"..... Edward Walker, a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt, said sectarian friction made many in the establishment wary of giving ground to demands for political freedoms and economic reforms. "They are a basically reviled minority, the Alawites, and if they lose power, if they succumb to popular revolution, they will be hanging from the lamp posts," he said. "They have absolutely no incentive to back off....."
Saturday, March 26, 2011
".... they will be hanging from the lamp posts,"
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