Sunday, March 20, 2005
The democratic domino effect
These aren't the best of times for the world's dictators. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are all making strong moves towards democracy, Lebanese protesters are forcing Syrian forces out of their country, and the Palestinians even managed a sane election...and that's just in the middle east. The Ukranian and Georgian people both resisted fraudulent elections, and that example has now spread to Kyrgyztan.
To those not up to date on the wildly shifting geography of today's world, here's a map of the country.
These aren't the best of times for the world's dictators. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are all making strong moves towards democracy, Lebanese protesters are forcing Syrian forces out of their country, and the Palestinians even managed a sane election...and that's just in the middle east. The Ukranian and Georgian people both resisted fraudulent elections, and that example has now spread to Kyrgyztan.
To those not up to date on the wildly shifting geography of today's world, here's a map of the country.
