Egyptian protesters call for millions to march in Cairo

[JCMach1]

Source: Globe and Mail

...Several protest groups have called for a “million-man march” to take place Tuesday in downtown Cairo, the scene of the first such march in January. The success of the day’s march may well determine the next move the military authorities will make and, with that, the future of Egypt’s electoral process.

Popular fury has grown in the past week over the military-backed government’s recent announcement that the new constitution, to be drafted after a parliament is chosen, would have to respect military privileges. Specifically, the Supreme Council would enjoy the right to approve or veto any legislation that had a direct bearing on the country’s military...

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/egyptian-protesters-call-for-millions-to-march-in-cairo/article2243434/

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Things are really getting crazy again in Egypt. Today is likely to be a watershed.

[Kaleko]

1. Big K & R.

[lunatica]

2. Good luck to them. They know the world is watching

And so are the military in other countries.

[dipsydoodle]

3. 30,000 back in the square an hour ago

Blog updates here : http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/nov/22/egypt-syria

[maddezmom]

4. the live shots looks like a lot more to me

;)

[dipsydoodle]

5. that was at 3.04 GMT - AP's figure on blog link

I think Egypt is GMT + 2 hours.

Did see you the other bit about the three arrested US students?

We've got it live now on BBC TV News and they're saying 100,000.

[maddezmom]

6. just caught a blurb on TV, will go look now

:hi:

[maddezmom]

7. 100, 000 sounds about right. Just took a look about the students

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/3-americans-arrested-in-cairo/

looks like there seems to be some confusion whether or not they have seen anyone from the embassy.

[dipsydoodle]

8. Military have now agreed

that next weeks elections will go ahead, agovernment of national unity will be formed and Presidentil elections will be held next June.

That is only a few minutes old.

Edit to add.........:hi: