Thursday, February 10, 2011

Who will win in Egypt?

We all love the sight of People Power. The ousters of Ferdinand Marcos and Nicolae Ceascescu were joys to behold. But not all dictatorships are so easily seen off. The Cedar Revolution in Lebanon failed, as Hezbollah and Syria merely tightened their grip on the fragile democracy. And the only thing Twitter did for the opposition in Iran was to let us follow their defeat in real time. Here's hoping for a peaceful transfer to a democratic government in the Arab countries currently on the boil. But...