Egypt protests: Police disperse Cairo crowds

[nadinbrzezinski]

Source: BBC

Thousands of people had joined the protests in Cairo, inspired by the uprising in Tunisia and vowing to stay in place until the government fell.

At least three people are reported to have been killed during Tuesday's "day of revolt" across the country.

The US has urged the government to be "responsive to the aspirations of the Egyptian people".

Protests are uncommon in Egypt, which President Hosni Mubarak has ruled since 1981, tolerating little dissent.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12283623

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just updated at the BBC... tomorrow will be all but amusing. I wonder how many regional powers are going on alert and I am positive POTUS got an update after the SOTU. This is getting quite hot regionally and we must ask... who is next?

[Alamuti Lotus]

1. "O Mubarak! O Mubarak! Saudi Arabia is waiting for you!"

-today's protestors

And the Muslim Brotherhood, alleged political "opposition", has been sitting the revolt out; good, they're unecessary and are just as historically complicit in supporting US/Saudi/Israeli interests in the region.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. I know I should not laugh

but I suspect London will be more to his liking.

[Hardrada]

3. OK. Isn't this what the neocons wanted? Popular support for

democratic governments in that part of the world (or anywhere?.) One person, one vote..that sort of thing? They are getting it now in spades. Should we give them a call and ask if they are happy to have their desires gratified?

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. only if we got to define it

somehow I don't think it is. Otherwise our 24 hour nooz would be all over it. Otherwise we peasants may get ideas.

[Hardrada]

5. The Brits seem to be getting this too.

I am at a loss for our own national lethargy and also do not know how things will break if our own populace rises. I suspect,as some have mentioned, a disintegrating USSR syndrome. NO, our "news" will not cover this save for the BBC reports I get on PBS.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Protests are, from memory

Somalia, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Portugal, France and England. It is going to get here...as to the end of empire it is comming and disintegration is very possible. Listen to Ryan's response and parse it. I might not like his philosophy but his dark vision of end of Empire was there, in code. Now first Foreign Affairs last year and now Foreign Policy this month are running articles on this. The intellectual right has seen the proverbial writing.

[Hardrada]

11. Patrick Buchanan has been saying this for ages.

I disagree with his domestic views but he is right on the drawbacks of the neocon approach to Weltpolitik.

[snot]

7. +1

[Catherina]

8. Starting again now. Thousands are already in the streets per the tweets

sweethabibi RT @hysharara: RT @CaireneGirl everything will resume all over Egypt at 9am today. We will not go without a fight. #Jan25 #Egypt #Tahrir #Cairo

Ghafari RT @ianinegypt: This morning's police presence downtown isn't as tight... We'll see what today brings. #jan25 #Egypt

Twitter is blocked BUT here's a message from Egyptian youth. Apparently they were prepared. I found relays all over the place.

Ehsanity RT @hannam6: #Jan25, the word "block" bears no value to the tech savie beasts that are the egyptian youth....hello EGYPTIAN TWEETERS

And this one, best of ALL!

BreathingPsyAir RT @stand4haq: RT @Khan_Zubair Reports of Security forces in Alexandria joining protestors and removing uniform despite orders to shoot. #Egypt #Jan25

[dipsydoodle]

13. Last night

the Security Forces had back up. Tim Marshall of Sky News stayed on after most of the foreign journalists had left the scene. He reported that the Security Forces had a line of at least 100 youths in plain clothes armed with clubs ready for use against the crowd.

[OKDem08]

9. I hope Saudi Arabia is next

[Catherina]

10. That would be glorious. n/t

[dipsydoodle]

12. Egypt protests: Ban on anti-government demonstrations

Egypt has banned street protests, one day after thousands of people joined a "day of revolt" against the government of President Hosni Mubarak.

Public gatherings, protests and marches are all now prohibited, the country's official news agency reports.

Anyone joining in unauthorised action will be detained and prosecuted, the interior ministry said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12283849