Doug Casey on Revolution in Egypt and Beyond

Interviewed by Louis James, Editor, International Speculator

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L: Doug, there are flames going up in the Middle East, something you've long said was in the cards, but it's not between Israel and its neighbors (click here to read Doug's last article on Egypt, in which he predicted social unrest). The revolutionary spirit sparked in Tunisia seems to have spread to Egypt, the largest Arab nation and a major U.S. ally, greatly destabilizing an already shaky region. The whole world suddenly seems in greater peril. What do you make of this?

Doug: Well, I think it's about time – in fact, way past time. Revolution in the Middle East is long overdue.

L: [Chokes on tea, starts mopping keyboard with napkin.] Care to elaborate?

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