Egyptian Stew

While major U.S. media focus on important stories like Lindsay Lohan, Der Spiegel is actually sending reporters out to interview players in the Egyptian political scene. Where Egypt goes, the rest of the Arab crescent is likely to go and this article, not to mention the recent election, is not particularly encouraging. It appears that between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists there will be a warm embrace of the 5th century in Egypt's future. Any chance we could consider energy independence for the U.S. so we don't have to deal with these folks?

www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,803500,00.html