Perhaps a time bomb has been planted under the thrones of Arab potentates - kings, emirs and presidents. While Iraq - an attempt to import democracy by force - is failing, the paradoxical conditions of an Arab democracy under Israeli occupation may be a threat that Arab rulers have not yet comprehended.
也许一颗定时炸弹已经被安置在了阿拉伯君主们——国王、酋长和总统们的权力宝座下。虽然伊拉克试图武力引进民主制的努力以失败告终，然而在以色列占领下阿拉伯民主制自相矛盾的状态也是阿拉伯统治者们还没有理解体会到的一个威胁。