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Posted on 01/28/2011 9:14:48 AM PST by SE Mom
From FOX:
DEVELOPING: Loud explosions and gunfire were heard in the Egyptian capital of Cairo Friday, as protesters demanding the removal of President Hosni Mubarak defied a curfew, Al Jazeera reported. Egyptian television reports the ruling party headquarters in Cairo are on fire.
From TWITTER:
WashingtonPost: Clinton: We urge #Egypt authorities to allow peaceful protest, reverse unprecedented steps it has taken to cut off communications less than 20 seconds ago
People who think freedom is breaking out across the Middle-East today are totally clueless.
....Trouble in the Suez ....
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Only this “Nasser” may be a shiite .... or not
Won’t that be speshul
Shiites vs al Qaeda/Sunnis, bring it on. AQ in Iraq used to post about how their first job was defeating the Shia, then the west. Temporary alliances lead to a clash between permanent interests- will be interesting to see how far east this movement advances
and what is Saudi Arabia going to do? Watch Egypt go down and then...?
Is Ahmadinejad’s applause for this unreast sincere or a bit nervous?
Iran’s behind this.
F***ing up. That's what happens when amateurs get put in power. You may like Sarah Palin just fine, but she's an amateur, too.
Yes, but Sarah would dial up Darth Cheney for advice.
Al Jazeera is reporting clashes BETWEEN the police and the army
buh-bye Mr. Mubarak
Per Stratfor.com:
“Syria in the Wake of the Egyptian Unrest
January 28, 2011 1700 GMT
Syria reportedly suspended Internet services Jan. 28 in the wake of the current unrest in Egypt...”
Kadaffy is shaking in his boots, too.
Yeah, just heard the army is in control and shaking hands with the “Yoots”. Another Islamic Republic on the way folks.
for later
History indicates the moslems will not wait for a consensus to put them in power, but rather they will simply seize power. Apart from a growing threat to the world, that is especially not good for America's stability and security. So, shame on a lot of people.
You and I would campaign for whatever takes for freedom in the Middle East. However, based on my first hand observations (albeit a limited but fair sample), I do not believe the local ME folks have the history, frame of mind or spirit to conduct and prevail in any struggle similar to our American Revolution.
So, this could be "the day before" substantial destabilization in the ME and perhaps many other parts of the globe. Of course, there are anti-Americans within the U.S. and its government that would welcome any destabilization for their own agenda.
Do you have a link to any recent comments by John Bolton in this regard? Thanks!
That was the first time in 20 years that they had had a serious terror attack on Christians, and Mubarak certainly wasn’t behind it. Your golden boys, the Islamic radicals, pulled off that one, which is exactly one of the reasons Mubarak didn’t let them into the government. The Muslim Brotherhood is nothing but a front for Islamists.
I truly believe Hillary’s boss WANTS an oppressive Islamic regime in Egypt. Our oil supply via the Suez Canal will be severly limited, our economy will collapse much more quickly, and the government will start taking over large corporations, much as they did with GM.
not much, but talking about windmills and healthcare.
“Wouldn’t it be cool to elect a black man as President?”
According to John Bolton (earlier this morning on FOX) the Egyptian army is not nearly as islamicized as, say, the Pakistani army is...so it strikes me as odd that the people in the streets are greeting them warmly..not sure WHAT that means (unless Bolton is mistaken).
Many middle eastern countries use the same model of controlling the masses.
So we sell a lot of advanced weapons to Saudi and where do they go?
Yeah, because the guy you sent is doing such a bang-up job. I get misty every time I recall the Cairo speech.
Agreed. This feels just like Iran, 32 years ago.
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