Don't make me open a can of Whuppass.
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation on Egyptian State TV in
this still image taken from video, February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Egyptian State TV
Posted on 02/02/2011 12:34:22 PM PST by NormsRevenge
CAIRO (Reuters) – Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, throwing petrol bombs, wielding sticks and charging on horses and camels, assaulted demonstrators in Cairo on Wednesday after the army told the protesters to go home.
Anti-Mubarak protesters hurled stones back and said the attackers were police in plainclothes. The Interior Ministry denied the accusation, and the Egyptian government rejected international calls for Mubarak to end his 30-year-rule now.
This apparent rebuff along with the appearance of Mubarak supporters on Cairo's streets and their clashes with protesters -- after days of relatively calm demonstrations -- complicated U.S. calculations for an orderly transition of power.
Responding to the tumult, the White House said it was vital for violence to stop to enable a handover of power. "If any of the violence is instigated by the government it should stop immediately," spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
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Troops and tanks stood by as the violence raged.
There were reports of guns fired in the air in the square and officials said one person had been killed and more than 600 injured in Wednesday's disturbances in Cairo. It was not clear who had used guns and the army denied its soldiers fired.
Urging protesters to clear the streets, the armed forces told them their demands had been heard; but some were determined to occupy the square until Mubarak quits.
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There were about 2,000 hard-core protesters bedding down on Wednesday, chanting: "The people want the president to fall" and "Leave, leave." State television broadcast an appeal to vacate the square, warning about the danger of agents provocateurs.
The emergence of Mubarak loyalists, whether ordinary citizens or police, injected a new dynamic into the momentous events in this most populous Arab nation of 80 million people.
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Giddyup!
Its nice to know leftists have the same standards for protests overseas as here at home - only the ones they approve of are allowed.
Don't make me open a can of Whuppass.
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation on Egyptian State TV in
this still image taken from video, February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Egyptian State TV
FNC showing the Square at night. Lots of gun fire (military firing into the air, reporters are saying).
A supporter holds a picture of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during a rally in Cairo's upmarket Mohandisin district. World leaders have given a cool response to Mubarak's vow to quit in September, with Barack Obama saying change must start now and other leaders demanding he stand down immediately. (AFP/Patrick Baz)
Leader of a FRee world.. or a FRenzied one?
Egyptian protestors run from stones thrown by supporters of embattled President Hosni Mubarak during clashes in Cairo's Tahrir square. Partisans of Mubarak stormed a crowded anti-regime rally in central Cairo on Wednesday, sparking pandemonium in which at least 500 people were hurt and one killed, witnesses said. (AFP/Miguel Medina)
Not guilty!
So not guilty.
Anti-Mubarak supporters (back) confront those supporting the government during rioting between pro- and anti-Mubarak supporters in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 2, 2011. Opponents and supporters of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak fought with fists, stones and clubs in Cairo on Wednesday in what appeared to be a move by forces loyal to the Egyptian leader to end protests calling for him to quit. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
World leaders are Fools.
Lets give F 16s and M1A1 Abrams tanks to al queda /S
Uh huh, a black leather jacket - a member of Mubarak’s secret police, no doubt.
the corrupt biased media honestly cannot help themselves at all.
Have they understood at all that maybe many over there do not want a Islamic Govt run by the MB
The woman holding Mubaracks photo is hardly a hardline muslim but the rock throwers etc have got their long beards, PJ’s on and women wearing their headscarves looking angry again
Give it up you dirty mouth piece so called media , your bias and coverage for your messiah obama is past due to most now and every day you become extinct.
I am shocked they haven’t claimed the mubarak supporters are tea partiers.
ah yes she’s a right nut job her, very scary according to the biased corrupt media here.
ARF
Maybe she does not want an islamic Govt like those who are rioting to overthrow their Govt and obama/marxists
I bet the dems are glad we sheep are distracted by Egypt.
Watch this hand not that one.
She could detain me without charges anytime.
Thanks for that photo of her. Now I FINALLY have a dog in this fight! I’m on her side.
That is the classic dem ploy.
npotice how those who want Mubarack are women with no head scarfs, men with no beards and wearing PJ’s
Contrast them to the anti Govt rioters who are wearing PJ’s, long beards, and women with muslim clothing and head scarf’s on
Then we have this corrupt media telling us all the trouble is by the pro Govt .
Hell it;s like the media telling us how stylish MO is and how she is beautiful and got a great body
ARF
No wonder more and more think our media is a joke now and cannot be trusted.
Maybe if we taught them horseshoes.. they got good arms,
Heck , lobbing stones and molotovs is not for the weak-armed
and can leave nasty scars when mishandled.
A pro-government and supporter of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak throws a molotov cocktail during clashes with anti-government demonstrators in Tahrir Square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo February 2, 2011. Opponents and supporters of Mubarak fought in central Cairo on Wednesday in what appeared to be a move by the strongman to stamp out nine days of protests calling for him to quit. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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