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Translation: Let's make Mubarak hear our voices. We all, one hand, requested one thing, leave leave leave ... Down Down Hosni Mubarak, Down Down Hosni Mubarak ... The people want to dismantle the regime .... He is to go, we are not going ... He is to go, we won't leave ... We all, one hand, ask one thing, leave leave.

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Egyptians rally for Mubarak to go now

February 4, 2011 by element115

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians marched peacefully in Cairo on Friday to demand an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, but there was no word of his generals, or his U.S. allies, squeezing him out just yet.

"Leave! Leave! Leave!" they chanted after weekly Friday prayers in Cairo. A cleric praised the "revolution of the young" and declared: "We want the head of the regime removed."

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WikiLeaks Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

February 2, 2011 by element115

A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated WikiLeaks for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, saying Wednesday that its disclosures of classified documents promote world peace by holding governments accountable for their actions.

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Passion gives way to bloodshed in Cairo

February 2, 2011 by element115

The protests in Egypt have erupted into uncontrolled violence as pro and anti government demonstrators have been attacking each other in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

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Mubarak unleashes chaos

February 2, 2011 by element115

...he had warned Egyptians was the only alternative to his autocratic regime. The regime's thugs ran riot in the center of Cairo, Alexandria and other cities Wednesday, attacking what had been peaceful anti-government encampments with stones, knives and Molotov cocktails.

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Who are the pro-Mubarak demonstrators?

February 2, 2011 by element115

The morning after Mubarak dramatically announced he would not run for re-election in September, his supporters waded into Tahrir Square by the thousands, and suddenly, serious, prolonged violence reigned in central Cairo.

There were immediate suspicions that the pro-Mubarak demonstrators were not simply average citizens standing up for the man who has led Egypt for three decades -- suspicions that proved at least partly founded.

As battles raged between the two sides, some pro-Mubarak protesters were captured by his opponents. Some were terrified to be caught and begged for their lives, screaming that the government had paid them to come out and protest.

Others turned out to be carrying what seemed to be police identification, though they were dressed in plain clothes.

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Here's How The US Told Hosni Mubarak He Was Done

February 1, 2011 by element115

Ambassador Wisner arrived in Cairo yesterday to begin the process of removing his old friend Hosni Mubarak from office.

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Huckabee: Palestinians Should Be Resettled In 'Muslim' Territory

February 1, 2011 by element115

...likely Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told a crowd of Jewish Israelis yesterday that he'd be just as mad as they are if anybody tried to kick him out of America the way Israelis are being asked to not build or live in disputed lands.

Palestinians who live in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, Huckabee said, should settle in "territory that [is] in the hands of Muslims, in the hands of Arabs," as determined by the "international community."

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U.N. says 147 killed in Tunisian uprising

February 1, 2011 by element115

At least 147 people were killed and 510 wounded during the Tunisian uprising that unseated Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali last month, the head of a U.N. human rights team in Tunisia said on Tuesday.

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Mubarak’s new deputy linked to CIA rendition program

February 1, 2011 by element115

The man named by President Hosni Mubarak as his first ever deputy, Egyptian spy chief Omar Suleiman, reportedly orchestrated the brutal interrogation of terror suspects abducted by the CIA in a secret program condemned by rights groups.

His role in the controversial "war on terror" illustrates the ties that bind the United States and the Egyptian regime, as an unprecedented wave of protests against Mubarak's rule presents Washington with a difficult dilemma.

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The Egyptian masses won't play ally to Israel

February 1, 2011 by element115

As long as the masses in Egypt and in the entire Arab world continue seeing the images of tyranny and violence from the occupied territories, Israel will not be able to be accepted, even it is acceptable to a few regimes.

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Mubarak Wants to Stay until September

February 1, 2011 by element115

President Hosni Mubarak will say in a speech that he will step down at the next election but would stay in office until then, Al Arabiya TV said on Tuesday.

The network, which did not name its source, said the president would make those comments in a speech later on Tuesday.

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#Egypt Blocked in China

February 1, 2011 by element115

China has blocked searches for #Egypt on its State-approved, State-controlled version of Twitter.

Searches for #Egypt on Sina (with over 50 million users) returns the message, “According to relevant laws, regulations and policies, the search results are not shown.”

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Bolton: If Mubarak falls in Egypt, Israel should bomb Iran

February 1, 2011 by element115

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said the ouster of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would speed the timetable for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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Looters --> undercover Egyptian police

February 1, 2011 by element115

Human Rights Watch confirmed several cases of undercover police loyal to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime committing acts of violence and looting in an attempt to stoke fear of instability as demonstrations grew stronger Tuesday against the autocratic leader.

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Crunch time coming for America in the Middle East?

February 1, 2011 by element115

Given that policy makers in Washington D.C. say they want to see democracy alive and well in the Arab world, why, really, are they so alarmed by what is happening?

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Mubarak’s Top Spy Rejected by Cairo Streets as Masses March

February 1, 2011 by element115

Omar Suleiman, the military careerist singled out by President Hosni Mubarak to save his regime, lacks the support where he now needs it most: the streets of Cairo.

“The Egyptians don’t want Mubarak and they don’t want Suleiman,” said Chayma Hassabo, a researcher on Arab political movements at Cedej, a Cairo-based research center. “They want the whole system to change.”

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Jordanians rally against corruption and poverty

February 1, 2011 by element115

Inspired by unrest in Tunisia and elsewhere in the region, about 200 Jordanians gathered outside the prime minister's office shouting "Our government is a bunch of thieves" and holding banners reading "No to poverty or hunger".

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King of Jordan fires Cabinet

February 1, 2011 by element115

King Abdullah II of Jordan fired his Cabinet on Tuesday and ordered his new prime minister to pursue political reforms to "correct the mistakes of the past" following massive anti-government protests around the Arab world and smaller demonstrations at home.

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ElBaradei 'just another puppet' in Egypt?

February 1, 2011 by element115

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Egyptians fill Tahrir Square in massive rally

February 1, 2011 by element115

Al-Jazeera TV estimated the crowd in the square at close to the 1 million organizers had called for.

Soldiers ringed the square but let protesters pass after checking them for IDs and weapons.

The demonstration was under tight army security, but both sides avoided confrontations. The army pledged not to use force against demonstrators as long as they are non-violent.

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Mubarak shuffles cabinet but protesters say "Go!"

January 31, 2011 by element115

The unprecedented unrest in the Arab world's most populous nation entered a seventh day, thousands of protesters poured into Cairo's Tahrir Square chanting "Get out ... We want you out" and singing Egypt's national anthem.

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Egyptian army backs protestors

January 31, 2011 by element115

Overnight, the Egyptian army issued a statement vowing not to use force against the demonstrators and calling their protests legitimate.

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Egypt reaching 'tipping point'

January 31, 2011 by element115

Calling for 1 million people to take to the streets.

Mubarak step aside and allow free elections.

"The democracy movement is gaining momentum..."

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Will Barack Obama trust 80 million Egyptians?

January 31, 2011 by element115

Mubarak's days are numbered and the US is in a quandary: can it trust a new regime's foreign policy – the implications are huge for the West and Israel.

...problematic for President Obama, and the country the United States is sworn to protect, Israel. Khaled Awad, 38, an electrical engineer, was typical in his views. "Most people believe that as long as a country supports Israel that much, people cannot be happy with America," he said.

What would he do with Israel? "It cannot survive. Sure, I don't want to terminate the Jews, but this is not their country."

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Israel says extremists in Egypt threaten peace

January 31, 2011 by element115

As world leaders call on beleaguered Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to negotiate with opposition groups and prepare the country for free and fair elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed fear...

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Egypt riots: US playing both sides?

January 31, 2011 by element115

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US issues terrorist warning for citizens worldwide

January 31, 2011 by element115

The State Department warned that militant groups could target areas where US citizens may gather in large numbers, such as sporting events, hotels, or places of worship.

Attacks could involve a variety of tactics "including suicide operations, assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings, and bombings," said the statement.

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'Mubarak may ask Israel for help'

January 31, 2011 by element115

A Former CIA Analyst says it is very much possible that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will ask Israel to help him out of the mess he is in.

McGovern says Israel could help Mubarak with the newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman's takeover and "repress the protests in the country."

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US Won’t Support Mubarak’s Ouster

January 31, 2011 by element115

Speaking today in a series of television interviews, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated that the Obama Administration does not seek and would not support the ouster of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak.

Rather, she insisted that the US wanted Mubarak to listen to those opposition figures who have “legitimate grievances” and move towards a “managed change” and an “orderly transition” toward a somewhat more democratic society.

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Egypt blunt reality without the spin

January 31, 2011 by element115

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Egyptians have reservations about ElBaradei

January 31, 2011 by element115

Egyptians on the streets of Cairo said on Monday they had reservations about opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, who has offered to act as transitional leader to prepare Egypt for democratic elections.

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Israel shocked by Obama's "betrayal" of Mubarak

January 31, 2011 by element115

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told ministers of the Jewish state to make no comment on the political cliffhanger in Cairo, to avoid inflaming an already explosive situation.

Political commentators expressed shock at how the United States as well as its major European allies appeared to be ready to dump a staunch strategic ally of three decades, simply to conform to the current ideology of political correctness..

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The Federal Reserve as an Instrument of War

January 30, 2011 by element115

While much has been written about how the Federal Reserve benefits certain private parties and how it generates money out of thin air, this paper delves deeper into the operation of the Federal Reserve as an instrument of war, and its historical role as a primary enabler of armed international conflict.

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Israeli Soldiers Told To 'Cleanse' Gaza

January 30, 2011 by element115

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Israeli embassy staff evacuate Egypt

January 30, 2011 by element115

Helicopters evacuated the embassy staff to an Egyptian airbase on Friday, where they were flown back to Tel Aviv.

Reports also said the Israeli ambassador, himself, has fled Egypt after the discovery by Egyptian security of a Mossad spy network in the capital Cairo.

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US ammunition tells its own story in Egypt

January 30, 2011 by element115

US support, and US politicians putting Israel’s interests above those of their own country, that has allowed dictators such as Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to desecrate the Arab world with their existence for so long.

It has been lost on no one that the empty shell casings from live ammunition and gas cannisters, which litter Tahrir Square and other streets across Egypt, were provided by the United States of America.

But do not for one minute think the Egyptian people are stupid – sadly the US has once again completely misread and underestimated an entire population.

These demonstrations are as much a protest against US meddling in their affairs as they are against the Mubarak regime.

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Turks avenge deadly Israeli raid on the big screen

January 30, 2011 by element115

You cannot kill a Turk with impunity -- this is the message to Israel from a Turkish movie that opened Friday, taking fictional revenge of a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship last year and threatening fresh political tensions.

"Valley of the Wolves: Palestine" -- to be shown in a dozen European countries and more than 20 others in the Middle East.

"Go and show the world what is really the state of Israel," says an Israeli officer named Moshe Ben-Eliezer -- an incarnation of evil -- as he orders the assault on the Mavi Marmara ferry in the film.

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Anger starting to focus on Israel, US

January 30, 2011 by element115

Saturday’s optimism on the streets of Cairo for imminent political change gave way to anger on Sunday, as thousands of demonstrators became increasingly frustrated with the lack of response from major world leaders, especially the US.

During the main protest on Sunday in downtown Cairo, one man painted a 20- meter-long message in flowing Arabic cursive that echoed across the square: “Go Away, Mubarak, you are from the Americans, and you’re working for them!”

They blame Israel and the US for supporting a government because it is convenient for them, not because it is good for the Egyptian people.

“The USA does not support democracy; they’re supporting Israel, which is like their baby,” said Ahmed, a 26-year-old Cairo resident.
“But will Israel allow us to have a real president?"
"...the USA is supporting the system, not the people.”

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Obama will go down in history as the president who lost Egypt

January 30, 2011 by element115

The street revolts in Tunisia and Egypt show that the United States can do very little to save its friends from the wrath of their citizens.

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Rise People Rise - The Global Revolution is Upon Us!

January 30, 2011 by element115

“…..once in a generation…we get a chance for freedom…this is our chance..”

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Al Jazeera Told to Shut Down in Egypt, Signal Cut

January 30, 2011 by element115

Qatar-based satellite channel Al Jazeera was ordered by Egypt’s information ministry on Sunday to shut down its operations in the country, and later in the day its signal to some parts of the Middle East was cut.

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Are Tunisia and Egypt facing real unrest or a manufactured crisis?

January 30, 2011 by element115

To better understand the uprising in Tunisia and the crisis unfolding in Egypt, it is necessary to understand the historical context of the situation.

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19 private planes arrive in Dubai from Egypt

January 29, 2011 by element115

...even though traffic at airport had been halted.

They are reporting businessmen are using these private planes to flee the country.

Some confirmation:reports that (now) former NDP part thug & Gamal Mubarak confidant Ahmed Ezz has fled Egypt in a private jet.

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Obama instruction manual to Egypt on how to handle protesters

January 29, 2011 by element115

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Hundreds detained in Saudi Arabia over protests

January 29, 2011 by element115

Saudi authorities detained hundreds of demonstrators on Friday in Jeddah who gathered to protest against poor infrastructure after deadly floods swept through Saudi Arabia's second biggest city, police and witnesses said.

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Prince warns S. Arabia of apocalypse

January 29, 2011 by element115

Saudi Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has warned the country's royal family to step down and flee before a military coup or a popular uprising overthrows the kingdom.

He warned that the Saudi royal family is no longer able to "impose" itself on people, arguing that deviations in carrying out the religious concepts that make up the basis of the Saudi government "have gotten out of our hands," so that the opposition views our acts as "interfering in people's private life and restricting their liberties."

"If we are wise, we must leave this country to its people, whose dislike for us is increasing," said Prince Turki, advising Saudi officials to escape with their families.

"Do not fool yourself by relying on the United States or Britain or Israel, because they will not survive the loss; the only door open is now the exit door of no return. Let us go before it closes."

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Jordan's opposition: Arabs will topple tyrants

January 29, 2011 by element115

The leader of Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood warned Saturday that unrest in Egypt will spread across the Mideast and Arabs will topple leaders allied with the United States.

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"We will not be silenced, whether you're a Christian or a Muslim, whether you're an atheist, you will demand your god damned rights, and we will have our rights, one way or the other! We will never be silenced!"

January 29, 2011 by element115

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ARE WE FINALLY SEEING THE SUN SET OVER THE AMERICAN EMPYRE

January 29, 2011 by element115

Watching the ‘news’ on the Fox Network last night was like watching a skit on Comedy Central. It wasn’t about why events were taking place in Egypt, but the emphasis was on what it means to the price of oil (up $4.00 a barrel since the rioting broke out). Who controls those prices? It was about who was behind the ‘riots’. The report started out by saying that they were sparked by university students posting their feelings on FaceBook, calling it a ‘Web Inspired Revolution’ ….. but ending with the support of The Muslim Brotherhood, Al Quaida, Hamas and of course, the Iranian government. In other words, it’s the Boogey Man that is behind the ‘riots’. They obviously have nothing to do with the fact that the people of Egypt are sick and tired of living under a dictatorship.

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White House wobbles on Egyptian tightrope

January 29, 2011 by element115

Washington needs a friendly regime in Cairo more than it needs a democratic government.

While the US favours Egyptian political reform in theory, in practice it props up an authoritarian system for pragmatic reasons of national self-interest. It behaved in much the same way towards Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980s, when Iraq was at war with Iran. A similar tacit bargain governs relations with Saudi Arabia. That's why, for many Egyptians, the US is part of the problem.

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Without Egypt, Israel will be left with no friends in Mideast

January 29, 2011 by element115

The fading power of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's government leaves Israel in a state of strategic distress. Without Mubarak, Israel is left with almost no friends in the Middle East.

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Thousands Protest Against Jordanian Govt

January 29, 2011 by element115

The pro-democracy protests spreading across the Middle East have found some eager supporters in Jordan, where thousands took to the street of Amman to demand that Prime Minister Samir Rifal step down and that a new, elected government be allowed to take its place.

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Zionist Omar Soleiman sworn as Egypt's new vice prisedent

January 29, 2011 by element115

Mubarak abused his people for the past 30 years by starving them and now he insults their intelligence by this appointment.:

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Inequality In America Is Worse Than In Egypt, Tunisia Or Yemen

January 29, 2011 by element115

Egyptian, Tunisian and Yemeni protesters all say that inequality is one of the main reasons they're protesting.

However, the U.S. actually has much greater inequality than in any of those countries.

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Amnesty International: Israel's flotilla probe a 'whitewash'

January 29, 2011 by element115

"Despite being nearly 300 pages long, the [Tirkel] report crucially fails to explain how the activists died and what conclusions the Commission reached regarding the IDF’s specific actions in each case," said a statement from AI.

"The Commission’s failure to account for the deaths reinforces the view that the Israeli authorities are unwilling or incapable of delivering accountability for abuses of international law committed by Israeli forces," the organization accused, saying the inadequate findings of the commission, "highlights the need for follow-up".

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Yemeni Protests Turn Violent

January 29, 2011 by element115

At least nine protesters were set upon by police with batons when security forces blocked up to a hundred demonstrators as they attempted to march to the Egyptian Embassy here, in a show of solidarity with protesters in Egypt, according to eyewitnesses.

Witnesses also said prominent human-rights activist Abdul Hadi al-Azazi was arrested in the march on Saturday.

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"Day of Wrath" across Egypt as 62 killed

January 29, 2011 by element115

AT least 62 people have been killed and more than 2,000 injured after a "Day of Wrath" across Egypt and further defiance on the streets of the capital today.

In shocking scenes, armoured troop-carriers sped into huge crowds in the capital Cairo - while officers unleashed teargas, rubber bullets and water cannon on the anti-government uprising yesterday.

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Hungary’s strongman spooks Europe

January 28, 2011 by element115

Viktor Orban had arrived.

a “new social contract, that of national consolidation” bringing a new future based on “work, home, family, health, and order.”

Across Europe, leaders have been reacting with alarm to a man who has used this huge surge of popularity to impose an assertive, intensely nationalistic style of politics.

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Egyptians defy curfew

January 28, 2011 by element115

Egypt remained in chaos as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters defied a night curfew.
As night fell, emboldened protesters showed no signs of letting up. They continued to throw rocks and set fires, as they have since they began demonstrations on Tuesday.

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Egypt's security and armed forces: The deciding factor

January 28, 2011 by element115

The fate of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, his entire state apparatus, and that of the popular uprising confronting them now depends largely on the actions of his army and security forces.

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Next Domino: Syria Shuts Down Internet Service

January 28, 2011 by element115

With Egypt pretty a done deal, many are wondering who is next. Al Arabiya provides the answer: Syria has just shut down its internet service.

...should this indeed be the case, and if Jordan promptly follows suit, Israel will be surrounded by revolutions.

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Revolution 2.0: the Social Media Uprising

January 28, 2011 by element115

Social media is like a raging river, and governments can either move with it or be toppled by it.

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Israeli Minister: Mubarak regime will prevail in Egypt, despite protests

January 28, 2011 by element115

Egyptian security apparatus will use required force to retain control, says a minister in the Netanyahu government who insists on maintaining anonymity.

Israel expects the Egyptian government to weather the protests roiling the country and to remain in power.

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New York Times: Democracy is Bad for US Foreign Policy

January 28, 2011 by element115

Here’s New York Times reporter Mark Landler on Washington’s reaction to the popular uprising in Egypt against the anti-liberal democratic, human rights-abusing Hosni Mubarak, a “staunch ally.”

Washington is “proceeding gingerly, balancing the democratic aspirations of young Arabs with cold-eyed strategic and commercial interests.”

In other words, democracy and human rights are fine, but not when strategic and commercial interests are at stake.

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The Egyptian intifada and what it may mean for Israel/Palestine

January 28, 2011 by element115

The Mubarak dictatorship is a core pillar of the U.S./Israeli order in the Middle East, an order that completely ignores the wishes and aspirations of people on the ground. The U.S. and Israel are scared of the new order that is to come. Israel is worried about a reliable ally being toppled next door.

...what happens in Egypt will not stay in Egypt. It will have ripple effects across the Middle East.

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Middle East: the Undoing of America’s Mendacious Foreign Policy

January 28, 2011 by element115

There may be plumes of acrid smoke rising from burning tires in cities across the Middle East, but there is the discernible whiff of something else – fear. And it is not so much fear among the tens of thousands of people who are taking to the streets facing down paramilitary police forces in Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Egypt and elsewhere to protest against their governments. It is rather more the fear among the rulers of these unwieldy regimes – a fear, or at least grave concern, that must also be seeping into the corridors of power in Washington and other Western capitals.

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Egypt Shows How Easily Internet Can Be Silenced

January 28, 2011 by element115

"Virtually all of Egypt's Internet addresses are now unreachable, worldwide," Jim Cowie, chief technology officer of U.S.-based Internet monitoring firm Renesys wrote on the company blog.

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Live Stream from steets of Egypt

January 28, 2011 by element115

Watch the Al Jazeera English broadcast here -->

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Mubarak's party HQ on fire, protesters storm foreign ministry

January 28, 2011 by element115

Protesters on the streets of Cairo are trying to storm the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and the state TV building, the Associated Press reports. The headquarters of the President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party has been set afire.

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Yemeni protesters call for president to quit

January 28, 2011 by element115

Thousands of Yemenis are demonstrating in the capital Sanaa calling for the president of the last three decades to leave office.

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Egypt Turns Off the Internet

January 28, 2011 by element115

Egypt's decision to turn off the Internet last night, denying users access to Twitter, Facebook and text messaging, couldn't stop thousands of protesters from taking to the streets of Cairo Friday morning, with similar demonstrations in Suez, Alexandria and Al Arish in northern Sinai. Supporters of pro-democracy leader Mohammed ElBaradei, who called for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, flooded out of mosques after noon prayer. Police greeted them with tear gas and rubber bullets. According to the AP, who has raw footage of a man being shot, they used a water cannon on Nobel laureate ElBaradei and beat protesters who tried to shield him. Egyptian protesters have been particularly effective at utilizing social media to organize and mobilize—this past Tuesday's demonstration was largely arranged via Twitter. Egypt can turn off the Internet—but it can't stop satellite TV. Although news media efforts to report on events on the ground have been hampered by the communications clampdown, Al Jazeera has moved to fill the vacuum.

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Are We Witnessing the Start of a Global Revolution?

January 28, 2011 by element115

For the first time in human history almost all of humanity is politically activated, politically conscious and politically interactive... The resulting global political activism is generating a surge in the quest for personal dignity, cultural respect and economic opportunity in a world painfully scarred by memories of centuries-long alien colonial or imperial domination...

It seems as if the world is entering the beginnings of a new revolutionary era: the era of the ‘Global Political Awakening.’ While this ‘awakening’ is materializing in different regions, different nations and under different circumstances, it is being largely influenced by global conditions. The global domination by the major Western powers, principally the United States, over the past 65 years, and more broadly, centuries, is reaching a turning point. The people of the world are restless, resentful, and enraged. Change, it seems, is in the air.

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Joe Biden says Egypt's Mubarak no dictator, he shouldn't step down...

January 28, 2011 by element115

Vice President's comments are unlikely to be well-received by regime opponents, as they fit a narrative of steadfast US support for a government they want to bring down. About eight protesters and one policeman have died this week as Egypt has sought to bring down the heavy hand of the state against opponents. Since the US provides about $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt a year, the repressive apparatus of the state is seen by many in Egypt as hand in glove with the US.

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Iranian Media Hail ‘Revolution’ in Egypt

January 28, 2011 by element115

Media in the Arab world are generally reporting cautiously on the protests rocking Egypt following the shakeup in Tunisia, but those in Iran are giving the turmoil prominent, almost gleeful, coverage.

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British intelligence reported in February 2002...

January 28, 2011 by element115

...a Mossad unit consisting of six Egyptian- and Yemeni-born Jews infiltrated "Al Qaeda" cells in Hamburg (the Atta-Mamoun Darkanzali cell), south Florida, and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates in the months before 9/11. The Mossad not only infiltrated cells but began to run them and give them specific orders that would eventually culminate in their being on board four regularly-scheduled flights originating in Boston, Washington Dulles, and Newark, New Jersey on 9/11.

...details of the British intelligence report was suppressed by the government of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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Egyptian protests intensify, as clashes spread across the Middle East

January 27, 2011 by element115

Security forces shot dead a Bedouin protester in Egypt's Sinai region on Thursday, bringing the death in the three days of protests to five. Police in Suez fired rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators calling for an end to the 30-year-old rule of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president. Protesters chucked rocks and petrol bombs at police lines. In Ismailia, hundreds of protesters clashed with police, who dispersed the crowds with tear gas.

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First Tunisia, then Egypt, and now Yemen

January 27, 2011 by element115

Yemen is now the latest Arab state to see mass protests in its cities’ streets. On Thursday, led by opposition groups, at least 10,000 people gathered in the streets of Sana, Yemen to protest the government.

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Google Censors BitTorrent, RapidShare, Others

January 27, 2011 by element115

It seems like the content industry has managed to score another hit in its 'fight' against piracy, and this time, it's a big fish. Announced a few weeks ago already, Google has started censoring its auto-complete and instant features for an arbitrary set of search terms - such as 'bittorrent', 'torrent', 'rapidshare', and any terms derived from those (e.g. 'ubuntu torrent' is censored as well).

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