Micromanaging the Muslim World or Rhetorical Lip Service?

As we observe the current events in the Muslim World we can only wonder: What is going on?

The middle east has descended into turmoil (again) just as described in Matthew 24 -  "And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." (v. 6)

This past Monday, December 3, 2012, President Obama warned Syria's Assad while pledging to support The Opposition that (a War that started on 15 March 2011) "the use of chemical weapons will be totally unacceptable"...1.

Today, Wednesday, December 5, 2012, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton called for respectful dialogue between Morsi Government (Mursi - you never know which spelling is right) and the militants and protesters that have taken to the streets again in impressive numbers (defying the new Muslim Brotherhood Regime). 2.

I see the lips moving and I hear the voices; yet, I'm not convinced that what is being said is really intended, - something sounds hollow.  

Hegemony?  Nation Building?

Are we running the world now?

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Published on Dec 3, 2012 by AssociatedPress

President Barack Obama warned Syria on Monday that the use of chemical weapons would be "totally unacceptable." U.S. officials said intelligence had detected Syrian movement of chemical weapons components in recent days. (Dec. 3)


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Clinton says urgent need for dialogue in Egypt




By Claire Davenport

BRUSSELS | Wed Dec 5, 2012 9:27am EST

(Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Egyptians on Wednesday to discuss their differences over a new constitution, saying there was an urgent need for dialogue.

"The upheaval we are seeing now once again in the streets of Cairo and other cities indicates that dialogue is urgently needed," Clinton told a news conference after a NATO meeting in Brussels.

She called for "respectful exchanges of views and concerns among Egyptians themselves about the constitutional process and the substance of the constitution" and said it was important that the courts were allowed to function.

Opposition groups have accused Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi of making a dictatorial power grab to push through a constitution drafted by an assembly dominated by his supporters.

In Cairo on Tuesday, police battled thousands of protesters angered by Mursi's drive to hold a referendum on the new constitution on December 15.

Clinton said Egyptians deserved a constitution that protected the rights of everyone, "men and women, Muslim and Christian, and ensures Egypt will uphold all of its international obligations."

She called for a constitutional process that was "open, transparent and fair and does not unduly favor one group over any other."

(Additional reporting by David Brunnstrom; editing by Adrian Croft)

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