Indeed, some activists are already back in Tahrir Square demonstrating against such an incongruous yet possible alliance.

Perhaps the most incongruous presence was Gen. Victor Stanculescu, a favorite of the Ceausescu s who only days before had reportedly organized their evacuation from the rooftop of the Central Committee.

Such arrangements are incongruous to the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for two reasons. First, the Millennium Development Goals require focus on poverty reduction and social development strategies and well coordinated, unified planning and implementation mechanisms.

Some commentators draw an incongruous parallel between rocket and mortar attacks by Palestinian militants in Gaza against Israelis and the less lethal but very strident physical efforts of Israeli disengagement opponents to impede the implementation of that decision.