Robert Fisk on Arab timidity

[Matt Pico]

Robert Fisk had article in today's London Independent decrying Arab
passivity in the face of the likely Iraq war.  Here's his summary
of the gloomy facts:

  ...A million Britons marched in London, more than half a million

  Spaniards in Madrid; 200,000 in Paris and New York. And Cairo?

  Well, just 600 Egyptians turned up in their capital to protest 

  at America's forthcoming invasion of brotherly Iraq – surrounded 

  by 3,000 security police. By way of contrast – brave contrast –

  2,000 Israelis protested in Tel Aviv against the war....

Here's the link to the complete article:
http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=379380

Matt