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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

A Critical Time for Algeria

By Emily Boulter
Editor’s Note:  You will notice this article was published some months back, but I think it outlines so much of what is wrong with the Middle East and Muslim controlled nations; Middle East politics, oil, western dependence on that oil, middle eastern countries dependence on selling that oil, and Islam.  What everyone needs to be asking themselves are these two questions:  Does anyone truly believe that any of this will be resolved without seeing unprecedented massive worldwide violence?  Does anyone really believe that any of this would be happening if Islam didn’t exist?   
Over a two-month period Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika vanished from the country's political scene. He was reported to have suffered a mild stroke and travelled to France in order to receive medical care. His absence sparked rumors that the 76-year-old president had either passed way or was in a coma. There were widespread calls among opposition parties that Article 88 of the constitution should be invoked.
However on June 12, 2013 news footage appeared showing Bouteflika in the French hospital of Val-de-Grace discussing plans for the next cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah. On July 16, the president returned home to Algeria and it is reported that he will enjoy a "period of rest and recovery"……. This year Algeria has needed the aid of a decisive leadership, since it has been marred by a number of crises. On January 16, militants from the al-Qaeda splinter group Al Mulathameen or the Signed-In-Blood Battalion, led by the Algerian-born Mokhtar Belmokhtar attacked the remote gas plant of Tiguentourine near the municipality of In Amenas……To Read More…..

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