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Tue, May 31, 2011 | Rubin Reports | By Barry Rubin

Silver Lining for Middle East

 

Western Media Insanity on the Middle East: The Silver Lining in Gaza!

Story 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Egypt is losing control of the Sinai Penninsula where there are a lot of terrorists who can go into the Gaza Strip and attack Israel or stage cross-border attacks.

Story 2: Arab newspaper reports an estimated 400 al-Qaida terrorists in the Sinai.

Story 3: Egypt opens border to Gaza Strip so money, terrorists, and weapons can flow in freely.

Bottom line: Western media (in part due to a stupid individual Israeli’s personal analysis of situation) says that there’s a “silver lining.” Egypt, not Israel is now responsible for the Gaza Strip.

Coming in future weeks, no doubt:

Silver lining in Muslim Brotherhood takeover of Egypt;

Silver lining in Islamist election victory in Turkey;

Silver lining in Iran getting nuclear weapons.

Isn’t that great?


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