Will this increase or decrease the likelihood of terrorist actions in America, Europe and the rest of the world?

If you were a member of a family murdered in this conflict, would you be seeking revenge?

Should Tzipi Livni and Ehud Olmert, be tried for war crimes if or when this conflict comes to an end?

What will the price of oil be in 4 weeks time?

Who would you think was the prime mover in such a conspiracy? Iran has enough trouble keeping their own country under control and is disliked by most of the people in other ME countries. Iran isn't really an Arab country anyway and the official language is not even Arabic.

It clearly isn't the US as it is potentially damaging to their interests. The protestors in most of the countries are students, fairly young adults and non religious people. I know a large number of people from these areas and they are surprised at the events. Most of the Algerians thought it would not happen there, but the government has agreed to concessions today including lifting the state of emergency that has been in force for years (20 odd I think).

I spoke to an Algerian over the weekend that had just come back from Algiers. He said that the details of where the demonstrations were being held are sent by mobiles and Facebook. He lives here in London, but a lot of his friends are going on demos out there. The overall view a couple of weeks ago from Algerians here was that it wouldn't happen there as the government were too violent and that they would just kill the demonstrators. In the event the violence has not happened to the extent that they had thought. I think that is the major factor in the fall of these regimes. It is as though the authorities have been caught and hypnotised in the headlights. They have not reacted with the violence that the population had always expected. Libya is the only one that has behaved as was thought. I think that if the populations of these countries had realised how poorly their governments have resisted then there would have been revolutions years ago.

In The Land of the B - 22 Feb 2011 20:41 - 4381 of 4384

"If not then you must devote the remaining 15 minutes of the day to trying harder."

Are you in some country that is 3 hours ahead of us?

Gadhafi's aunt, confirm that Gadhafi is Jewish as his grandma is Jewish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Ql0IzbWmQ&feature=player_embedded#at=63

The best option for the west is to keep away from the conflict and just encourage democracy.
Any milatary action will have negative effect as the people of the country will be united against any external inteference.

This happenned in Iran as Iraq war made everyone united to fight in one front against external the force.

Where I live is none of your business, Greg Hayes LOL

I think that William Hague does a very good imitation of himself, and :....."from a very good source I gather that we are ready to send the daleks in to Libya.....you must obey..obey....the leader.....oh sorry,.. I mean disobey....disobey the leader....."...

ITLOTB
Actually, I think you live in London. It would be easy to find out.

Irish journalist David Cronin verbally attacked Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman during a press conference he held with European Union officials in Brussels on Tuesday.

Lieberman was forced to curtail the conference after Cronin yelled out: Free Palestine, Israel is an apartheid state, and stop Israeli crimes.

Cronin also tried to place Lieberman on citizens arrest, aided by an EU law allowing citizens to apprehend subjects believed to have committed crimes until police arrive.

I did it because I believe Israel is racist, Cronin said, and that Lieberman must be held accountable for his crimes.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/02/2011222211617377989.html

Is the West Bank next?

If Israel refuses to accept a viable peace deal, the revolt sweeping the Arab world will arrive in Palestine.

If Binyamin Netanyahu's govenment, and its lobby in Washington, were rational they would be rushing to plan Israel's evacuation from the occupied territories, and encouraging the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.

That is because they would understand that the Arab revolution will not stop at the gates of the West Bank, especially when it is the occupation that unites virtually all Arabs and Muslims in common fury.

fahel
Are you in Amman, Jordan?

especially when it is the occupation that unites virtually all Arabs and Muslims in common fury .... sorry but that's total bullshit and blatant propaganda .... the average guy emirati, saudi, bahraini et al wouldn't give gaza a second's thought a week unless it's thrust down his throat, and probably not even then

It is the preoccupation of the activists though and it is they who will rise up and get the rest going.

activists of any hue or persuasion will always make a mess of life for the peaceful and law-abiding majority .... and by implication you actually concur with what i posted previously

In the case of the ME, it seems that the activists are making a pretty good job at improving the lives of people. I expect that the same will happen in the West Bank. The Palestinians are biding their time.

It is intereresting to note that Hamas have been attempting reconcililiation with Fatah over the last year or so. Fatah were unwilling to discuss this and were being supported in this by the PA and the US as it would give Hamas a foothold in the West Bank.

Fatah have, in recent days, been trying to push this ahead now, instead of preventing it. I guess it is partly due to the release of documents by Al Jazeera showing the PA and Fatah have acted in bad faith as far as the Palestinians are concerned. It is now Hamas that is in no hurry to join up with Fatah. They have bigger fish to fry now.

Haystack,

Should be using your Moderator's privileges to interrogate posters' IP addresses and post locations on this or any other thread?

what a load of rubbish ..... mr goebbels would be proud of you

ptholden

I am not a moderator and that's not how to do it. I could do it on any BB. I have done it on ADVFN many times. I did it first about 7 years ago on ADVFN and even told other posters how it works. I can get anyone's IP address. It is a simple trick. In a lot of cases a trace of the IP address then gives you just the generic location of their ISP. However, in the case of static IP addresses and a lot of dynamic ones you get the actual house address. People's IP addresses are in the public domain. You hand it over to every web site you visit.

Let's not split hairs, I didn't say you were a moderator, I said using moderators privileges. Actually you were once a MAM moderator, perhaps you've given up because you couldn't moderate yourself?

"Let's not split hairs, I didn't say you were a moderator, I said using moderators privileges. Actually you were once a MAM moderator, perhaps you've given up because you couldn't moderate yourself? "

LOL

What are we supposed to do, quake in fear of the muppet parrot? LOL

The blustering self-delusional parrot being a moderator is like Col. Gaddafi being in charge of UN human rights.

Haystack,

Yes