Egypt, Day Ten: "Complete Anarchy" - Various Updates Here: BBC, Atlantic, And...

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Egypt, Day Ten: "Complete Anarchy"
03 FEB 2011 11:38 AM
by Patrick Appel

this from HumanRightsWatch:

The events in Tahrir Square and elsewhere strongly suggest government involvement in violence against peaceful protesters.

The army, which had been controlling access to Tahrir Square very tightly, with tanks at all the main entrances to the square, checking identification cards and searching bags, allowed pro-Mubarak protesters into the square, including men riding horses and camels and brandishing whips. Soldiers mostly stood by and did not act to protect peaceful demonstrators or try to stop the attacks on them. The Egyptian Health Ministry said three people were killed in the violence and more than 600 injured.

It boggles the imagination that armed pro-Mubarak demonstrators on camels and horseback could have assembled themselves and passed through army checkpoints without government complicity and coordination.

More: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/02/egypt-day-ten-complete-anarchy.html

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[elleng]

1. AlJ carrying interview w Suliman now.

Egypt State TV

Timing of events important to record.