RAVE: It Says It All - Arab Spring 'Eggs'

This cartoon I came across today really says it all:



It's brilliant.

The Arab Spring does seem to continue unabated as summer unfolds in the Maghreb and Middle East:

Tunisia: The proud birthplace of this 'Spring' continues to have its issues as its people try to reach their objectives against a stubborn ruling class. Power to the People.

Egypt: Mubarak was justly booted out - but now the people are back in the streets and in the iconic Tahrir Square demanding the Army follow through on its reform promises. As they rightly should demand. Power to the People.

Bahrain: The Saudis had to be called in to bail out the ruler, in what was a shocking display of  authoritarian muscle-flexing. But the people have won some concessions for now. Power to the People.

Yemen: A total mess for now, it must be said, but the 20-odd years regime was shook to the core and reforms are still on the cards in this poorest of Arab countries. Power to the People.

The other two remaing eggs yet to be fully broken:

Libya: The most 'testy' egg of all. Yes, the current conflict to 'aid the rebels' against Gaddafi may indeed be very cynical on the part of the United States, EU and Nato. Libya's oil reserves no doubt are key to all of their 'help'. But, nevertheless, Gaddafi's days do appear to be numbered and there is no denying that the Arab Spring 'flu' caught on here, regardless of geopolitics. Power to the People.

Syria: This egg needs to be broken. Assad, for all his preachings of being a 'reformer', has been brutal in his suppression of protests and killed hundreds of his people in the process. He is no democrat and it seems the bastard needs to go. I hope the Syrians are up for it. Power to the People.

The Moroccan king has been smart (not to mention scared?) enough to hastily call for reforms in order to ensure national unity, as did the government of Algeria to a lesser extent...for now. I have no doubt that the governments of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and even Iran continue to watch this Spring very nervously.

As ever, power to the peoples of the Arab Maghreb and Middle East. May their Spring continue, with all its many challenges and complexities.

Do you get my point?