The Arab World Braces for the Summer of Counter-Revolution  By
 |   Monday, April 25, 2011 Filed under: Culture and Society,
Politics  When the weather changes from Spring to Summer in the
MENA region, you feel it. The sun and heat shift into a
different gear and more often than not, the change comes on the
wind with the dust and sand making snakes along the highways.
Once that shift happens, there is no going back, Summer is
locked-in for next 5-6 months. In recent years Summers have been
the time of escape. Oil wealth in many countries allowed
citizens to bug-out for the maximum vacation time allowed during
this oppressive period.  Some towns in Libya, for example, were
known to look like ghost towns during this time. In the UAE, it
is the only time of year you can be assured of a smooth and easy
commute to work. In many parts of the Middle-East, the heat can
be so oppressive that you don’t even want to move around during
most hours between sunset and sundown. This is especially true
in the Gulf Region wh