Police, Not Islam, Obstructs Democracy? NY Times

The New York Times has discovered the greatest imepediment to democracy in the Middle East, and it's not Islam. It's heavy handed police.

And, of course, it's Bush's fault: "Although the Bush administration has cited the need for democratic change in the Middle East as a reason for going to war in Iraq, the threat of instability on Jordan's border may actually be restricting democratic freedoms there."

It seems to be another case of Bush Derangement Syndrome.