"Egypt unrest: Alert as mass protests loom". And Egypt apparently 'going dark'!

[sabrina 1]

You can follow developments regarding the protests on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23egypt here. It's hard to tell where everyone is posting from but in earlier tweets today people were posting instructions on ways to get around the government's block.

Several commenters are saying now that the Internet is being blocked ~ but the twitter feed is still going and it's not clear where they tweets are coming from.

Al Jazeera reporter apparently confirming that the Internet has been blocked in several cities:

@Dima_Khatib
Dima Khatib أنا ديمة
Al Jazeera correspondent is confirming that internet is down in Cairo and other cities of #Egypt #Jan25

Some tweets are expressing concerns that Government troops are going to become violent against the protestors and are asking for help from other countries to dissuade the Government from doing so.

More and more people saying that the Egypt is cutting off all access to the Internet.

Video posted in this tweet which is apparently graphic, shows the police shooting a protestor. I have not watched it.

@habibh
Habib Haddad
Egypt gets its Tiananmen square moment. Man bravely stands in front of armored vehicle! Must watch! http://mar.gy/DGJh #Jan25

Egypt unrest: Alert as mass protests loom

The protest organisers have urged people to come out in force, stressing that the religion of protesters is not relevant.

Late on Thursday, the Facebook and Twitter social websites had been disrupted along with mobile phone messaging, followed by loss of many internet services.

One internet user in Cairo, who wanted to remain anonymous, told the BBC the 3G was not working and SMS messages were not being received.

He said: "Tomorrow's protest may exceed Tuesday's numbers, and I think tension will be high. People are trying to stay safe and are moving around in groups."

These protests are expected to be the biggest yet, the article says. Elbarazei is in Egypt and has asked the Government to refrain from any violence against the protestors.

History is being made right now. Many people fear that Egypt may be repeat what happened in Tiananmen Square.

Now more people expressing fear that there will be a massacre with Egypt cut off from the world:

uruknet uruknet
by bishoyh
RT @Alshaheeed I am not exagerating:A massacre in #Egypt is about to take place if the world doesn't interfere #Jan25 http://apne.ws/eEC1I5

It would be very foolish of Mubarak to do such a thing. I can't imagine what could be gained from it.

This is reminding me of what happened in Mianmar/Burma. When the government cut off all communication with the outside world. We are talking about a dictatorship, so anything is possible, sadly.

PleasureNtsime Pleasure Ntsime
RT @Ghonim: Pray for #Egypt. Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against (cont) http://tl.gd/8ebqbg

Editing to add this Face Book plea which I saw earlier tweeted by the blogger. The FB post seems to be from two days ago, but the blogger tweeted it again today:

Egypt Gone Silent

Jan 25 Live

EGYPT has gone silent. And there is a credible threat by government thugs. We could wake up to a massacre. PLEASE urge the State Department to take action now. PLEASE FORWARD The government is asleep, and there's no way to get a hold of the white house, no switch board to leave a voice mail. HOWEVER, the state department has an operator that picks up, and I just asked to leave a voice mail regarding an international emergency. # just ask to leave a voice mail [phone] Here's some suggested text if you'd like Dear Secretary Clinton, The Egyptian government has cut off internet and short messaging services in efforts to isolate the people, which makes it very likely that violence of massive proportions will take place in tomorrow’s protests. We strongly call on you to unequivocally condemn the actions of the Egyptian government. Failing to condemn the actions of the government and to pressure them to return internet and phone service is not a matter of supporting U.S national security, but is a matter of being a potential accomplice to crimes against humanity.

[Cerridwen]

1. "its not to just silence the tweets, but to silence the screams."

From post by riverwalker in LBN thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4713339

"They plan a massacre"


"Dear World: When govts shut down internet, its not to just silence the tweets, but to silence the screams. | #Egypt #onmymind less than 20 seconds ago via ÜberTwitter"

http://twitter.com/search?q=%23egypt

[sabrina 1]

27. Okay, I just tried my Twitter link and it's working for me.

Btw, thank you for that quote. I watched the twitter feed for a while today and wasn't sure what to think about the fears being expressed.

But, after seeing so many people express the same fears, I think there is definitely reason to fear for those people.

It's not just to silence the tweets, but to silence the screams

:cry: I am remembering the Monks in Mianmar ~ and the same kind of desperate pleas coming from inside Burman before the government cut them off.

[Cerridwen]

32. Maybe just my browser.

Well, if one doesn't work for someone, they can try the other.

There is no way to keep up with them. 3000 tweets per minute or something close is what I'm seeing.

Yeah, I was thinking Burma, too. Among others.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Realize this has also spread to Jordan, and Jeda

(Yemen), and there are rumors of Syria and reports of Lebanon...

Tomorrow, after Friday prayers will get interesting.

I am doing the BBC posts, mostly since they have already got some of the rumors confirmed. But the twitter is also fascinating. Oh wait, I've been told here that this is just a fad and will pass, oh and a waste of time. How many revolts so far have governments fell the need to shut it down?

[Cerridwen]

3. More tweets. pssst, your twitter link didn't work for me.

The one in my first reply to you might work better if you have time to edit.

---------------

revellyn RT @AhmedShalaby: Google, twitter, Facebook, blackberry service All Blocked Now in #Egypt! #Jan25
less than 20 seconds ago via web

fadia9094 RT @alshaheeed: Dear Mr Obama: As a nobel peace winner can u help stop massacre of peaceful protesters in Egypt? thnx for ur cooperation! #Jan25 #Egypt
less than 20 seconds ago via web

[sabrina 1]

22. Sorry, I just saw your post and I think it may be too late to edit.

I had to go away for awhile ~ I apologize for that.

I also intended to include a Face Book plea to the U.S. but had to run before I had time. I will find it and post it in the comments.

Be right back and will try to include your link. Sorry mine didn't work, I thought it was working when I tried it.

Anyhow, thanks for the link ~ :-)

[Catherina]

97. That last tweet. They're on to the hypocrisy now.

The West is going to allow Egypt to crack down hard. I fear.

[Cerridwen]

105. They have known for years.

I'm afraid it's only the American people who don't have a freaking clue; or care; or care to have a clue.

[Cerridwen]

4. Ham radio operators asked to help spread the info

tonikasueps RT @hardknoxfirst: RT @AnonNewsNet: As internet shut down, ham radio operators called to front of #Cyberwar http://goo.gl/fkNW5 #Egypt #Cairo #Jan25 #OpEgypt

[Starry Messenger]

5. k&r

[Cerridwen]

6. Worry of "false flag" ops by mubarak regime

"false flag" my phrase for shorter subject line

rayk58 RT @monaeltahawy: Deep concern coming out #Egypt that #Mubarak regime thugs will carry out acts of sabotage and blame "rioters" (peaceful protesters) #Jan25

[BOG PERSON]

7. n/m

[EFerrari]

8. It's about 6 am there, now. n/t

[Cerridwen]

9. Police pouring gas to light during protests?!

Vieth12 RT @alshaheeed: Police agents are pouring petrol in all main squares to light them up during protests. Please retweet & Share #Egypt #Jan25

---

Reporting tweets is...the only thing we have right now.

I understand the kardashian somebodies are on the local stations in the US tonight. :(

[Cerridwen]

10. "Being cut off the world"

mountainlaurel0 RT @NevineZaki: Internet is super slow, even with a proxy. We are gradually being cut off the world #Jan25 #egypt

[Cerridwen]

11. Christians protecting Muslims during Friday prayer

wfzeman RT @AlaaShaker: Egyptian Christians are protecting the Muslims tomorrow during Friday prayer - that's national unity, that's the REAL #Egypt! #Jan25

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Got something in my eye. BRB.

[Cerridwen]

12. Way to get around internet blocks?

Wikileaksfan1 RT @SaloumehZ: #Egypt facebook is blocked, also twitter and google, install this download.cnet.com/hotspot-shield to access (cont) http://tl.gd/8e85k8

[sabrina 1]

42. I hope people have that information in Egypt Cerridwen.

They were passing around ways to get around the block earlier ~ thanks for info.

[Cerridwen]

46. They're calling on ham radio operators now.

I hope it all gets there.

[Cerridwen]

13. Eek! Sabrina. I'm sorry. I took over your thread. :(

Tell me to hush; I will.

DUers will, eventually, get over the shock of me shutting up. :)

[sabrina 1]

71. No, keep going. I cannot keep up with the tweets

People are posting ways around the blocks, many more like Robert Fisk, Bianca Jagger joining in now too.

Please, don't stop. I wish I could tweet this thread too, but don't know how :-(

[Cerridwen]

82. Maybe a DU tweeter(?) will help with that?

I can't keep up either.

I'm sitting on one tweet and a link for backup I'm afraid would send this thread to another forum at warp speed. :(

Watch your PMs. I don't know about putting it here. :(

[Cerridwen]

14. Live feed of streets in Cairo. (edit) gotta sit through a damned ad

but seems to work so far.

maksha RT @ustream: BREAKING: Ustream has a live feed of the streets in Cairo http://bit.ly/hUxKvf #egypt #jan25

Can hear chanting and drums.

******May be recorded...not sure*****

[Turborama]

15. K&R Thanks Sabrina. This article has a lot of info & embedded follow up links

If you go to the original: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4713339

Also, Google's "Realtime" is an excellent aggregator of incoming Tweets: http://www.google.com/search?q=%23Jan25+site:twitter.com&tbs=mbl:1&tbo=1&num=100&hl=en&sa=G&biw=1280&bih=705&ei=_MdATZzzH8KVcYGg_Y0C&ved=0CF0QsQcwBQ

[sabrina 1]

141. Thanks Turborama ~ just saw your comment ~

I will check out the links in a few minutes.

[Cerridwen]

16. Water and electricity being cut?

majohnson111 RT @Jailan45: No water, electricity, internet or mobile, starting tomorrow. PLEASE HELP! @CNN @BBC @AJEnglish #Egypt #Jan25

[Cerridwen]

17. Police setting cars on fire to blame protesters?

hushhush812 RT @NewsOfMideast: Police thugs setting cars on fire in the streets of #Cairo to blame it on peaceful protesters. Spread the word. #Egypt #jan25 #FreeMideast

[Cerridwen]

18. CNN confirms blackout. I'll go look for link to backup tweet.

nancydietrich RT @alihabibi1: CNN confirms internet is down in ALL of Egypt. Egypt now is total blackhole... plz spread the word #Egypt #jan25 #25jan #sidibouzid
less than 20 seconds ago via web

alq RT @renesys: #Egypt has severed itself from the global Internet, withdrawing thousands of international routes to its networks. http://goo.gl/DDacK

[Turborama]

19. Article about internet blackout posted in LBN

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4713339

[Cerridwen]

21. Thank you! for the link. n/t

[Kablooie]

20. Gosh. You think I should delay my vacation to see the pyramids next week?

[maryf]

25. I think I'd join in!

power to the people!

[sabrina 1]

44. Me too, maryf, and I read somewhere today that people are doing that!

[maryf]

66. Action in NYC in an hour and a half

Friday, January 28 · 1:30am - 4:30am
Location United Nations Headquarters

We will be doing a guerilla projection on the south side of united nations around 130 am. congregate on the United Nations bulding from the south side

[sabrina 1]

144. Great. Other U.S. cities are doing the same thing, thanks Mary!

[Cerridwen]

23. Snipers?

blandliketheman RT @sorsar2011: #Jan28 Egyptians plan the 1 million march, gov't preps snipers & the army... re-tweet let the world know that #Egypt needs your help #Jan25

FYI, this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cairodowntown can hear chanting and drums and whistles (police whistles?)

If anyone can translate?......

[Cerridwen]

24. honk your horn, slam your pots, clap your hands,

RonniEbel RT @Egyptocracy: Again, if you cannot get to the streets tmr, honk your horn, slam your pots, clap your hands, just voice yourself. Be heard! #egypt #jan25

[maryf]

26. Thanks Sabrina (and Cerridwen!!)

K&R!!!

[Cerridwen]

28. .

Does that parenthesis make my name look fat? :)

As usual, I jumped right in. I hope Sabrina doesn't mind.

[maryf]

31. those are hug marks!!

for your great posts!!! Lessons for us here! :fistbump: Solidarity!

[Cerridwen]

36. :)

:hug: and :fistbump: backatcha. :)

[sabrina 1]

50. No, thank you. I had to leave for a while and

expected the thread to die to be honest. So thanks for keeping it kicked :-)

[Cerridwen]

56. I just started twittering and before I knew it...

I'd commandeered your thread. :blush:

[sabrina 1]

61. Lol, that's fine, it's not really my thread. THIS IS HISTORY!

We are watching history unfolding. Thank YOU.

I saw the twitter feed and I thought people might want to see history in action ~ :-)

[SnakeEyes]

151. Reminds me of seeing Europe in the late 80s.

Amazing.

Hope it works out for them, unlike Iranians last year.

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Here on something of a bigger picture, including maps

of all countries affected

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x289596

[Cerridwen]

52. Thanks, nadin. n/t

[Cerridwen]

30. Everyone sure Egyptians will be massacred

k1k4_t0w RT @alshaheeed: SOS: Police agents are setting cars in streets on fire. No one understands why. Everyone sure Egyptians will be massacred #Jan25 #Egypt

[maryf]

35. courage! nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. this reminds me of this

Another decade, hell another century... but do they ever change?

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. Oh and I love geeks

omally176 Thomas Johnston
by JMOKC
#wikileaks #egypt AnonymousIRC: Egypt Gov only blocking by DNS. So for Twitter try 128.242.245.148 Facebook 69.63.189.11 Proxy retweet

[sabrina 1]

51. Great. I know they were busy today finding ways to get around

the blocks. I love Geeks also. In fact, I am in awe of them ~

[Cerridwen]

34. Morale high.

tiniz RT @netraKL: RT @eacusa: #Jan25 #Egypt Good news,morale in Cairo still high,veteran activists from 60s & 70s r ... http://tmi.me/61Gnj
less than 20 seconds ago via ÜberTwitter

[Better Believe It]

37. This might be a live videocam link of a demonstration in Cairo but I'm not sure.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cairodowntown

[sabrina 1]

49. It probably was, Better Believe It. But now I'm getting a message:

"Channel Offline". Looks like the zapped it.

[EFerrari]

53. Sometimes it comes back if you reload the page.

[Cerridwen]

54. I was watching and listening to it. Then it stopped.

It just went quiet.

It must have been a recording.

It was eerie to hear it and then it stopped.

[Cerridwen]

39. Footage - latest from Suez.

dismalspring RT @Qatoot88: Via @8Voiceleaks8 FOOTAGE LATEST FROM SUEZ!!!! RETWEET RETWEET RETWEET! http://bit.ly/iehGlL #egypt #voiceleaks #jan25 #25jan

[Better Believe It]

40. Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt's top democracy advocate returns to lead protests!

And Mohamed ElBaradei released the following public declaration before his return:

A Manifesto for Change in Egypt
by Mohamed ElBaradei

Check it out at:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x286720

[sabrina 1]

55. Thanks, do you know what time he is supposed to speak to the

protestors? I really hope he is safe. He said in an interview earlier that the Government 'would not be providing security for me'.

[Cerridwen]

41. Numbers to call to get internet back for safety of demonstrators

silent_entropy RT @V01C3L3AKS: RT @Siun: #Jan25 #Egypt In US? call WH 202-456-1111 Egypt Emb 202-895-5400 Demand Net back on Safety for Demonstrators no US arms 2 Mubarak!
half a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

43. Hactivists find way around Egyptian internet censorship

Wisco Hactivists find way around Egyptian internet censorship @ehabz http://bit.ly/hmDbpW #p2 #tcot #Egypt

[sabrina 1]

47. That is good. Whatever happens, the world should see it.

But at least if they know they are being watched, it might deter them from doing anything irrational.

[Cerridwen]

45. Tomorrow we'll all be free

maresen24 RT @andreateti: best tweet of the day "Yesterday we were all Tunisian. Today we are all Egyptian. " #Jan25 #Egypt

[Cerridwen]

48. Muslims and Christians will unite

TheMusicofIndia RT @JPBarlow: Muslims and Christians will unite in #Egypt tomorrow with protests originating in mosques and churches. #Jan25

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[sabrina 1]

58. Hey, check this out this tweet:

RT @RamyYaacoub Now that is a curve ball! RT @WikiLeaks tweets: 'We will soon release numerous cables on #Egypt http://bit.ly/bltmMl #Jan25

Wikeleaks releasing Egypt cables! I am following Wikileaks also, but haven't had a chance to check out their site today ~

That should be interesting.

[Cerridwen]

67. Oh, I just don't want to think what else...

Interesting, yeah, I like that word interesting. *sigh*

[Cerridwen]

57. "All march today"

camboguide RT @jan25live: RNN:Just in touch with a person in #egypt now, and he informed me that,children,women,men,elders,muslims,christians all march today #jan25

[EFerrari]

60. Here is a comprehensive list of protests in the US Friday, Saturday, +

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=150439441676109&id=142708575775627

[Cerridwen]

63. Fabulous! Thank you. :) n/t

[sabrina 1]

68. Thanks for that list, EFerrari ~

None of them are near me ~ :-(

I love this picture:

[EFerrari]

72. It's a great image! As far as protests, you might check with

your local Code Pink or other anti-war folks. They'd know if an event has been added. :hi:

[sabrina 1]

148. Thanks, will do that tomorrow ~

[slipslidingaway]

59. knr nt

[Cerridwen]

62. Egyptian Stock Exchange (www.egyptse.com) is still alive at a Noor address.

Update (3:06 UTC)

One of the very few exceptions to this block has been Noor Group (AS20928), which still has 83 out of 83 live routes to its Egyptian customers, with inbound transit from Telecom Italia as usual. Why was Noor Group apparently unaffected by the countrywide takedown order? Unknown at this point, but we observe that the Egyptian Stock Exchange (www.egyptse.com) is still alive at a Noor address.

Its DNS A records indicate that it's normally reachable at 4 different IP addresses, only one of which belongs to Noor. Internet transit path diversity is a sign of good planning by the Stock Exchange IT staff, and it appears to have paid off in this case. Did the Egyptian government leave Noor standing so that the markets could open next week?

Spooky article - for the geeky/nerdy types. http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml

[Bluebear]

64. And that "internet is going down" is now legally possible in the US as well.

:scared:

[maryf]

69. NO FEAR!! Bluebear! courage!!! nt

[Cerridwen]

70. Yep. Call the ISPs and tell 'em to shut it off.

And watch wireless networks spring up all over the place. It might be "slower 'n snot" but I have a feeling, we've got geeks and their toys in place. Maybe wishful thinking on my part?

[sabrina 1]

73. The 'kill switch' ~ Someone just tweeted about that here:

@JDenigma
Josh
RT @anonyops: The Internet kill switch: A means by which to stop a society of people from crying out to the world for help. #Egypt

The U.S. has been telling Mubarak NOT to cut people off ~ of course, that could just be for show ~

[Dappleganger]

123. Good point...

these circumstances in Egypt certainly underscore what could quite possibly happen HERE.

[sufrommich]

65. Al Jazeera live webcast:

http://www.livestation.com/

[sabrina 1]

78. "Server Too Busy"

"There was a problem loading. The servers are too busy. Please go back and try again in a moment".

Thanks, sufrommich, I have it open in a tab ~

[Cerridwen]

80. I got the same. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

74. here is the plan

that's been translated

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x289837

[Cerridwen]

75. 270 protesters detained, 1 died from brain hemorrhage

du_bois RT @weddady: Call in from #Egypt: #Suez 270 protesters detained, 1 died from brain hemorrhage after being shot, identified as Mohamed Ibrahim #Jan25

[sabrina 1]

83. R.I.P. Mohamed Ibrahim ~

I think about ten people have died so far. And at least two were policemen.

So sad, why can't people just live in peace? :cry:

[leftstreet]

76. K&R

[Cerridwen]

77. Ham Radio Operators Needed - link enclosed (updated)

ColletteAM RT @egypthashtags: Ham Radio Operators Needed http://bit.ly/gO5zym #Egypt #Jan25 @Chickorie

re tweets since you started searching.
Silicon5 RT @akrockefeller: RT @mjjregan: @akrockefeller Let ppl know that Yachts & Boats have Radios. Not just Trucks/Ham Sets. #jan25 #egypt #Wikileaks

[sabrina 1]

81. Did you see this? Interesting, they may not be able to totally

block the internet after all:

@weddady
weddady
Dilemma for #Egypt Government either shutdown Noor ADSL and the stock market with it or information of repression comes out #Jan25

Earlier, people were giving info on how to use Noor to get around block. So, what will they do?

[Cerridwen]

84. My guess, they may head to that/those buildings.

I also see they're using ham radio and reminding people that boats, yachts, and trucks all have radios. It's being reported that their radio waves "are packed."

Fall back to older technology. I'll think on that later.

[Cerridwen]

79. "wow the egyptian radio waves are packed"

Gail_Fox_Thomas RT @mala: word from a ham radio user: "wow the egyptian radio waves are packed" #egypt #jan25

[sabrina 1]

85. My twitter feed is slowing down now. I'm getting messages

saying it is very busy and that is the reason ~

The World is watching. I hope Mubarak knows that!

[Cerridwen]

88. I hope he *cares*. n/t

[Cerridwen]

86. SOS: They will massacre us.

tamermo RT @alshaheeed: SOS: Internet & Landlines cut. They will massacre us. Please spread this video & RT http://apne.ws/eEC1I5 #Egypt #Jan25 talk to ur Reps

[Cerridwen]

87. 'Egypt deploys army to contain protests.'

ysalah Tehran-based network claims 'Egypt deploys army to contain protests.' http://bit.ly/hC7LWV #jan25 #egypt

------------

It has been "police" "only" up until now; so far as I've read.

[Cerridwen]

89. use NOOR DIALUP

rubysneakers RT @middleeasttruth Spread word to use NOOR DIALUP (0777 7770),(0777 7000) #jan25 @jsrailton @arabist @bencnn #egypt

[Cerridwen]

90. More NOOR info

sohaabdeen RT @lety_chavez: Friends from Misr, the Nour connection is still up, info : name NOOR-AS, origin AS : 20928 prefixes 83-85 #Jan25 #Egypt #25jan

[sabrina 1]

98. Lol, this is ironic. They are afraid of collapsing the Market

More than the government being toppled? Mubarak must be hearing from all over the world right now.

Thanks for posting that other Noor tweet, that is one of the ones I saw earlier.

Yay for 'The Market'! :sarcasm:

[Cerridwen]

104. I think one of the replies here or in an LBN thread discusses

what happens when you remove 80,000,000 people from the internet, shut down business, etc.

I've been reading tweets and articles so I've not yet had time to read it.

They've called out the army, and/or counterterrorism forces (I'm not sure if one in the same). Blocked communications; arrested activists...

If they slaughter their own people, do the markets go up or down? I wish I could think I was being too cynical.

[Catherina]

91. Thank you Sabrina. Lots of catch-up for me here. Rec'd n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

92. after prayers

MohannadKhairy Mohannad El-Khairy
Today will be huge. Demonstrations set after Jumaa prayer #tunisia #algeria #egypt #jordan #yemen #jan28
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply

It will be all but fun...

[Cerridwen]

93. Noor DSL + internet n 5 star hotels still up n Egypt

OrBVIOUS66 RT @cindyragab: Noor DSL + internet n 5 star hotels still up n Egypt, pls contact everyone you know w/ this info. #egypt #jan25 #jan28

[Catherina]

94. Tweets: Unity, Israel, Hypocrisy, Activists arrested, Obama, Biden & Clinton

Rise_lord_daft_by_medokin_normal alvict0r ATENCION RT: @JPBarlow: Muslims and Christians will unite in #Egypt tomorrow with protests originating in mosques and churches. #Jan25


Default_profile_5_normal mjjregan RT @aglb66: RT @STXherry: RT @hannaq: Israeli ministry urges Egypt to use force: http://bit.ly/eZLY2V #Jan25 #Egypt / CRIMINAL


Findx_normal watts1319 RT @morafi: If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor ~ Desmond Tutu #quote #Jan25 #Egypt


mohameddaly RT @seanpaulkelley: What would US policymakers say if Ahmedinejad & Iran shut down the internet? Got hypocrisy? #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via web


hivemind47 RT @alshaheeed: 3:20am Cairo time: Many known activists have just been arrested in the past hour from their homes. #Egypt #Jan25 Plz support #Egyptians half a minute ago via web

# Thomas4_bigger_normal TKluge RT @calixte: After confused declarations by Clinton, Biden & Obama, their message to people in #Egypt is quite clear: "You're on your OWN." #Jan25 half a minute ago via web

Charles__Ellis RT @EDSETIADI: "Egyptian Christians said they will guard the Muslims from the police while they on Friday Pray." Amazing solidarity. #Egypt #Jan25 less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[sabrina 1]

102. "You're on your own"

Thanks President Obama. You have a chance to make history and you can't take a stand on the side of the people. Shameful.

We support dictators! And the world knows it. If there is a massacre in Egypt tomorrow, the U.S. will be hated around the world.

I hope he's on the phone to Mubarak letting him know that if one protestor is killed, the U.S. will make a statement in support of Elbaradei.

But I know, I'm just dreaming. But this is a defining moment for Obama. An historical moment. These are the events that test a leader and where he stands will be recorded in history.

[Catherina]

139. Time to drag out that pretty speech he made 2 years ago in Cairo

I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect; and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles – principles of justice and progress; tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.

...

Make no mistake: we do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We seek no military bases there.

...

The fourth issue that I will address is democracy.

I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq. So let me be clear: no system of government can or should be imposed upon one nation by any other.

That does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people. Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election. But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. Those are not just American ideas, they are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere.

There is no straight line to realize this promise. But this much is clear: governments that protect these rights are ultimately more stable, successful and secure. Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. America respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard around the world, even if we disagree with them. And we will welcome all elected, peaceful governments – provided they govern with respect for all their people.

This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they are out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others. No matter where it takes hold, government of the people and by the people sets a single standard for all who hold power: you must maintain your power through consent, not coercion; you must respect the rights of minorities, and participate with a spirit of tolerance and compromise; you must place the interests of your people and the legitimate workings of the political process above your party. Without these ingredients, elections alone do not make true democracy.

:yawn: Absolute yawn.

[sabrina 1]

156. Wow! I remember that and I remember feeling so relieved

after Bush to hear someone speak like to the Arab/Muslim world. I had so much hope then.

A beautiful speech, but I am thinking of that song from My Fair Lady 'Words, words, words, I'm so sick of words, I hear words all day throught, first from him, now from you' etc.

Maybe he meant it. But if he did, now is the time to prove it if ever there was a time.

[Catherina]

160. Same here. Despite FISA, despite knowing better, I still harbored a little hope

Well he wanted history, he got it. I'm more cynical than you now but still, prove me wrong Obama. Please prove me wrong!

[Cerridwen]

95. Wiki's got it - background, updates, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests

[Cerridwen]

96. ...

hivemind47 RT @sanasiino: I think they got the 2012 conspiracy wrong..The world isn't going to end in 2012, it will begin. #jan25 #Tunisia #Egypt #Yemen #Revolution

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I always say the world would end, as we know it.

[Cerridwen]

99. Many known activists have just been arrested

palestine_4ever RT @alshaheeed: 3:20am Cairo time: Many known activists have just been arrested in the past hour from their homes. #Egypt #Jan25 Plz support #Egyptians


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Sounds like Minnesota. :(

[Cerridwen]

100. Bad joke. Gallows humor. Comic relief.

jam048 RT @rameshsrivats: So the government of #egypt has blocked all internet access. The country can now be renamed gypt.

half a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

101. Egypt's government deploys counterterrorism force

EgyptUpdates RT @AP: Egypt's government deploys counterterrorism force hours before new wave of mass rallies. #jan25 #egypt http://apne.ws/hsbr3E -EF

[Catherina]

103. VIDEO of young man being shot, Police setting cars on fire, Snipers killing protesters.

# CWKhalil RT @RamiRofaeil: SOS: Police agents are setting cars in streets on fire. No one understands why. Everyone sure Egyptians will be massacred #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via web


# 3191435494_d4a2958771_normal andrewheiss RT @litfreak: So proud of my alma mater, the American University in Cairo. They're offering shelter to student protesters tomorrow. #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via web


Leatang RT @Farrah3m: Snipers have already started killing protesters and all communication with friends and family members has been lost; #egypt #jan25 #jan28 half a minute ago via web


nighttrace RT @turnegyptbackon: @BarackObama You said America is “the story of ordinary people who dare to dream”. Let America help it be Egypt's story too. #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via web


LewiSchutzengel RT @ioerror: After the @AssociatedPress posted a young man being shot, much of the net in Egypt went down: http://apne.ws/hgEg4d #jan25 (AP Video at link)

[Catherina]

106. US contribution to Egyptian struggle, Police pouring petrol everywhere,

SGardinier @ioerror US contribution to Egyptian freedom struggle http://twitpic.com/3tqe6c #Egypt #Jan25 half a minute ago via web


Why0h562 RT @alshaheeed: Police agents are pouring petrol in all main squares to light them up during protests. Please retweet & Share #Egypt #Jan25 half a minute ago via web

[Catherina]

107. Pics of arrests, More Obama hypocrisy, Govt thugs, Obama no moral authority to say shit

newskimmer Pictures of Egyptian protests. Journalists, opposition leaders being arrested. http://tinyurl.com/4h2llkr #Jan25... http://bit.ly/fC5hFM half a minute ago via twitterfeed


jaded_87 RT @Jnoubiyeh: More #Obama Hypocrisy: Tell the people of #Egypt to express their "grievances" while funding the machine oppressing them. #Jan25 #Mubarak less than a minute ago via web



# Hope_normal Runrunnah RT @cindyragab: Aljazeera confirms: In parts of Cairo and Alexandria, gov't-hired thugs were seen to be splashing petroleum over parked cars. #egypt #jan25 half a minute ago via web


LorcanDesperado RT @oxbloodruffin: The Obama administration has just lost the moral authority to use the word democracy in a sentence. #jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

108. Egyptian Authorities to raid on many homes

amunati RT @jan25live: Egypt25Jan: #jan25 #egypt Aljazeera.net | Egyptian Authorities to raid on many homes in Egypt including Dr.Beltaji and Gad Allah.

[Catherina]

109. Israeli radio junkies helping out, Location of worldwide protests, Chicago rally

Mr_Christ0pher RT @braille: #hamradio #jan25 apparently radio junkies in israel are set up to relay information in/out of Egypt via HAM frequencies -> ? #oldschool less than a minute ago via web



eacusa #Jan25 #Egypt One more time, Locations and times for protests in US and elsewhere... http://fb.me/RXx8C3jS half a minute ago via Facebook



ngexp "when dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right" - Victor Hugo #jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via web


# Default_profile_5_normal Squeezemusette RT @adamakary: bit.ly/eJ36dW Gettin reports that gov thugs in low income areas of Cairo/Alex dousing cars w/ gas to light when time is right! #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via web


# 2946_166472330474_520125474_6775090_1109504_n_normal sa_matw RT @bencnn: Communications cut, protests supressed, crashing stockmarket, fleeing tourists, arrests, journalists attacked. #Egypt "stable?" #Jan25 less than a minute ago via Mobile Web

[nadinbrzezinski]

110. Ok internet junkies

not all of it is down

http://bgpmon.net/blog/?p=450

Now I have no clue what to do with that... but there you have it.

[Cerridwen]

111. trying to get a tor bridge up asap

juleswinsfield RT @virtualactivism: RT @jakalopee: http://bit.ly/f8hAwL It's official! Hang in there, trying to get a tor bridge up asap #Egypt #jan25

Definition:

Tor: Bridges

Bridge relays (or "bridges" for short) are Tor relays that aren't listed in the main Tor directory. Since there is no complete public list of them, even if your ISP is filtering connections to all the known Tor relays, they probably won't be able to block all the bridges. If you suspect your access to the Tor network is being blocked, you may want to use the bridge feature of Tor.

http://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges

[Catherina]

112. Pharoah has no clothes, message to#anonymous, Police assaulting, Shame on US

owaislone RT @seiflotfy: I know its not right BUT... FUCKING BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF ANY POLICEMAN YOU SEE BEATING UP A PROTESTOR! Mubarak you coward! #Egypt #Jan25 less than a minute ago via web


juleswinsfield RT @earlybirdsa: Egypt is wiped from the global Internet map!!! Never happened anywhere in the world, even in Tunisia and Iran. #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone


# Aly_khan_satchu_photo_normal alykhansatchu @ombui #Jan25 #Egypt has tipped. The Pharoah has no clothes. half a minute ago via web



# Photo_6_normal _bexology RT @ArabRevolution: A message to#anonymous from inside #Egypt #Jan25 half a minute ago via twidroyd


Squeezemusette RT @Jnoubiyeh: Protesters are being heavily assaulted by security forces in the city of #Suez. At least 130 people have been severely wounded #Egypt #Jan25 half a minute ago via web


watts1319 RT @emanhaly: Shame on U.S. for silently allowing the #Mubarak regime to silence the screams of the people suffering in #Egypt #Jan25 half a minute ago via web

[sabrina 1]

116. Oh how sad! You know, when I first started reading the

twitter feed and the pleas for help today, I wanted to think it was a few people over-reacting. But the more I watched it, the more people were begging for the world to intervene and so I posted the thread.

If this administration knows that the Mubarak government is going to murder its own people and stands by and lets it happen, they will have zero respect, they will be viewed as a government as bad as Mubarak's and will not be trusted by anyone again.

I hope that the people prevail. They are up against formidable forces, but the human spirit is amazing and they KNOW the world is on their side.

The U.S. should be ashamed! Europe too!

Thanks for this post, Catherina ~ I hope Anonymous can help in some way.

[Catherina]

135. I love you Sabrina. We're all Egyptian now. n/t

[sabrina 1]

138. I love all of you who participated in this thread Catherina.

Last week, remember? 'We are all Tunisians now'!

I really, really hope this ends peacefully ~ :hug: for you!

[Catherina]

113. US State Dept is a hypocritical twit, We are all ready to die, Americans please help us!

Marlon_Brandy RT @habibh: SOS: Police are setting cars in streets on fire. No one knows why. Everyone sure there'll be a massacre tmr #Jan25 #Egypt (via @Heba_S09) half a minute ago via TweetDeck



# Img_3767_2_normal oassem @AJEnglish gives PJ Crowley opp to make an absolute hypocritical twit of himself over #Egypt #Jan25 http://bit.ly/eG0y7N half a minute ago via web


PopeShakey RT @ghonim: Pray for #Egypt. Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people. We are all ready to die #Jan25 half a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®


AlaaShaker RT @shawkilla: "when dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right" - Victor Hugo #jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via web


srudat True that! RT @Sannri: RT @icelos RT @ChiSchmidtty: #Egypt is a perfect example of why any Internet "kill switch" is a bad idea #jan25 less than a minute ago via ÜberTwitter


AAXXISSAUDIT RT @Farrah3m: EVERYONE IN THE USA! PLEASE HELP US BY PROTESTING! Protests Map in the US http://bit.ly/gqWpNJ SPREAD THE WORD! #egypt #jan25 #jan28 less than a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

114. Ham Radio Operators... 40m band, 7.050-7.200 MHz LSB, 318.5 degrees

furiousxgeorge RT @SoloAnn: RT @MichaelFelch: #cairo #egypt #jan25 #jan28 Ham Radio Operators... 40m band, 7.050-7.200 MHz LSB, 318.5 degrees (NW/north from cairo)

[Catherina]

115. UN protest, Japan, Toronto solidarity, Media pls publish names and pictures

juleswinsfield RT @glassbeadcol: Stop Massacre in #Egypt Guerrilla Projection Tonight 1:30 am EST - South side of #UNITEDNATIONS live feed @ goo.gl/gblFZ #jan25 less than a minute ago via web


takamit7 @monaeltahawy Our pleasure.We Japanese stand up and take action for Egipt! Solidarity! #Japan #Egypt! #Jan25 #Egyptian #MUBARAK #wikileaks less than a minute ago via web


# A1318605-acc7-4187-8289-96e46a792be9_normal crooked_1 TORONTO: Protest in #Solidarity w/ People of #Egypt Sat 29 Jan at Yonge and Dundas Square 1 - 4 pm http://ow.ly/3LK7H #jan25 half a minute ago via web


# Thasin_normal thasinSardar Shout out to Media - publish names, pictures of "who is who" in regime - Army, Police, Interior min - warn they could be tried #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via web

[sabrina 1]

118. Massacre Projection!

I hope this government intervenes and the rest of the civilized world.

I do agree with publishing the names 'who is who' in the regime.

If the people prevail, they certainly could be tried for crimes against humanity.

If not though, we will just 'look forward' once again.

[Catherina]

117. Worldwide activist alert, Mssg to Obama, Boycott vodafone

tarynnjanine if you don't know what's going on in #Egypt right now, get yourself educated. #itmatters #themoreyouknow #jan25 half a minute ago via webfrom St. Paul, MN



# Untitled_normal azhar_er Help the oppressed and help the oppressor by preventing his oppression. - Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) #egypt #yemen #tunisia #jan25 @sahoura less than a minute ago via The Huffington Post


_burgundys RT @Jeannie_Hartley: #URGENT RT ALL #HumanRights Activists STAND NOW solidarity with Egyptians ... #egypt #freedom #jan25 less than a minute ago via twidroyd


turnegyptbackon @BarackObama Americans "have chosen hope over fear" 1/20/09 ur words. I ask u 2 stand up4 Egyptians who made this same choice.#jan25 #egypt less than a minute ago via web


# Cd714b84-6ec7-47d7-86fb-643e36e5df28_normal canadaduane RT @AlaaShaker: Egyptian Christians are protecting the Muslims tomorrow during Friday prayer - that's national unity, that's the REAL #Egypt! #Jan25 half a minute ago via TweetDeck


justintrepid RT @Jnoubiyeh: The #Mubarak regime is covering up what is taking place in #Suez. Curfew has been imposed & media is being banned from entry. #Jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via web


TigerLily_Egypt RT @manal: Boycott @vodafone for collaborating with #Egypt gov in cutting off internet & mobiles to blackout #jan25 revolution http://ping.fm/dO14t half a minute ago via Ping.fm

[sabrina 1]

137. "Egyptian Christians are protecting the Muslims tomorrow during Friday prayer "-

They are all so united in this effort to just be allowed to be free. This is so like Burma and Tiananmen Square. I am so afraid for them.

[Cerridwen]

119. Land lines to be cut?

Farrah3m NOW im hearing that even the phone landlines will be CUT, to prevent any news agency from following events! #egypt #jan25 #jan28

[Catherina]

120. "War Zone" in Suez (Pictures) Terrible stuff!

Ramonestabone RT @SubMedina: "War Zone" in Suez - pics http://tinyurl.com/6eo6kuc #egypt #jan25 v @EANewsFeed less than a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

121. take over the capital within 2 hours?

pyrotarkus RT @hopezone: Almost confirmed: Army is heading to Suez and nothing in Cairo yet but the plan is to take over the capital within 2 hours #jan25 #Egypt

[Catherina]

122. Coca Cola website hacked, Join us police please, Obama making France's mistake

petequily The website of The Coca-Cola Bottling co. of Egypt is currently being updated to be always up to your interest http://bit.ly/estngH #jan25 less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


Message reads "Dear Visitor,
The website of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt is currently being updated to be always up to your interest " Good job!



juleswinsfield RT @wasime: We call on all of #Egyptian police and the army to abandon all of their post& join their Brothers & sisters against #dictator #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via yoono


alihabibi1 #Obama is doing the mistake of #France when they backed Ben Ali!!! #Tunisia #Egypt #SidiBouzid #Jan25 half a minute ago via web

[Catherina]

124. Mssg from Palestine, Central bank website down, unblockable #openmesh network, WE WILL STILL REVOLT

Qatoot88 http://bit.ly/ht2qbB من فلسطيني اليك يا ام الدنيا لاجلك سيدتي يا مصر على هذه الارض ما يستحق الحياة #Egypt #Palestine #Jan25 We all Egypt half a minute ago via web


justanpeterson RT @ryvr: New blog post: Hacktivists take down Central Bank of #Egypt http://bit.ly/eyxWWS #jan25 #globalsolidarity #suez #middleeast less than a minute ago via web


# 35145_409135752964_677772964_4678204_2093887_n_normal YoginiMamaJae RT @emeka_okafor: RT @emeka_okafor: Help Build an unblockable #openmesh network for #egypt here http://bit.ly/eHQaGf #Jan25 #SidiBouzid @slashdot less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


# Twitter_normal persianbanoo RT @GreenQuran: RT @royasmusic Must See Pic: "DICTATORS MUST GO" #jan25 #egypt #sidibouzid #tunisia #iran #iranelection http://twitpic.com/3u2t8r less than a minute ago via web


# Image_normal kuntakinteden RT @litfreak: Mubarak has sent thugs with guns to the streets and blocked all communication w outside world. EGYPT WILL STILL REVOLT! #Jan25 half a minute ago via web

[sabrina 1]

166. THAT'S what they care about. Money. Now I know how

Anonymous can help. They can hack all of Egypt's banks.

Are they killing people in Suez? Some reports seem to be saying that! But there is no media allowed in there I read in one of YOUR comments, Catherina.

[Cerridwen]

125. US media NOT reporting internet block and army deployment

anenigma Watching @abcnews channel 24 coverage of the Egypt situation. Cutting all internet and deploying army didn't get mentioned #egypt #jan25

[Catherina]

126. Govt thugs, Pray for us, DO NOT ATTACK Noor ISP, End the support! Americans, pls help

# Image_normal kuntakinteden RT @litfreak: Mubarak has sent thugs with guns to the streets and blocked all communication w outside world. EGYPT WILL STILL REVOLT! #Jan25 half a minute ago via web


# Gpinsb_normal GPWriter RT @Beeros75: Pray for #Egypt.Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people.All ready to die #Jan25 via @Ghonim half a minute ago via web

poissonjensen RT @VivaAnonymous: To all anons: DO NOT ATTACK Noor ISP. It is the last ISP allowing access in #Egypt. #anonops #jan25 #anonymous half a minute ago via TweetDeck

Mkkl RT @salmaeldaly: Th Egyptian National TV was broadcasting cartoons today. #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via web


# 3_normal ioerror The US gives billions in military aid to Egypt; we send them people to illegally torture. Enough is enough. End the support. #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via web


# James_dean_normal mayro101 RT @lubzi: Americans! Please act before more people get hurt. Ask your gov to stand by the people not the dictator. PUSH hard! #jan25 #Egypt #USA #HELP less than a minute ago via Echofon

[Cerridwen]

127. Human Rights Watch fears #Egypt army may open fire

IJAYQURESHI RT Human Rights Watch fears #Egypt army may open fire ... , we may not know cos they blocked all communication! #jan25

[Catherina]

128. Ham radio freqs, Brave Spanish journalists, Crowley (State), Cairo strange situation

# 54702be2-d881-4183-bc8f-ae310d773d2e_normal SmithSofia @ArabRevolution plx RT #egypt #jan25 #HamRadioOperators: 40m band, 7.050-7.200 MHz LSB, 318.5 degrees (northwest/north from #cairo)” half a minute ago via web


middleeasttruth Report: Most spain press in #egypt rcvd notice to go 2 embassy and leave country; decided to wait w/ other press ppl (~200) in hotel #jan25 half a minute ago via web


# Zinger_normal zingeresque @dubaijazz It was almost 2 weeks before Crowley commented on Khaled Said's murder. What can we expect? #Egypt #Jan25 half a minute ago via web


# Cimg0055a_normal wasime RT @jan25live: RNN: Exclusive:A egyptian woman reporting:Many #cairo areas have been cleared out of all security and the situation is strange #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via jan25live

[Cerridwen]

129. facebook in the US is censoring some youtube videos from #Egypt?

thinkinghmonkey RT @chantalrebelle: A verifier RT @staciefrost: facebook in the US is censoring some youtube videos from #Egypt #Jan25 #Egipto #Egypte

[Catherina]

130. TEXT of Obama administration statementS, All Phone lines cut in 2 hrs, Khaled Said

# 155307_10150111536479505_697219504_7266438_7620126_n_normal fksoliman RT @J09W: Just watched on TV the guy shot dead in Sinai by the hands of Egyptian army... So brutal so inhuman #Egypt #Jan25 #AngryFriday half a minute ago via Twitter for iPad

# Img_0069_normal Mama2ormore RT @rubysneakers: RT @JohnSkylar Know someone in #Egypt w/ a shortwave radio? they can use it to get email access. http://bit.ly/eQVOGW #jan25 less than a minute ago via Twitterrific


1Seabiscuit TEXT of Obama administration statements - BIDEN, CLINTON,GIBBS, on Egypt | FP Passport http://t.co/BETQQcV #Egypt #Jan25 #endoppression less than a minute ago via web


boatsie BBC News - #Egypt unrest watched by UK press on brink of revolution http://bbc.in/i30BXl #jan25 less than a minute ago via bitly


stevecrossan RT @adamakary: Trusted source tells me phone lines will be cut in egypt, maybe in less than 2 hours #jan25 half a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®


PieceOfMind7 Government is planning war crimes tomorrow. Please contact the media, governments, leaders and everyone you can. #jan25 #egypt #cairo half a minute ago via web



KirstiItameri RT @monaeltahawy: Who was #KhaledSaid and how did he inspire mass #Egypt protest that have shaken #Mubarak regime? Watch video http://bit.ly/bHTCZ1 #Jan25 half a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

131. Jamming ham radio?

Gayle_Harris RT @StarFortress: @tanjentsdotcom No texting, Inet, cell phones, even heard that ham radio is being jammed. #egypt

[Cerridwen]

132. Israel help set up relay information in/out of Egypt

darrenlund RT @calebhays: RT @STXherry: RT @C0d3Fr0sty: Radio junkies in Israel help set up relay information in/out of Egypt via HAM frequencies #jan25 #egypt

[Catherina]

133. Police now setting cars on fire, Emergency Response Plan, spirits are high and tmrw will be massive

Arktist RT @Alshaheeed: Police agents are setting cars in streets on fire. No one knows why. Everyone sure Egyptians will be massacred #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via TweetDeck


ShaimaTime RT @shawkilla: http://pieceofmind.publicrealm.net/emergency-response-plan/ GREAT INFO ON HOW TO HELP #Egypt SHARE THIS WITH OTHERS ASAP! #jan25 half a minute ago via web


# Guy_fawkes_normal 1RAOKADAY RT @alaa: ♻ @RiverDryFilm: Just spoke to my mum in Cairo. She says atmosphere is amazing, spirits are high and tmrw will be massive. #egypt #jan25 half a minute ago via Choqok

[Cerridwen]

134. they anticipated internet will b down

willyamato RT @abeerallamFT: People in Egy say they have already planned ,meeting points, actions 'cause they anticipated internet will b down. #Jan25 #Egypt
half a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

136. VPN Server to bypass ANY Blockage on ANY ADSL or Cell Network

floatyaboat RT @MichaelFelch: #egypt #cairo #jan28 VPN Server to bypass ANY Blockage on ANY ADSL or Cell Network. Domain: Cloud.Texnomic.com User: FreeEgypt Pass: #Jan25

[Catherina]

140. point of no return, Call your politicians, Ministry of Interior website down, Pictures

Naji1 RT @Brian_Whit: Information lockdown in Egypt. The country has passed a point of no return http://bit.ly/i50hB0 #jan25 less than a minute ago via web


# Mari11111_normal marinildac RT @jan25live: RNN: Urgent: Shutdown Mobinil Telecommunications Network #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via jan25live



# Front_of_house_normal sharon_lynch RT @ioerror: Every American should be calling their elected representatives in the morning to voice their support for the people of Egypt! #jan25 #egypt half a minute ago via web


Hafsa_Khawaja RT @Jnoubiyeh: Today's Million Man March will be engraved into the fabric of history for #Egypt. Today, the struggle for human rights will triumph. #Jan25 half a minute ago via web


# Dale1_normal ishtarmuz RT @Firas_Atraqchi: Egypt's Ministry of Interior website also down #jan25 ... guess we won't hear the truth from the government now ... heh, yeah ... half a minute ago via web


ErinG0Bragh RT @sarahraslan: They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but this isn't even half the pain they've gone through http://tinyurl.com/4tajnqy #Jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via TweetDeck

[Cerridwen]

142. Egyptian National TV was broadcasting cartoons today

Mido RT @salmaeldaly: Th Egyptian National TV was broadcasting cartoons today. #Jan25 #Egypt

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I got nothin'.

[Catherina]

143. Biden's comment that Mubarak is no dictator indication of Obama, Fisk, Suez

# Bass hyperlocavore RT @sarahraslan: Egyptians are taking Biden's comments (Mubarak is no dictator) to mean that the Obama administration has made up their mind. #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via TweetDeck


# Sara_matt-1058-edit-1_normal RaguiY Excellent read RT @karimyaghmour: Fisk on Egypt: http://ind.pn/fJjtjf #jan25 half a minute ago via DestroyTwitter



VLKN0CH3N RT @8Voiceleaks8: SHOCKING FOOTAGE LATEST FROM SUEZ!!!! RETWEET RETWEET RETWEET! http://bit.ly/iehGlL #egypt #voiceleaks #jan25 #25jan #germany half a minute ago via TweetDeck


# Metoo_normal singe RT @arkansasabroad: The Atlantic has translated the fliers being passed out by Egyptian protestors: http://bit.ly/h5ch1Q #Jan25 #Cairo #Egypt half a minute ago via web

[Catherina]

145. flowers to the police, Pharaoh drew his line in sand, Protesters drew theirs

# Farh_mahmoud_normal Farrah3m RT @litfreak: Protestors in #Egypt have given flowers to the police as a sign of peace. Will police still follow orders to massacre them? #Jan25 half a minute ago via web


newantt RT @sarahraslan: Flowers that people are giving to security are a sign of their peaceful protest http://bit.ly/eoku3x . It's beginning. #Jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via TweetDeck




iyhammad RT @alihabibi1: CNN confirms internet is down in ALL of Egypt. Egypt now is total blackhole... plz spread the word #Egypt #jan25 #25jan #sidibouzid less than a minute ago via web


khaledkhalifa RT @crisismappers: Graphic: #Egypt's Internet traffic 1/27/11 w 5:20PM ET dropoff (via Armor Ntwks) http://bit.ly/erFW4m ht @labovit @mala @danny_at_cpj #Jan25 less than a minute ago via Mobile Web


# 155307_10150111536479505_697219504_7266438_7620126_n_normal fksoliman RT @Tharwacolamus: Critical day in Revolution of Anger about to unfold. Pharaoh drew his line in sand, Protesters drew theirs. Reckoning coming #jan25 #egypt less than a minute ago via web

[nadinbrzezinski]

158. Why am I reminded of this

[Catherina]

161. Let's hope it works. Thank you Nadin, right picture n/t

[Cerridwen]

146. Palace Guard?? We will leave our posts after crowds arrive

kinglolo69 RT @NoMoreDictators: from presidential palace: amn markazy & palace guard will not resist. We will leave our posts after crowds arrive. #jan25 #egypt Retweet!!!
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will they?

[EFerrari]

157. It has been said he is not there. n/t

[Cerridwen]

147. Send SMS reports to [phone]

trochilidae RT @SawsanGad: Send SMS reports to [phone] and they will retweet for you. Please spread to Egyptians on battlefield #Jan25 #Egypt #DayofAnger

[Catherina]

149. Counterterrorism force deployed, Bypassing the censorship with SMS, HAM help

lindieve RT @AP: Egypt's government deploys counterterrorism force hours before new wave of mass rallies. #jan25 #egypt http://apne.ws/hsbr3E -EF half a minute ago via CoTweet


AidaelBaradei RT @SawsanGad: Send SMS reports to [phone] and they will retweet for you. Please spread to Egyptians on battlefield #Jan25 #Egypt #DayofAnger less than a minute ago via web


VLKN0CH3N RT @8Voiceleaks8: #voiceleaks I urge everyone that has access to Egypt via HAM radio to get on the site and VERBALLY REPEAT THE EMEGENCY PLAN! #egypt #jan25 less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


RenPassion RT @parvezsharma: Yo #Mubarak, you doddering old fool--Will your #Egypt today have the scent of #jasmine or the smell of blood? #Jan25 #Jan28 less than a minute ago via bitly

[Cerridwen]

150. Egyptian hams are on 7.050-7.20­0 MHz LSB

rqskye RT @k1eb: #egypt #hamradio seen some posts online that Egyptian hams are on 7.050-7.20­0 MHz LSB trying to get info out one the #revolution

[Catherina]

152. Clinton, Crowley and Biden uel anti-US sentiments, TOR, TOR, TOR!

pennyserenade RT @oornstein: What Clinton, Crowley and Biden don't understand is that they fuel anti-US sentiments with their dumb statements on #Egypt and #Jan25 half a minute ago via Ubuntu


# Copyright_mike_hitchen_all_rights_reserved_aug_2010_normal MikeHitchen RT @isocliff: If you want to help Egyptians, heres how you can use Tor to Anonymize their connections: http://bit.ly/i1brIV #egypt #jan25 #jan28 @Farrah3m half a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

153. SS7 network still works

Silicon5 RT @ioerror: I have contact with people in Cairo - the entire internet isn't shut off yet. The SS7 network still works. #egypt #jan25

[Cerridwen]

154. Security cleared - situation...strange???

juanajaafar RT @Farrah3m: Exclusive:An Egyptian woman reporting:Many #cairo areas have been cleared out of all security &the situation is STRANGE#jan25 #egypt #jan28

[Catherina]

155. Tunisia rally for Egypt, Gripping audio and video footage, Big Mouth Biden is a moron

# Tunis_normal halmustafa RT @monaeltahawy: I heard there's a #Tunisia rally for #Egypt. God bless you wonderful people of Tunisia. Thank you for inspiring us! #Sidibouzid #Jan25. less than a minute ago via web


asonofselene RT @benchilada: @BarackObama - What are WE doing about our "ally" Egypt, Mr. President? Isn't this the sort of thing we're supposed to stop? #egypt #jan25 half a minute ago via web


# Sspx1230_normal RileyTX RT @weddady: RT @Ustream: VIDEO: Gripping audio and video footage of protests in the streets of #Cairo last night. http://bit.ly/fa6izs #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via Tweetie for Mac


# 251199195_normal realrissa Big Mouth Biden is a moron. #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via ÜberTwitter

[Catherina]

159. Thanks CNN, FOX, Use bluetooth, Electricity, water, comms to be cut tomorrow

# 65792_10150368019050273_656770272_16292481_7585547_n_normal eliya RT @lanesy: Fox news is talking about obamanomics, cnn is talking about dead birds. What about #egypt? #jan25 half a minute ago via TweetDeck



MaZhanshan RT @ahmed_madkour: #Egypt #jan25 USE BLUE TOOTH TO COMMUNICATE IN EGYPT; IT CANNOT BE BLOCKED. half a minute ago via web



tobyOhaugen @tv2nyhetene Egypt Govt orders media blackout tomorrow. Coms water & electricity will be shut off. #Jan25 via @ioerror half a minute ago via Twitter for iPad

[EFerrari]

162. Egyptian Activists Plan

Egyptian Activists' Action Plan: Translated

Jan 27 2011, 7:40 PM ET By Alexis Madrigal 46

Egyptian activists have been circulating a kind of primer to Friday's planned protest. We were sent the plan by two separate sources and have decided to publish excerpts here, with translations into English. Over Twitter, we connected with a translator, who translated the document with exceptional speed.

What follows are side-by-side translations of nine pages from the 26-page pamphlet. They were translated over the last hour and pasted up in Photoshop to give you an idea of what's in the protest plan. While the plan itself contains specifics about what protesters might do, these excerpts show how one might equip oneself for clashes with riot police. Egyptian security forces have repeatedly beaten protesters as the level of violent repression of demonstrations has ratcheted upwards. For more context on the pamphlet itself, the Guardian UK ran a summary of it earlier today.

As you'll read, the creators of the pamphlet explicitly asked that the pamphlet not be distributed on Twitter or Facebook, only through email or other contacts. We're publishing this piece of ephemera because we think it's a fascinating part of the historical record of what may end up becoming a very historic day for Egypt.

The pages included are 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 22, and 26. You can click to (roughly) double the size of the images.

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/11/01/translated-excerpts-from-egyptian-activists-action-plan/70388/

[Catherina]

178. Hip Hip Hurrah for the Atlantic! Thanks for posting this

We know their answer to this question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dr05tXktSo

[JCMach1]

163. The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted... in Egypt (Post from Inside Egypt via the Old-Fashioned Phone)

Hosni Mubarak is 82 years old. He has been Egypt’s absolute ruler for three decades. He is America’s biggest ally in the Middle East. He has probably never really learnt how to use a computer. I cannot imagine that he tweets or even fully comprehends how this most omnipresent of social networks works... Negma will head out in a few hours to the Omar Makram mosque in downtown Cairo. The mosque is just off the now famous Tahrir Square. She has not been to a mosque in years and neither have her many Zamalek girlfriends who will be joining her with all of the supplies they have been collecting in the last 48 hours. They know they are not alone and will be joining thousands.

Negma has had no Internet since about 4 pm Eastern time on Thursday. Her blackberry messenger went down hours before as did Facebook and Twitter sporadically. Most friends I could only reach on the phone today felt that it was almost like Hosni Mubarak’s goons were doing a practice run all day to test if they could manage to shut off the entire internet. They finally seem to have succeeded.

As she is talking to me, she puts the phone on hold for a brief moment. A friend has just called and says that she has heard that Mubarak’s regime will be shutting off the water and electricity on Friday as well. It is just the beginning of a long night of rumors in Cairo... #

Internet has been very spotty all day—its almost like they were practising with Facebook and twitter and now succeeded
#

The big protest on Thursday was at the downtown Lawyers Syndicate. The police forced the few hundred protestors into the building
#

We heard that the army was out in Suez after they burnt a police station and a fire station there
#

Thousands of protestors started marching from al Haram in Giza near the pyramids towards Tahrir square—it’s a very long walk
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There were more than a thousand protestors at Ramses square
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Don’t assume that this is a twitter and Facebook “revolution”—they have been useful yes, but the majority of Egyptians DO NOT have the internet or smartphones. However the “leaders” of the movement have used twitter to communicate details to each other about which streets are blocked, where there is tear gas, their own coordinates and then also to the outside world with the common hash tags of #Jan25 and #Egypt.A lot of the tweeting has also been in Arabic but now “please know that no one is tweeting anymore, Parvez-Khalaas."
#

My friend saw plainclothes police pouring gasoline on cars parked in the downtown area. They will later probably set them on fire and say we were violent rioters in order to have an excuse to kill us
#

Now people are saying that “they” will shut off electricity and water before the Friday prayers as well...

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The Copts (the Christian minority) are saying that while we pray, they will watch our backs. They will wait outside the mosques to look out for our safety-“this is why I love my country so much more now”
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I am so worried. People were also angry that Al Jazeera was not reporting properly and focusing more on their “world exclusive leak of Palestine Papers”
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I hope it does not get worse. It will, if we fail this time.
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I don’t like Baradei and it is so irritating to have all the ignorant Western journalists give him so much attention—I know he has some support with rich people and with middle class youth—but people are questioning why he suddenly decided to return the country three days after we started getting killed. What has he done for Egpyt in the last thirty years to deserve to lead us? He is no better than the Brotherhood. They are all “fucked up”

I ask her if Baradei practices Islam light like the Brotherhood now does? She laughs. The line gets disconnected at that laugh... http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1101d.htm

[Cerridwen]

168. Thank you, JCMach1.

I have no other words.

[sabrina 1]

175. That is a great post ~ people will not be stopped.

Anonymous should threaten to take out their banks UNLESS they restore internet service.

Imagine what cutting all that service will do to business in Egypt. And all this against their own, unarmed people.!

[Cerridwen]

164. OMC on Twitter!!!!11111one!!!!

sorb78 The best thing that could happen with #Egypt now is if someone nuked it off the map. All they do is lie and steal from tourists anyway.
half a minute ago via web


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No, I'm not.

[Catherina]

167. Thankfully there's very little of that and very little of this inadvertent stupidity

Victator03 can someone explain the whole Egypt thing #jan25 half a minute ago via web

[Cerridwen]

172. I was astounded when I read it. That's why I brought it here.

As to the tweet you posted...you know, I'd just go google rather than look that...ignorant.

Not that I know all and see all; and when I make mistakes, I make sure to make big mistakes. But dammit, I can read and learn; google and research. But to be so intellectually lazy as to tweet...uh, can you explain this to me; without, obviously, even attempting to inform myself. I think I'd rip off one of my arms first.

It's good to "see" you again. Now I have to head to bed or I'm going to be as, uh, loopy as that tweet you quoted.

[Catherina]

173. Exactly.

You go get some sleep. I'll stay up for a few more hours since I had a nice nap this afternoon. I plan to be up all day watching this closely tomorrow.

We should pay attention to the state dept tweets too.

See you in the morning, sleep well my friend :hi:

[sabrina 1]

184. Just found a State Dept. Tweet from PJ Crowley

He's the guy who was interviewed on Al Jazeera yesterday and would not address the people's grievances about living under a dictatorship. He kept repeating that the people were expressing some frustration with the economy. The AJ reporter kept pressing him to talk about torture and oppression and the lack of freedom, but he wouldn't answer.

Here are a couple of his tweets:

@PJCrowley
Philip J. Crowley
We are concerned that communication services, including the Internet, social media and even this #tweet, are being blocked in #Egypt.


@PJCrowley
Philip J. Crowley
We are closely monitoring the situation in #Egypt. We continue to urge authorities to show restraint and allow peaceful protests to occur.

PJCrowley Philip J. Crowley
#SecClinton spoke this afternoon with FM Aboul Gheit of #Egypt. She encouraged restraint and dialogue, and offered U.S. support for reforms.

Same old platitudinous diatribe. He can't pretend anymore that Mubarak is of use in the ME peace talks now that Wikileaks has posted the cables.

Mubarak is being encouraged by Israel to use violence. Crowley should be asked how come the U.S. is saying one thing and Israel another. And who will Mubarak listen to? Maybe I'll go to his twitter account and ask him. It's on twitter so he can't say he doesn't know.

[Catherina]

165. In less than 4 hours, the Egyptian Day of Anger begins, LOST opportunity for the US

# N816248975_555424_6325_normal gyonis In less than 4 hours, the Egyptian Day of Anger begins to take Egypt's dictator Mubarak down. #Jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via web



LinleyJena RT @virtualactivism: bye bye Nazif Prime Minister of Egypt. He has just been removed. :) #jan25 less than a minute ago via TweetDeck

(I couldn't find confirmation of this in the news)



jan25live RNN: Youth for Egypt Front: We will have peaceful demonstrations; we warn to the government not to escalate violence #jan25 #egypt less than a minute ago via jan25live



One heartwarming thing, while going through all these tweets, is how much support, love and cyber help the people of Egypt are receiving from ALL over the world, while an aging dictator runs around in panic trying to shut down the internet. Him and Joe Lieberman are two peas in a pod.


saudionly RT @jaded_87: The #us has missed a golden opportunity to win over millions of arabs by not supporting the #jan25 #jan28 in #Egypt half a minute ago via Twitter for iPad

[JCMach1]

170. Biden's comments about Mubarak don't help either- not a dictator my a$$

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2011/0127/Joe-Biden-says-Egypt-s-Mubarak-no-dictator-he-shouldn-t-step-down


AND he shouldn't step down.

[Catherina]

171. That statement clearly showed the Egyptians which side the US is on

per their tweets. What an unbelievable, offensive, moronic comment.

Here's are two, of many, tweets in response to that

nonarabarab RT @polgrim: The Obama administration has just lost the moral authority to use the word democracy in a sentence. #jan25 #Egypt v @OxbloodRuffin half a minute ago via TweetDeck


Antonbak RT @JawazSafar:Mubarak communication-blackout turned egypt into another North Korea,yet #Biden: "i wouldnt describe him as dictator" #Jan25 half a minute ago via TweetDeck

[sabrina 1]

174. It took me a while to read all the comments. So much info,

thank you Catherina. Four more hours ~

The us has missed a golden opportunity to win over millions of arabs by not supporting the #jan25#jan28 in #Egypt

The U.S. is not interested in poor Arabs, they are only interested in rich Arabs. I think millions of people are now learning the truth about the U.S. The Government supports dictators and wealthy Arabs and Muslims and anyone else with lots of money.

I wish they would stop pretending to be a democracy. In a way I would rather be Egyptian right now. At least they KNOW what their government is. We still think we live in a democracy.

I wonder what is happening in Suez? Al Jazeera will probably been barred from going there.

THESE PEOPLE ARE UNARMED! And look at the cowards in the robo-cop outfits ready to shoot at unarmed men, women and children!

[Catherina]

177. I'm glad the emperor's and pharaoh's clothes are off so people know where they stand

You're right, we haven't heard a peep out of Suez in the last few hours. That's not good at all and I'm sure they're taking the brunt of those jackbooted thugs' anger right now.

Democracy. What a joke they've made it out to be.

[Catherina]

169. Reporter prevented from leaving Cairo airport, Activists arrested, Dear Obama

EgyptEagle Aljazeera reporter Yasser Abo helala banned from entering Cairo through Cairo International Airport #JAN25 #Egypt #Change less than a minute ago via web


# Default_profile_0_normal nonarabarab RT @bencnn: I suspect the internet cutoff is just a fraction of what the government has in store for Friday. #Jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via Mobile Web




sallzzlife RT @GhadaOclock: RT @Alshaheeed Many known activists have just been arrested in the past hour from their homes. #Egypt #Jan25 Plz support #Egyptians less than a minute ago via web


# 16160_362215795163_670630163_10133164_5560579_n_normal N_Cleo RT @Remroum Dear Obama: Feel free to speak up about oppression in that country called #Egypt. You know, the one you give billions to #Jan25 less than a minute ago via webfrom McLean, VA


72_normal Elazul God damnit i want to be in Egypt, I don't care if i get hurt, i don't care if i die, i want to bring those mother fuckers DOWN! #Jan25 Jan25

[Catherina]

176. ALERT. for when protests kick off, please post government violence tweets in Turborama's thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=290311&mesg_id=290356

to support the OP's article.

[sabrina 1]

180. Okay. Wikileaks has started posting the Egypt cables ~

http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2010/02/10DOHA71.html

These cables show that the Mubarak government was acting as a broker in the ME peace talks, but did not want to accomplish anything since their only usefulness to the U.S. was BEING a broker.

I just skimmed a few of them so far. But it's clear that everyone knew that Mubarak was just playing games and was not at all serious about brokering anything.

If that is the case, and it seems to be true from the cables, then how can the U.S. government pretend that they are so important to the peace process?

I am curious to see how this will be reported in the U.S. media, in light of the Obama administration's stand on Egypt right now.

It looks like there is nothing for the U.S. to lose by siding with the people. So why continue the pretense? Mubarak is useless to the U.S. IF they are serious about a true peace process.

[Catherina]

181. A clear indication that the US doesn't want peace either

Thank you for the cable link. The timing of their release couldn't be better. I'll try to skim through them too and reread them when Egypt calms down.

To think we're only 28 days into the New Year. Happy New Year my dear :toast:

[Catherina]

179. Link to excellent Al-Jazeera page with amazing videos

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/anger-in-egypt/

No wonder Mubarak is locking up as many journalists as he can and stopping newly arrived ones from leaving the airport.

[sabrina 1]

186. I'll check that out, thanks.

And look what is till being made in the U.S. http://twitpic.com/3tqe6c

Tear gas used in Egypt against people protesting for democracy!! I would love to send that to Bill Maher or someone who wouldn't be afraid to show it on tv.

[Catherina]

187. I'm sure that's just endearing us even more.

Please do send that to Bill Mayer and Jon Stewart, the tweeters are spcifically requesting help from both of them. If I see that tweet again, I'll post it for you.

[Catherina]

182. Afraid to go to hospitals, Special Forces in Tahrir Sq., Biden

mhammed RT @sultanalqassemi: Al Jazeera reporter Dina Samak: 89 injuries yesterday in Egypt. Many injured protesters fear arrest if they go to state hospitals. #Jan25 less than a minute ago via web

(I read tweets yesterday that people were being arrested IN the hospitals. Doctors and nurses were turning them over.)



Twatter_normal scharlt RT @jrug: Morning from Cairo. Internet down. Special Forces in Tahrir Sq. Big day. #jan25 #Egypt


rodneystack The media won't talk, the Egyptians can't talk, and Biden won't shut up. #jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via Snaptu


willyamato RT @FatmaNaib: Finally got through my freind in Cairo, all his friends will gather in local mosques then hit the streets #Egypt #Jan25 half a minute ago via web

[sabrina 1]

188. There are protests all over the ME in support of

the Egytian people. I just lost the tweet that reported that.

Here's another as the day begins in Egypt:

@weddady
weddady
RT @kaepora: Dawn just broke over Egypt. The chess pieces are arrayed and the die is cast - will this Friday see a revolution? #Egypt #jan25

Will we know? I don't think we will. Unless the U.S. intervenes ~

[Catherina]

191. I think we will. They're ready to die for this.

I think this is headed to all out war. The US, to retain any shred of dignity and control, is going to physically extricate Mubarak (or have an ally do it) then try that same trick the French tried on the Tunisians of hypocritically congratualating them for their astounding victory while trying to install new puppets.

I'd wager everthing I own on this.

I'll also wager we're in serious talks with ElBaradei right now, thinking we can depend on him and push that compromise on the people.

I just realized I answered your question as if it were "Will we see a successful revolution?". Upon rereading your post, I think I misunderstood. Did I?

[sabrina 1]

194. Oh, I hope you are right. I don't think Egypt will fall for the

trick of installing a puppet either. It didn't work in Tunisia. If they take Mubarak out of the country that's all that is needed.

I wonder if the U.S. had anything to do with Elbaradei returning? I had good feelings about him, but mainly because I remember him as head of the IAEA and refusing to let Bush get away with the Niger Uranium lie. He's apparently not all that popular in Egypt from what I've been reading, although you can't tell from just a few tweets.

As to my question, I was responding to the tweet 'will there be a revolution in Egypt tomorrow' ~ and I am wondering how we would know since they have cut themselves off from the world, or so it seems.

[Catherina]

196. We'll know. They're making sure we know. Mubarak can't shut down the net

He can pull a few plugs but they'll find ways around it.

Every kid in Gaza probably gave them a tutorial already.

Sabrina, I'm going to start another thread called It Has Begun. This one is too long and this is a good cut off.

[Catherina]

183. The Arabs are alive. And the Arabs are hungry. "A day with Egypt's protesters "

eL3nooD RT @asonofselene: "I saw today that the Arabs are alive. And the Arabs are hungry." http://t.co/CXhaiyz #jan25 #egypt #mideast less than a minute ago via Tweet Button


Great video of the protesters chasing the police away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc000YDVY5o

YOU GO GUYS! Solidarity.

Ahmed Moor spent one tumultuous afternoon with protesters in central Cairo, where he found that the 'Arabs are alive.'
Ahmed Moor Last Modified: 26 Jan 2011 11:27 GMT


Tens of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign

The skies in Cairo were gray and a stultifying mist enveloped Tahrir Square when I got there on Tuesday. It was about 10:00 in the morning, and the protesters I had come to join were not around. But there were riot police on every corner, blocking off all of the side streets.

The notorious mukhabarat – the secret police – were around too. It is easy to identify them; they are invariably thuggish looking and they do a good job of making themselves look conspicuous. I guess they are not so secret, but they do not have to be in this police state.

Within five minutes of arriving, two members of the mukhabarat approached me. They did not identify themselves as anyone with authority and began to interrogate me straight away. I was standing in front of the enormous, dark Mogamma bureaucratic building. It was gifted to the Egyptians in 1950 by the Soviet government, and that is exactly what it looks like. The building was built to project power and permanence, but it has been neglected and now only projects decay.

...

A chant went up: Hurriya! Hurriya! Hurriya! - Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

I was jubilant.

...

Please read the rest http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/01/20111268022914627.html

[sabrina 1]

190. Great pic, that was yesterday I think.

Here's the tweet about the solidarity protests around the ME:

@charleswhite3
Charles White
Protests happening all over the #MiddleEast is solidarity with #Egypt even in #Doha!

People of the world unite!

The Corps have been united for decades and divided countries against each other. Now, people are uniting too and there are more of us than of them. I hated that they tried to make enemies of us and the people of Iraq and Afghanistan. They were never our enemies, the Iranians either.

I wish we knew what was going on ~

[Catherina]

192. I hated that too. Still hate it. None of those people are my enemies.

My enemies are the shock and awe crowd, the corporate thieves, the wall street crooks, and corrupt politicians.

How dare they try to make us hate simple fellow brothers and sisters on the same hard highway of life? How dare they!

[Catherina]

185. police chasing reporters all over #cairo , KUWAIT gov't warns of deportation

# A4103a6f-bd87-4b91-932f-6469f51c951c_normal Baliantaksu RT @Farrah3m: News that police have been chasing reporters all over #cairo getting them away from the scene! #egypt #jan25 #jan28 less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


singing_out11 RT @adlybazaar: KUWAIT gov't warns of deportation of anyone + their families protesting in support of #Egypt. #jan25 less than a minute ago via web

[Catherina]

189. Cell phone, blackberrys +internet down now.

# 18764_538054237874_4303333_31710627_3763565_n_normal maxstrasser RT @bencnn: ALERT!!!! Cell phone, blackberrys #egypt down +internet This msg is relayed by landline thru CNNHQ #jan25 less than a minute ago via web


thaher RT @dekaminski: The Pirate Bay stats on #Egypt: Yesterday ~80k active connections at any given point. Today ~100. (100!) #Jan25 // @telecomix less than a minute ago via TweetDeck



yasminemarei RT @EgyptFreedomNow: DIAL-UP ISP IS WORKING. DSL is still working #Egypt,Try their Dial up numbers (0777 7770),(0777 7000) SPREAD THE WORD #jan25 #jan28 less than a minute ago via web



# Shave34_2_normal hemara (cartoon by @CarlosLatuff) Mubarak shuts down Internet! #Egypt will shut down Mubarak! #Jan25 http://twitpic.com/3u3o4c less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


SuperChowChow RT @sate3: Those who used "Shock and Awe" to effect regime change are in no position to lecture people demonstrating peacfully #Jan25 #Egypt less than a minute ago via web


# Default_profile_1_normal dinaelhusseiny RT @jan25live: Dostor: Kuwaiti Alwatan Journal:Any protesting egyptians will be deported with their families http://goo.gl/bMMPM #jan25 #egypt less than a minute ago via jan25live

[Catherina]

193. Christian Masri , riot police , baseball bats , please help us be free

IAmTheStarchild Juma'a..They say the Christian Masri are guarding the Masjid while Muslim Masri pray...Ahl Al-Kitab... #Jan25 #Egypt #Masr #AfricaUp #UNITY half a minute ago via web


# Default_profile_1_normal metaphytwit RT @bencnn: Cairo streets full of trucks with riot police. Tensions EXTREMELY #egypt #jan25 half a minute ago via web

arabist RT @astroehlein: RT @bencnn: Just saw blue fiat entering main tv building in Maspiro. guards opend trunk, full of baseball bats. Car allowed in #egypt #jan25 less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


# 4006c99c-99c7-4623-a0a6-901bebe6fad5_normal nigelvnugawela RT @EgyptFreedomNow: Going to early prayers and protesting! Please help us all for Democracy! Help free Egypt from Dictator Mubarak TODAY! #Jan25 #Egypt #Jan28 less than a minute ago via web

[sabrina 1]

197. I was just reading those tweets

and was going to post them to show that people still seem to be able to access Twitter?

They are just a few minutes old and they seem to be coming from Egypt. There is another one that says they have a friend in Egypt who still has some access.

What would be wonderful would be if the police did what they did in Tunisia and joined the protestors. They won't do it until they know for sure that the people have won.

Imagine what will happen to those people if the government prevails. I don't even want to think about it!

[Catherina]

195. Religion at its best , Worse than Iran & china , It has begun

RobaAssi Rt @CandideQuirk: Religion at its best RT @SultanAlQassemi: Friday in mosques in Egypt will be about obeying govt & avoidin protests #Jan25 half a minute ago via Twitter for iPad



etchsadek RT @ZiadM i know it's hard to connect to anyone , but there is an Old DSL Dialup 24564600that is still working spread it #Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via web


Geraldanthro RT @Silvia_Carbone: RT PLEASE: How Users in Egypt Are Bypassing #Twitter & #Facebook Blocks - http://on.mash.to/hjEr4X #Jan25 #Egypt #EgyRevolt half a minute ago via web


# Photo_normal etienneakabags RT @RickSanchezTV: Worse than Iran & china. #Egypt disappeared “@SultanAlQassemi: Censoring is one thing, but web is unplugged" #jan25 http://bit.ly/g7oBxu less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPad


ameerdaou RT @Farrah3m: THE MILLION MARCH COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN! I'M SO SCARED I THINK IM GONNA CRY! people slowly beginning to hit the streets #jan25 #egypt #jan28 half a minute ago via web

[sabrina 1]

198. THE MILLION MARCH COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN! I'M SO SCARED I THINK IM GONNA CRY!

That gives me chills. I don't blame them for being scared ~ and it seems they are still able to communicate!

The Guardian has live updates ~ I wonder if they have any reporters there.

And yes, that is religion at its best ~ people helping people ~

[maryf]

199. Chilling for sure...

I am scared for them too, this is when courage really does mean something!

[sabrina 1]

200. I can't believe it but they are covering this story

pretty extensively now on TV. I think that is a good sign. Maybe an acceptance that Mubarak has to go?

The markets are affected and I guess that's the most important thing :eyes: