In some distant past, the Assyrian Empire was divided into Syria and Assyria by the Romans. So you could say that some partial populations adopted the Arab identity and some [who call themselves Assyrians] did not. Thats hardly surprisingly. Even in India, we have some people like the Chaus who maintain an Arab identity [apart from all the other Arab communities] but no one who maintains a Hun identity [the Gujjars are technically migrants from Hun lands]. And many settled at the invitation of local non-Arabs or non-Muslims Similarly we have Parsi communities in India who are Zoroastrians and don't identify with Iranians, even though Iranians don't identify with Arabs, etc. Hence my definition of Arab as a culture rather than an ethnicity. You forget, there is a vast history of trade in the East which precedes the USA. We will see what happens - one thing you can depend on, in Eastern societies is that they don't live in the present and hence understand the importance of maintaining societies that will coexist for the future. But no one knows what will happen. Possibly China Russia or India will not pay gazillions to ensure safe trade lanes. But perhaps, they will not need to. You might want to take a look at how they do trade now, between each other.
Sorry, its my fault for allowing him to derail the topic into the "evil Arabs/Muslims" etc. But I can't tolerate all the BS. I'll stop now.
. where's the 4) ? and 5)? it's rude to stop their aha, you can't know what will happen, so, the USA is the "saviour" of the world? or something like that? and without it, we will all get lost and destruction will full upon us? hmm, lmao :m:
Back on topic. Is it true that Mubarak's son and his family have fled Egypt? Or just rumour? Also, the Egyptian army is not sympathetic to the people, unlike the Tunisian army. So how are they treating the people?
i think it's just a rumour. I have noo idea, also, it's not the soliders decision to choose to fight or not, but their general is who order them, and they can never deny an order, that's the military. anyway, did they send army? i didnt see them, but i sa the bob police, means those police that have that cover on their heads and throwt he gas bombs and etc...
They seem to be and its spreading to other countries in the region: [yes I know its FPM but conservatives are more likely to report details on what is happening in these states, the democrats seem to be unsure whether to support their allies or support the revolution] Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The Big Picture is on the ball http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/01/protest_spreads_in_the_middle.html Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
There are now protests in Yemen as well. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/middleeast/28yemen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Muslim Brotherhood has decided to join the protests in Egypt. As the biggest opposition group, and the most organised, this now makes for a turning point in the uprising. So far, the military has kept out of it, but with the MB popping in, all bets are off Helena Cobban has summarised it pretty well http://justworldnews.org/archives/004132.html
Egypte: yupe, pretty sure not gonna stop intill they kick their dictator's ass. Jordan: Loading (already many many protestations even after the cut with 50% in prices and etc...) Yeman: Loading (also protestations) Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
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Do you know what's really interesting? Tea Party idiots take note: no guns were required to overthrow the government in Tunisia (and probably Egypt by the time this is over). But they do need the internet.
Romans?? and when might this have been? Link The assyrians are who they are, it was their refusal to accept islam which led to them being separated from the rest of the population and persecuted.
A possible interesting link for any who can speak Arabic, a live feed from Egypt. (I don't understand the lingo) http://www.vgtv.no/#id=36771
They were separated by the Romans: and: They have lived in various parts of the Middle East for thousands of years, don't forget that modern day names of states do not correspond to ancient empires: They were massacred in Turkey by the Young Turks, who were atheist, not Muslims. And in Iraq due to the same political climate that caused the naqba, except that unlike the Jews, the Iraqis were all natives and unlike the Palestinians, the Assyrians were unable to get asylum probably because they were seen as both, pro-British and secessionists: Like Parsis and Orthodox Jews, they are an ethnocentric people who don't assimilate or intermarry. Assyrian nationalism is a very modern phenomenon, nineteenth century. There are more Arab Christians in the world than there are Jews and most of them have immigrated in the post colonial period. It seems to me that they seem far less safe under secular puppet dictators than they have been for the last 1400 years. What I find fascinating is that if they want an Assyrian nation based on their race and ethnicity, why are they practising Christianity? Why not the Assyrian religion, Ashurism? Most of the people who harken back to tribe generally stick to their tribal gods, even if they dress them up differently. Why was Ashurism wiped out after 4 centuries of Christianity? If they were able to resist Islam for 1400 years, why didn't they resist conversion to Christianity? What is even more fascinating is that while I can understand the post colonial desires of Britain and France to control the Balkanisation of the Middle East, how the frick did Americans wind up with the job of defending ethnocentric groups with aspirations for tribal states? Why aren't you campaigning for the Cherokee nation? The Iroquois nation? There is plenty of tribalism to find at home, isn't there? sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyro-Babylonian_religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Assyrian_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_Genocide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria_(Roman_province) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_homeland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_diaspora http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrians_in_Syria
Can you find any quotes in all those links that back your claim that the romans divided assyrians from syrians (specifics, dates??)[you realize the Achaemenids were persian right?]? It looks like a text wall of fail so far. Oh and now that you have come with a new accusation "the atheist young turks massacred assyrians" you need to provide a link that demonstrates this, I don't see anything in what you posted.
I think you better get a grip on reality, the Mid East has been the property of the West since the time of Alexander the Greats empire. Dictatorships in the Middle East rely on various forms of Western aid, and take Western direction in return. Yet even the imperialist dogs in the streets of the West can see the decayof these repressive regimes. If the West continues to support them, then Western interests may well be eclipsed when these regimes fall. And many Western governments now recognize that such falls are inevitable. But if the West abandons them they will fall all the quicker. And with no guarantee that West’s interests won’t carry the blame for the previous tyrannies longevity. This dilemma induce a state of inertia into Western policy making, the term ‘Democracy’ will appear repeatedly in every Foreign policy briefing. The support for Middle Eastern dictatorships will continue to be the actual policy of every Western government. Business as usual, I hope you understand that the Mid East like East Europe are vassal states of the West.