The Struggle for Self-Determination in the Arab World: The Alliance between Arab Dictators and Global Capital part2 http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=23050

Mainstream Arab societies must recognize this process of financial manipulation and cut the economic strings that shore up the Arab regimes. The U.S. and E.U. imposed economic agreements, which amount to exploitation and theft, must be nullified. Political power should not be subordinated to economic power. In this context, institutional democracy should also be kept in mind. Otherwise, the same aftermath as 1848 will repeat itself as the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring.