EVENTS IN EGYPT THREAD #3

[justiceischeap]

Have at it folks!

[justiceischeap]

1. Reuters : 1030 Injured in Cairo during Friday's protests.

http://twitter.com/#!/ajtalk/status/31100115653492736

[bananas]

77. Threads #1 and #2

Thread #1: "The Million March Countdown has begun. People are slowly hitting the streets" http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=290516&mesg_id=292827

Thread #2: "EVENTS IN EGYPT THREAD #2" http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=292667&mesg_id=292667

[deutsey]

2. Is Mubarak gone or is he still in Egypt?

[tekisui]

5. No one knows. Not even the WH.

[EFerrari]

7. It is rumored he flew out on private jet to Saudi. n/t

[BobbyBoring]

20. BREAKING

MSNBC just reported that a caravan of luxury vehicles went to the airport and 3 private jets just took off!! maybe some rich protesters???

[sufrommich]

3. Egypt is announcing an important message coming up.

I'll bet Mubarek is gone or going.

[EFerrari]

25. By Egyption **Speaker** who seems to be the one who

is (constitutionally?) charged with announcing any presidential resignation.

[tekisui]

4. Image of the day, IMO:

http://twitpic.com/3u6gvc

[sufrommich]

9. Wow. nt

[EFerrari]

14. The soldier's pole is fallen; young boys and girls / Are level now with men

-- A&C

[Dappleganger]

53. No words.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Thank you!

:hi:

[fishwax]

8. kick for the new thread

I wonder how "soon" the announcement will come from State TV.

:kick:

[H2O Man]

It's interesting.

From today's domestic news, a couple of things stand out: {1} The President has not contacted Mubarak; and {2} high-ranking military officials from Egypt are presently in the Pentagon.

There is also speculation that Mubarak and other wealthy folk are leaving Egypt. These may be rumors that are based in fact, or fiction.

I would hope for a nonviolent transfer of power in Egypt.

[snooper2]

35. Actually, Egypt general cuts short US trip

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[Catherina]

10. Mubarak fled to Switzerland ?

WebiMedias Awesome ! RT @nancykric Spreading & Unconfirmed Tweet:

Israel Channel 10 says Mubarak fled to Switzerland via private jet
#jan25 #Egypt less than 20 seconds ago via web

[Catherina]

15. Time to reconsider US exports? , All private jets -7 left Egypt!

# tommymiles RT @bencnn:

Teenager showed me teargas canister "made in USA". Saw the same thing in Tunisia. Time to reconsider US exports?
#Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via web



# ingybelle RT @TheNewsBlotter: /@richardengelnbc: #Egypt:

Airport sources say Egyptian private jets leaving the country only 7 left
#Jan25 half a minute ago via Snaptu

[sufrommich]

11. It will be the Speaker of the Parliament who will make the

announcement on television.

[defendandprotect]

12. Kick --

so much better than BBC --

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. People are saying Mubarak is going to release an audio message soon. Who does that these days? Hmmm.

Jeremey Scahill's latest tweet.


I don't think Mubarak is in Egypt.
What do you guys think?

cancel the question, I just read Catherina's post upthread.

[sufrommich]

AJ is saying it will be the Speaker of the House of

Parliament. I think Mubarak is gone or in jail. nt

[Catherina]

21. Bin Laden lol n/t

[polly7]

16. I just heard on Al Jazeera a 14 y/o boy was killed. :( Sad. n/t.

[Catherina]

17. parliament speaker to make major announcement

# AmeerMasoud

A protester took hold a riot police officer's helmet, photo by @AJenglish #Egypt footage coverage #jan25 http://twitpic.com/3u9t5u

half a minute ago via Twitpic


# AidaelBaradei RT @BreakingNews:

3 private jets leave Cairo airport under heavy security; #Egypt parliament speaker to make major announcement - NBC

#Jan25 less than 20 seconds ago via breakingnews.com

[riverwalker]

18. Mubarek on his way to Switzerland?

various Tweets about this sourced to Israeli TV channel 10, or "various diplomatic insiders"

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

19. Damn. Finally got power back on but don't have cable back on yet..

At least i have DU back.

[EFerrari]

23. I was hoping you had some insight into regime change in Egypt.

:P

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

34. I have no insight because i can't see what's happening.

But while sitting in the cold and listening to THe Diane Rehm Show this morning, Nancy Yousef

of McClatchy news made the point about US taking years and hundreds of billions of dollars to take

down dictators, the people of Tunisia and Egypt do it in days.

[EFerrari]

42. That's a great point. The energy of those protestors

was unbelievable. As were the numbers. These people had nothing left to lose.

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. and al Jazeera live, plus twitter

I am multi tasking all 3 like mad!!!

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. 3 private jets leave Cairo airport under heavy security;

#Egypt parliament speaker to make major announcement - NBC #Jan25

and

from Michael Moore:@MMFlint
Engel held up on camera 1 of many tear gas canisters police fired in2 crowd. It read "Made in USA." That means YOUR name was on it. Mine 2.

and

Israeli Channel 10 is saying Mubarak is on a private jet to Switzerland. He only told his best friends? #Jan25 #Egypt

[defendandprotect]

32. Mubarak is speaking now - Al Jazeera

[sufrommich]

26. It looks like the army was heading for the TV station to

secure it for the upcoming announcement.

[sufrommich]

27. AJ: Fire now only a few meters away from National Museum. nt

[fishwax]

28. .

:(

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. self delete

[CJvR]

30. Watching the burning...

...party HQ I can't help thinking that if the Goverment wants to hit back hard then a bit of arson against the national museum would be an ideal excuse.

[dixiegrrrrl]

33. Several tweets from Cairo say

people are surrounding the museum to protect it, including the army.

[CJvR]

37. Yeah, but...

... it only takes one man if he got the keys.

[Catherina]

31. Israeli Embassy in Cairo evacuated by helicopters , live ammo , CNN Ouch

afifa80 RT @AmoonaE:

BREAKING: The entire staff of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo has been evacuated by helicopters!
#Jan25 via @3Beee @Dream23fb #Egypt #Israel less than 20 seconds ago via Snaptu


# katalystprods @skynews @ITwitius @DominicWaghorn

First reports of almost certainly live ammo being fired
#jan25 #egypt #Mubarak less than 20 seconds ago via web


# calliorth RT @Muslimerican: CNN anchor:

"It's possible that the Obama administration may possibly have to back a democracy"
#jan25 #Egypt #Cairo #Mubarak less than 20 seconds ago via web

[fishwax]

36. now, supposedly, Mubarak will be speaking shortly on Nile TV

according to Aljazeera ...

[sufrommich]

40. Just heard that. I wonder if there are competing forces in

the Egyptian government right now.

[Catherina]

38. Female raped by the police in full public view

...

The actions of the police and security forces incited the protestors to respond by setting fire to tyres, cars and finally government buildings.

The brutality of the authorities' is unprecedented. In a disturbing incident, CNN reporters were attacked by the secret (plain clothes Police) and their cameras stolen together with the footage. One CNN reporter recalls a disturbing and unsavory incident, "a female protestor is dragged off by her hair , taken to a side street and sexually assaulted by the police in full public view".

This account of the ladies treatment was widely aired and is living testimony to the reprehensible, indifferent, barbaric, criminal treatment of citizens by the authorities. Such violations warrant independent investigations and must never pass with out accountability.

...

"Mubarak's actions today will never be forgotten" said Mona from Alexandria, "we have lost all respect for him, the Egyptian people will always hate him and we will never stop demanding he leave us alone, we don't want him, we just want change we are not criminals for him to treat us like this, why? Why does he treat us like animals".

...

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8029586-hosni-mubarak-and-family-have-fled-to-london

[cali]

39. BBC reporting tanks have surrounded the U.S. and British Embassies

[sufrommich]

41. I think they are there to protect the Embassies. nt

[Catherina]

43. Mubarak giving statement now.

Nadalisa

Mubarak giving statement now
#Jan25 #egypt less than 20 seconds ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®



None of this was his fault, it was all the *government's* fault. :rofl:



DemocraticSec RT @abc:

BREAKING: Egyptian President Mubarak has asked current government to resign
#Egypt #Jan25 less than 20 seconds ago via web


aminiskandar RT @uruknet: RT @AdamSerwer

Protesters demand Mubarak step down, Mubarak fires everyone ELSE in the government instead. #Jan25
#Egypt #Mubarak less than 20 seconds ago via web


# kingofva RT @shadihamid:

Mubarak takes credit for protests, says evidence of political freedoms in country
#jan25 #egypt less than 10 seconds ago via Tweetie for Mac



LuizCosta RT @AJELive:

BREAKING NEWS - Mubarak: I have ordered the government to step down and I will name a new government tomorrow
#jan25 #Egypt #cairo #egipto less than 20 seconds ago via web



sspcampsie RT @bbclysedoucet:

#Mubarak says he asked govt to resign. ''i will fight for Egypt's freedom i promised to preserve.''
#Jan25 #egypt less than 20 seconds ago via web



anthonycmaki

Mubarak sacks Egyptian government except for himself
#Egypt #Jan25


7ammoud

Clinching to that chair for dear life ..
#Jan25 #Egypt less than 20 seconds ago via TweetDeck


# lizzy_dee RT @talbakr:

Husni Mubarak: "I am staying everybody else leave"
#Egypt #Jan25 less than 20 seconds ago via TweetDeck



# HasMariaPuder RT @Dima_Khatib:

Protesters did not say: government step down. They said: Mubarak down. Regime down. #Mubarak mis-heard
#egypt #jan25 less than 20 seconds ago via web


9fragments RT @lesslinear:

Mubarak, fuck off.
#egypt #jan25 less than 20 seconds ago via

[defendandprotect]

44. "I am always attacked to the suffering of the Egyptian people..." --

"always taking the side of the poor people of Egypt" -- !!

Sounds to me like more war on the protesters --

and wonder if US is helping?

[defendandprotect]

58. Also "asking government to step down" ... didn't hear anything about restoring

internet/cell phone/face book services? etal -- ?

[CJvR]

45. That is sounds more like...

...a none statement.

There is enough manure in that speach to fertilize the Nile valley for a decade.
"I have done nothing wrong and neither have the people, they were mislead by provocateurs out to destroy our nice and prosperous 'democracy'" - more or less...

[florida08]

46. bullshit bullshit bullshit

what a shame the Egyptian people can't hear it

[DFab420]

47. He just called on the government to dissolve!!!

So he can appoint a new one!...Whhhhat?

[sufrommich]

48. I think it's too little,too late. He's desperately trying to hang

onto power. I predict another violent day tomorrow in Egypt.

[justiceischeap]

49. I see the demonstrators yelling for the ouster of Mubarak, not the gov't

I too predict another violent day tomorrow in Egypt.

[sufrommich]

51. AJ is reporting that ALL power resides with the president

in Egypt. No significant change in government.

[florida08]

50. second that

[dixiegrrrrl]

52. Damn..Denial IS a river in Egypt!!!!!

[sufrommich]

54. lol. nt

[Catherina]

! +1 n/t

[texanwitch]

62. Excellent.

:headbang: :applause:

[EFerrari]

55. Stalling. And he can with the US on his side. n/t

[justiceischeap]

56. "You just hold on there Mubarak, until we get some CIA types over there."

That'll show 'em! :sarcasm:

[defendandprotect]

60. Exactly ... !! US isn't about to lose Egypt to democracy!!

While suppressing it at home and all over the world for police state policies!

[EFerrari]

66. I don't think he wins this one. It's too little, too late. n/t

[defendandprotect]

80. Trust you will be right --

and wondering what the Egyptians are thinking tonight?

If they don't continue to push now, will they ever have the momentum again --

and how much stronger would Mubarak's hand be with time to reinforce policing/military -

and perhaps to jail protest planners?

Wondering what they are thinking tonight -- could be something quite different?

[CJvR]

57. One wonders...

...if the delay was due to the need to secure support from the military.
In that case the fate of Egypt might be down to the conscript rifleman - not a thought that will give Mubarak a quiet night's sleep.

Mubarak's analysis that an excess of freedom is a major part of the problem reminds me of Bagdad Bob's strategic analysis.

[sufrommich]

59. I wonder what is going on with the military too.Either he's

trying to get their support or he's already got it.

[defendandprotect]

61. Elites in military will be the question ... if they feel safe, then it's a go --

might depend on US backup?

Peons in military siding with public certainly can make a difference!!

[Catherina]

63. Internet must be back on in Egypt now. LOTS of tweets in Arabic

My educated guess is that they're all variations of Fuck You Mubarak

[EFerrari]

67. Twitter went nuts during his speech. n/t

[justiceischeap]

64. 'So did Israel persuade Washington to persuade Mubarak to hang on?'

http://twitter.com/#!/oxfordgirl/status/31119310361460736

@oxfordgirl oxfordgirl
So did Israel persuade Washington to persuade Mubarak to hang on? Very, very bad move, the Mid East will explode #Egypt #Jan25 #cairo

[justiceischeap]

65. Funny: Americans in Las Vegas avoiding the Luxor pyramid, completely confused by the news.

http://twitter.com/#!/hyperlocavore/status/31119876386983936

@hyperlocavore Liz McLellan
Americans in Las Vegas avoiding the Luxor pyramid, completely confused by the news. #p2 #cairo #egypt

[florida08]

68. Richard Engel

did some great background just now. Talking about how the income inequality has grown. People can't pay their rent or car payments..sound familiar?

[Imperialism Inc.]

69. Just heard on the Al Jazeera stream:

The reporter was saying how the cabinet had been changed in the past. That they brought in a team of technocrats to modernize the economy and to make it a 21st century economy. He went on to say that the changes hadn't trickled down to the people. My thought was that, if it wasn't trickling down, then you could say they had been successful in making it a 21st century economy.

[dixiegrrrrl]

74. Good point. Sadly.

[Catherina]

70. Mubarak , turn Internet back on to book a trip on Expedia.

samsensei RT @BorowitzReport:

#Mubarak should probably turn the Internet back on so he can book a trip on Expedia.
#Egypt #Jan25 less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone





# drQla RT @royasmusic: LOL RT @yasminhamidi: Mubarak:

To prove I am not a dictator, I will personally name a new government!
#jan25 #egypt less than a minute ago via Echofon

[EFerrari]

71. Incredible images. Dial up warning ***Some graphic***

http://totallycoolpix.com/2011/01/the-egypt-protests/

[Laelth]

79. Yikes! Thanks for the link. n/t

-Laelth

[Catherina]

72. Queen of England , 410 injured in Cairo

lactualaloupe RT @deemee3:

Si Moubarak pense sérieusement avoir calmé son peuple ce soir, moi je suis la Reine d'Angleterre et le fils du Pape!
#sénilité #Jan25 #Egypt less than 20 seconds ago via TweetDeck


(If Mubarak seriously thinks he's placated the people tonight, I'm the Queen of England and the Pope's son!)





# europeangirl RT @tweetminster:

Reuters: 410 people have been injured in Cairo
#egypt #jan25 less than 20 seconds ago via TweetDeck

[Catherina]

73. Important: US company that aided Egypt's Internet crackdown

ZinedineZDurst RT @TimKarr:

Troubling news about a US company that is aiding Egypt's Internet crackdown: http://bit.ly/hFCnCc
#Jan25 #NetFreedom /FIXED less than 20 seconds ago via web

One U.S. Corporation's Role in Egypt's Brutal Crackdown

Timothy Karr

Campaign Director, Free Press and SavetheInternet.com
Posted: January 28, 2011 12:15 PM


.... an American firm, Narus of Sunnyvale, Calif., which has sold Telecom Egypt "real-time traffic intelligence" equipment.

Narus, now owned by Boeing, was founded in 1997 by Israeli security experts to create and sell mass surveillance systems for governments and large corporate clients.

The company is best known for creating NarusInsight, a supercomputer system which is allegedly used by the National Security Agency and other entities to perform mass surveillance and monitoring of public and corporate Internet communications in real time.

...

Other Narus global customers include the national telecommunications authorities in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia -- two countries that regularly register alongside Egypt near the bottom of Human Rights Watch's world report.

...

MORE

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/one-us-corporations-role-_b_815281.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

75. KO tweets: Sadly one assumes military must have pledged fealty to him.

Scahill tweets:
Shorter Mubarak: It was all my minions' fault. New minions to be appointed tomorrow. Kthanksbye

oke of the day -- Obama: "Hosni, I think you need to write your goodbye letter to your people."
Hosni Mubarak: "Why? Where are they going?"

[florida08]

76. `

MMFlint Michael Moore
Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak announces completely new government 2 b headed by Hosni Mubarak

[dixiegrrrrl]

78. Sounds Changealicious to me!!!!!

[Catherina]

81. Protesters & Army in complete harmony,Blitzer , Netanyahu , internet still down

ashraf9999 RT @alshaheeed:

BBC Arabic Reporter in Tahreer square now says Protesters & Army in complete harmony, chatting, eating & laughing together
#Jan25 #Egypt half a minute ago via web


# LilyKhalil

Netanyahu on #Egypt demonstrations: "I'm not sure the time is right for the Arab region to go through the democratic process."
#Jan25 less than a minute ago via HootSuite



# YousefMunayyer

Wolf Blitzer: Democratization of Arab world "huge problem we should watch closely"
#egypt #jan25 less than a minute ago via TweetDeck



# rqskye RT @hocinedim:

AP: China blocked the word "Egypt" from the country's Twitter-like service, while coverage has been tightly restricted in state media #Jan25 less than a minute ago via web


And one comment I particularly sympathize with


dinaelhusseiny @Khademz

come back :( no internet no phone.. minimal communication. This is torture 24 hours ! #mubarak may you burn in hell!
#Egypt #Jan25 half a minute ago via web



rqskye RT @Dannyramadan:

Mobile and internet coverage are still down! Only landlines here are working in Egypt. We need our communications methods back.
#jan25 half a minute ago via web



Not much going on on twitter right now. I guess people are exhausted and sleeping.