Israel is no longer surrounded by 'effective' Moslem states.
In Tel Aviv, London and Washington, the planners of the Arab Spring should be holding a celebration party.
The Moslem countries which have recently been wrecked include Syria, Iraq, Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.
Iran, Pakistan and Turkey are apparently colonies of the West.
According to The Economist:
"Jihadist militias... run... checkpoints in Benghazi and in Derna...
"Smugglers and bandits are battling each other to control the flow of petrol, arms, drugs and people...
"Militias refuse to be integrated into a central security force...
"The so-called Libyan Shield, a parallel national force... operates at the request, rather than at the order, of the defence ministry....
"These militias ... reinforce a growing impression of a country of city-states...
John Brennan, boss of the Jihadis.
"If all civil servants who held senior jobs under the previous regime are ousted, the economy may grind even more rapidly to a halt.
"The central government’s impotence is illustrated by a visit to Tripoli’s national congress, which has lost physical control of the chamber where it is supposed to sit...
John Brennan, boss of the Jihadis.
"If all civil servants who held senior jobs under the previous regime are ousted, the economy may grind even more rapidly to a halt.
"The central government’s impotence is illustrated by a visit to Tripoli’s national congress, which has lost physical control of the chamber where it is supposed to sit...
"The lawmakers opt to hold sessions in a tent on the grounds of a local hotel."
Libya: The party and the hangover - Feb 21st 2013
Libya: The party and the hangover - Feb 21st 2013
Libya
Libya's Nightmarish Winter -CounterPunch
"Rigid enforcement of religious rules have many people terrified...
"The combination of government incompetence, the politics of revenge and the Islamist suspicion of any kind of secular governance means that the economy is in a downward spiral as well.
"Gaddafi’s huge infrastructure projects – including the largest irrigation project on the planet – have virtually all ground to a halt...
"So, if Western governments knew that the “revolution” would result in chaos and another Islamist state what could possibly make such a result worthwhile?
"Was it just oil? The West already had access to Libya’s oil but the proceeds went to Libya.
" What few people in Western countries realize is that it was Gaddafi’s African nationalism that really had them worried. Gaddafi – the so-called lunatic – was seriously messing with capitalism’s international institutions and threatening the US dollar as the global currency."
Libya's Nightmarish Winter - CounterPunch