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2011-05-19 Africa North
Muslim Brotherhood party chooses Christian VP
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Posted by Steve White 2011-05-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ]  Top

#1 Meet Token, remember Token from South Park? This is another Token
Posted by anon1 2011-05-19 05:06||   2011-05-19 05:06|| Front Page Top

#2 A Short-Lived Token, I'm afraid. Some islamic hero will bump him off.
Posted by Bobby 2011-05-19 05:52||   2011-05-19 05:52|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm reminded of the Biafran War, where the nominal head of state of the mostly Moslem part of Nigeria was a christian too.
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-05-19 12:03||   2011-05-19 12:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Safety first. A strongman should pick a #2 who cannot possibly lead a successful revolt against him. And who he can safely blame in case something goes wrong.
Posted by James  2011-05-19 13:13|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com  2011-05-19 13:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Remember that one of Saddam's top guys was a Christian as well, the red-headed one. The point being, the religious minorities in the Muslim world will often work with the strongest Muslim party that will offer them protection.
Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-05-19 14:22||   2011-05-19 14:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Shieldwolf

The redhead Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri "King of Clubs" is Muslim, whereabouts unknown.

Gray haired Tariq Aziz, a Chaldean Catholic, is in the cooler for life.
Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2011-05-19 14:47||   2011-05-19 14:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Okay, wrong hair color. But I knew one of Saddam's inner circle was a Christian of some denomination.
Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-05-19 23:48||   2011-05-19 23:48|| Front Page Top

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