In recent years, Mr al-Shareef had defended the legitimacy of violence against regimes that purported to be Muslim but were not zealous enough to deservethename.
Only six countries out of 43 then recognised as nation states had something that began to deservethename, and even there the suffrage was invariably limited, with some men and all women excluded.
Whatever name you think they deserve, the fact is they are inveterate opportunists who in recent weeks have been swimming against the tide, buying into certain sectors they believe will reap bountiful gains.