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WCGreen

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:18 PM
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What's wrong with this picture...

Edited on Wed Feb-02-11 05:20 PM by WCGreen

Tweety talking to Queen Noor of Jordon discussing democracy in the middle east...

I was thinking of the dark night Noir...

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Drum

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:18 PM
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1. self-delete nt

Edited on Wed Feb-02-11 05:29 PM by Drum

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Cali_Democrat

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:19 PM
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2. Nothing

The corporate media is opposed to Democracy in the Middle East and they are acting accordingly.

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spanone

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:20 PM
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3. there was a serious twist of irony there.....her hubby just fired his government....

he's a smart guy....saw the writing on the wall

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Make7

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:23 PM
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5. Really? Didn't he die in 1999? ( n/t )

Edited on Wed Feb-02-11 05:24 PM by Make7

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JuniperLea

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:25 PM
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7. Nope... alive and kicking...

http://www.newser.com/story/111021/jordans-king-fires-cabinet-after-protests.html

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pnwmom

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:32 PM
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13. No, her husband died and was replaced by his son.

Edited on Wed Feb-02-11 05:34 PM by pnwmom

Or was it his brother? I don't remember, but whoever it is has a wife who is the primary queen.

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DCKit

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:33 PM
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14. You know I love you, but the current king is her step-son by another of the wives. nt

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cynatnite

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:34 PM
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17. I thought he was actually her son. Thanks for the clarification. n/t

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JuniperLea

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:46 PM
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20. Ha! He looked too old in the picture noted with the story...

about the cabinet being fired.

They must have an odd hierarchy... I can't imagine the King of any country allowing his mother to be Queen... seems, icky.

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Make7

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:50 PM
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21. Queen Rania is the current Queen of Jordan. ( n/t )

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emilyg

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Wed Feb-02-11 07:27 PM
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34. He came back to life?

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sufrommich

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:31 PM
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12. You might be thinking of his father. nt

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spanone

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:09 PM
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28. you are correct....the current king fired his gov...

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monmouth

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:27 PM
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8. Always liked him for his generosity when POTUS was running for

President and Condi was screwing with him about a transport to the plane. He picked up the candidate in his SUV and dropped him right off at the steps to the plane. It's good to be king...

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cynatnite

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:28 PM
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10. Her husband died...

You are talking about her son that fired his government.

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spanone

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:10 PM
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29. i was momentarily confused....

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:21 PM
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4. The question is...

Is there any democracy in the middle east?

:shrug:

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Angry Dragon

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:30 PM
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11. Iran was a democracy up until 1953

when the CIA stepped in and dismantled it.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:33 PM
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15. Thanks!

I'm afraid my knowledge of middle eastern history is sadly lacking.

:hi:

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BlueCheese

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:36 PM
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18. Israel

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Wed Feb-02-11 07:30 PM
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36. I was being facetious...

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JuniperLea

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:24 PM
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6. Well, Tweety speaking to human being is just wrong...

Edited on Wed Feb-02-11 05:25 PM by JuniperLea

In this case he could easily step right in it... her husband just fired his cabinet... I'm hoping this is a very good sign... and I hope Tweety didn't piss her off.

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sufrommich

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:27 PM
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9. Queen Noor is hardly an anti democratic force in the Middle East. nt

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WCGreen

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:34 PM
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16. But Jordon is not a democratically organized Kingdom.

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sufrommich

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:38 PM
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19. I didn't say it was. It's also not a autocratic kingdom.nt

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WCGreen

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:03 PM
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22. She of course is not against democracy...

Just not in her country.

You can call it all you want but what she represents is anti-democratic when one group of people can retain power without the concent of the other people...

It's not like Britian.

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WCGreen

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:03 PM
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23. She of course is not against democracy...

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Blue-Jay

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:06 PM
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24. I don't know. What do YOU think is wrong with it?

I'm stumped.

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WCGreen

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:06 PM
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25. A queen talking about expanding democracy on other countries...

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JoePhilly

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:08 PM
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26. Doesn't England have a Queen?

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WCGreen

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:21 PM
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31. There is no comparison between

a ceremonial royalty and a royalty that can dissolve Parliament at anytime, declare martial law or fire the prime minister...

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JoePhilly

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:48 PM
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33. Try to recall that at one time, the King and Queen of England could do exactly that.

My point is that we can not expect every (any) country to jump directly to Jeffersonian democracy.

In some countries, a king and queen who are pro-democracy will be far better for the people than an "elected ruler" who will allow the majority to murder the minority.

As our own history shows relative to slavery, the majority rule of "democracy" does not always lead to fair outcomes.

There is no single path. Our founders owned slaves, and a "queen" can call for democracy.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:08 PM
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27. Well she ironically, might be a good bridge if her hubby is to survive

She did grow up in the US after all.

And there are many problems but hey.

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WCGreen

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:19 PM
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30. Her son is the king....

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nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:23 PM
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32. Why I said bridges

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emilyg

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Wed Feb-02-11 07:29 PM
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35. Hubby is still dead.

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