Exciting and historic as the events in Egypt have been… there is no certainty that there will be a happy ending to the story. The military is now running the country and has made promises of elections in 6 months. Let’s wait and see.

Meanwhile other leaders in the notoriously undemocratic Middle East are getting worried. The cartoon above paints a scene that authorities in Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and elsewhere would not like to see.

Who do you think deserves Aladdin’s lamp next?  (cartoon by KAL)