileptic, child-molesting prophet started that gutter religion.