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in response to reader comment: Mubarak's theft of Egytian cash

Submitted by morris wise (United States), Feb 22, 2011 at 16:00

It would be disastrous for world economies if the Arab poor were allowed a greater share of oil profits. Once given a piece of the pie they would want it all. Auto owners could not afford to pay the higher fuel prices. Millions of abandoned vehicles would litter the streets.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Moral Dilemma [48 words]morris wiseFeb 26, 2011 11:34182989
He Will Not Go Homeless [45 words]morris wiseFeb 22, 2011 20:32182893
Arabs Want A Pay Raise [48 words]morris wiseFeb 19, 2011 10:02182827
New Fuhrer In Egypt [60 words]morris wiseFeb 18, 2011 10:53182800
Infidels Needed [51 words]morris wiseFeb 17, 2011 15:38182781
Donations Are Needed [50 words]morris wiseFeb 16, 2011 11:45182747
Mubarak And Madoff [68 words]morris wiseFeb 14, 2011 09:04182654
I disagree [1546 words]Professor Francisco Gill-WhiteFeb 8, 2011 00:28182415
turmoil in Egypt [107 words]IsaacFeb 6, 2011 10:42182362
New King Solomon [50 words]morris wiseFeb 14, 2011 19:11182362
Mubarak's theft of Egytian cash [101 words]Kim BruceFeb 5, 2011 23:19182348
Do Not Share Your Goodies [50 words]morris wiseFeb 22, 2011 16:00182348
Canes For The Aged [78 words]morris wiseMar 1, 2011 17:16182348
1WITH FRIENDS LIKE BARACK OBAMA, ONE DOESN'T NEED ENEMIES [180 words]Ilene RichmanFeb 5, 2011 11:04182317
1"Road Map" to Disaster [482 words]Jules PostenFeb 3, 2011 17:49182240
Six Months Later and Counting [361 words]Jules PostenSep 10, 2011 19:51182240
Turkish PM Erdogan talks the talk, but does not walk the walk [78 words]AKP Must GoFeb 3, 2011 12:36182231
What about Israel? [85 words]AnonFeb 3, 2011 01:04182221
Three Points and a Scenario [227 words]Jay1Feb 2, 2011 23:27182220
3The turmoil belongs to the liberal and confused man in the white House [246 words]NuritGFeb 2, 2011 18:42182213
2Analysis on the Egyptian Uprising [427 words]Imad Al-SukkariFeb 2, 2011 11:30182206
3What kind of 'Change' - in 'oppressive apartheid Arab world?' - would be a good one? [1114 words]DianaFeb 5, 2011 20:28182206
Response to my post [451 words]Imad Al-SukkariFeb 5, 2011 23:41182206
Arab racist "apartheid" sur [281 words]DianaFeb 7, 2011 21:12182206
Israel = the only true democracy in the Middle East [so far, 2011] [745 words]DianaFeb 7, 2011 21:32182206
2Don't use labels [229 words]Imad Al-SukkariFeb 8, 2011 18:44182206
Take The Money [40 words]morris wiseFeb 16, 2011 15:53182206
Obama's Big Blunder [26 words]TedFeb 2, 2011 08:46182204
11The flag of the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt [174 words]dhimmi no moreFeb 2, 2011 07:02182203
1exactly who is the donor in Doner Kebab???? [153 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanFeb 5, 2011 00:59182203
5The amazing islam [221 words]dhimmi no moreFeb 6, 2011 06:44182203
Holy Neck Slitting!!! [139 words]JaladhiFeb 7, 2011 16:51182203
Elaborate [17 words]Helene W. ZadokFeb 2, 2011 00:26182199
4If we are not too careful, the Islamists will be dancing in the street… [157 words]BAFeb 1, 2011 19:33182190
Whither Egypt [100 words]Rick JonesFeb 1, 2011 16:19182188
As Egypt Goes- So Too Does All of Islam [200 words]M. ToveyFeb 1, 2011 13:32182185
1"siding with the Islamists" [47 words]David LFeb 1, 2011 12:25182184
2President Obama's wrong message [148 words]shimshon issakiFeb 1, 2011 11:53182183
1Egypt [145 words]moFeb 3, 2011 17:25182183
Turmoil in Egypt, Caused by the Muslim Brotherhood, they aren't fooling us. [50 words]AnneFeb 1, 2011 08:30182182
Looking from a different lens [346 words]Jack SmithFeb 1, 2011 08:10182181
politics [49 words]HowardFeb 1, 2011 07:30182178
1TURMOIL IN EGYPT AND MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA [69 words]Balarabe AbbaFeb 1, 2011 06:56182176
Deception [82 words]moFeb 3, 2011 17:10182176
GUIDED DEMOCRACY [44 words]PAUL JEFFERYFeb 1, 2011 06:40182174
4myopia or something more sinister? [152 words]Gamaliel IsaacFeb 1, 2011 06:23182173
Deception [137 words]moFeb 3, 2011 16:59182173
He supported Shariah [117 words]GamalielFeb 5, 2011 14:16182173
Deception [975 words]moFeb 6, 2011 04:54182173
Deception [975 words]moFeb 8, 2011 13:41182173
clear headed [6 words]Herzl HefterFeb 1, 2011 02:30182172
Egyptian Army [72 words]Dan EldarFeb 1, 2011 02:29182170
5What about Sinai? [28 words]PTFeb 1, 2011 02:17182169
Not many days are gone [72 words]MansoorFeb 1, 2011 02:08182168
2How come one billion muslims are subjugated by the west? [211 words]GopalFeb 2, 2011 23:03182168
1reflection needs a mirror [161 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanFeb 4, 2011 19:41182168
Don't spoil a good analysis [74 words]Mike BergerFeb 1, 2011 01:45182167
Something novel in this unrest [311 words]GopalFeb 1, 2011 01:36182166
i know this isnt top priority, [22 words]gemFeb 3, 2011 23:32182166
Comment [39 words]Dan B in MiamiFeb 1, 2011 01:21182165
Iran and Egypt [64 words]shahin S.Feb 1, 2011 00:45182164

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