Islamic transition of power via murders

Submitted by Prashant (United States), May 28, 2011 at 11:34

Dear Dr Pipes:

Your reader Yuval Brandstetter correctly states that transition of power by killing and revenge has been the standard way to change governments in many Islamic countries. That is probably why that in some wierd way I am praying that Egypt does not try Hosni Mubarak and sentences him to die.

Change must come in Islamic societies. Even if Mubarak is guilty of the things he is accused of, sentencing him to die will continue the tradition and forgiving him will bring the change that we so much need. I wish Gaddafi, Mubarak, ben-Ali die a natural death in some remote house arrest but are not killed.

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