Western “reform” card in the Muslim World
The “elections” charade has been implemented by the US in the Muslim World for decades to maintain its vassals in power. In any case, it is not the tactical process that the people of the region must pay attention to, but the strategic principles of the US designed “reform” project aimed at stalling the uprisings in the Middle East. When examining the “elections” game orchestrated by Western powers, it is necessary to look at whether or not a particular regime has domestic legitimacy. Even though the Saudi regime announced a “reform” program in 2011 that would allow women to vote in the powerless municipal councils in 2015, it still does not change the fact that the monarchical regime is, from the Islamic point of view illegitimate and is able to stay in power primarily due to foreign imperialist support. The same principle applies to all other Western backed systems that have only marginal internal support. They are in power because of external backing.[ed notes;click link for whole article...