Do you think Walt is pulling your leg when he suggests that fundamentalist Muslims want to spread Sharia law throughout the world? Not just the Islamic countries, but everywhere? It's the truth.
Do you think the revolution -- not too strong a word -- in Egypt is all about democracy? Do you doubt that the Muslim Brotherhood is taking over the popular protests against the secular Mubarak regime? That's the truth too.
The Egyptians in revolt are asking for more freedom, but they also want the death penalty for apostates and adulterers. Those are the results of a survey conducted in Egypt and in six other Muslim countries -- countries where Islam is the majority religion -- by the Washington-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, the world leader for research in this field.
Much of the Egyptian population that in recent days has rebelled against the autocratic regime of Hosni Mubarak says that it prefers democracy to any other form of government.
At the same time, however, and by an overwhelming majority, they want those who commit adultery to be stoned, thieves to have their hands cut off, and those who abandon the Muslim religion -- especially those who convert to Christianity -- to be put to death.
Perhaps that is why President Obama [who we know for sure is not a Muslim. ed.] has been so reluctant to join in the demand that Mubarak resign immediately. Until yesterday.
Now America and the rest of the West seem to be wavering. Maybe Mubarak should go -- with dignity of course, but above all, quickly -- so a popular Islamic government can be put in place. Along with Sharia law. Just like in Iran.
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