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On air at 1700 GMT: The future of the Arab Spring

| Friday, 4 April 2011 | 16:00 - 20:00 GMT

Hi there. We're a quarter of the way through another four-show Friday. Here's the rundown for the next three...

1500GMT ON 成人论坛 TV: THE FUTURE OF THE ARAB SPRING
In no particular order we'll consider:

- if NATO is experiencing 'mission creep' and if that's a problem if it does occur

- if more should be done to help civilians in Misrata, and if so what

- if the thousands of Syrians in Deraa currently calling for Pres Assad to go, need to accept that he's publicly committed to reform and allow him the chance to deliver on those commitments.

- whether the protestors in Bahrain have lost momentum because of an alleged recent crackdown

ON AIR AT 17&18GMT ON 成人论坛 RADIO: TBC...
...we'll decide this in the next hour or so (suggestions still welcome....). Keep an eye on the blog, but it's difficult to see us going too far beyond Syria. Libya and Bahrain.

WHYS EXTRA AT 1830GMT ON 成人论坛 TV
If you haven't seen it before, this show is short and sharp (it comes in at 8 minutes) and features some of your calls that we can't fit into the main TV edition.

And that is probably enough editions of WHYS for one day. Certainly enough for me (much as I enjoy talking with you all). Many more and I start reciting the text number involuntarily.

Enjoy the long weekend if you're in a part of the world where there are holidays. I'll be on 成人论坛 World News TV from 0500GMT on Saturday if you'd like to keep me company.

Cheers, Ros

Your comments

  1. Comment sent via SMS

    Anbes, Ethiopia It鈥檚 about time for all dictators in the Arab world to leave power.

  2. Comment sent via Twitter

    @成人论坛_WHYS we all know what we have to do to bring peace to the Middle East and the rest of the world, but out Egos will not allow us to.

  3. Comment sent via SMS

    Syrian protest is a handiwork of America to give Isreal offer hand in the Midle East -Adam kaduna Nigeria

  4. Comment sent via SMS

    The Arab revolution in Egypt and Tunisia is different from what鈥檚 happening in Libya right now. So there is nothing wrong in asking for international hel

  5. Comment sent via SMS

    Americans and Nato knew there reasons of invading Libya.they never kept peace anywhere in d world.G NIGERIA

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    @成人论坛_WHYS How could a country like Syria be under state of emergency for decades?

  7. Comment sent via SMS

    This is a generation of those who wn鈥檛 keep quiet to mediocrity and wn鈥檛 let it produce an inferno. At all cost, am happy change has come. Samuel. Nigeria.

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    I HAIL THE SYRIANS WHO ARE ON THE STREETS. I HAIL THEM FOR THEIR BRAVERY. WE MUST ALL JOIN HANDS TO PUT AN END TO BRUTAL LEADERS! - SOLOMON OKOCHA (NIGERIA).

  9. Comment sent via SMS

    Drone development is more preferable and supportive,Infacts its very sad and unacceptable by watching Gaddafi and his family slaughtering the people ofhis own soil.and still have right to celebrate around tripoli. john from pakistan.

  10. Comment sent via SMS

    Shame on the Arab World, they are still dependent not independent, Adams, Nigeria.

  11. Comment sent via Twitter

    @成人论坛_WHYS Yemen and Bahrain are both US allies and US will do everything to protect their interests.

  12. Comment sent via SMS

    NATO is failing in libya,the earlier they left the better for them.shehu aware,kano,nigeria

  13. Comment sent via SMS

    Usa is biggest terorist in the world..! Israil took military action against 3 years ago,. In lebanan many many people killed...!what america did...?where human right....! Muzzammil Sri lankan

  14. Comment sent via SMS

    The Syrian regime has provoked the syrian youth to be ardent cynical. And when politically sophisticated public with high political efficacy become cynical they wont stop unless the hierarchies of such a regime break down.

  15. Comment sent via SMS

    Libyan armed rebels are the biggest loosers. Unlike peaceful demos by other countries in middle east. The west support is only for their own gains aleem new zealand