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Cairo protesters erupt in celebration (Now comes the hard part of re-forming a government)
CNN Politics ^ | 02/11/2011

Posted on 02/11/2011 9:06:46 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Demonstrations that began with quiet determination on the Internet more than three weeks ago erupted into riotous jubilation Friday evening, moments after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he would step aside.

Protesters swarmed army tanks that had been deployed to keep order, banged drums, blew whistles and frantically waved the Egyptian flag in celebration. They danced in circles and chanted.

Two men dropped to their knees and began to pray as soon as the news was announced.

"Freedom!" crowds chanted outside the white carved walls of the presidential palace.

"God is great," they shouted in Tahrir Square.

The reaction was quick to pour in across some of the same social networking sites that Egyptians used to help organize the historic protests.

"Egypt -- you are a shining light," one Twitter user posted in congratulations.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cairo; egypt; mubarak; resignation
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To: screaminsunshine

I hate that when that happen!!!


21 posted on 02/11/2011 9:19:50 AM PST by TruthConquers ( Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: 2001convSVT

The real question is “When will Ozombie try to do this here?”

Before 2012?
He must be stopped.


22 posted on 02/11/2011 9:21:26 AM PST by TruthConquers ( Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: SeekAndFind

So, the Muslim Brotherhood/Obama-engineered coup d’etat has succeeded.

What a shameful day for America.

I’m sure other allies are scared spitless.

Or, maybe they should be referred to henceforth as “former allies.”

Maybe now we’re allied with Iran and Syria. Part of the new, much more potent Axis of Evil.


23 posted on 02/11/2011 9:22:44 AM PST by EternalVigilance (Ban abortion NOW.)
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To: Benchim

Can you give a link to your source citing that poll including the number of people polled?


24 posted on 02/11/2011 9:24:43 AM PST by WisemanRAX
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To: SeekAndFind

True enough.

The constitution can be a pain in the ass sometimes but I’m not willing to sacrifice it to get rid of Obama.


25 posted on 02/11/2011 9:25:09 AM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: cripplecreek

Maybe we can give 0bama to Egypt?


26 posted on 02/11/2011 9:30:01 AM PST by bicyclerepair ( Ft. Lauderdale Florida)
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To: SeekAndFind

They’re ringing the bells now ... they’ll be wringing their hands soon enough.


27 posted on 02/11/2011 9:36:07 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hey, what can go wrong? After all, the new military leader of Egypt and our own President have the same middle name! :)


28 posted on 02/11/2011 9:36:53 AM PST by TonyInOhio ( Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.)
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To: SeekAndFind

A secular Ahmed Zewail for President of Egypt .. not that incompetent fool Mohamed El Baradei!!


29 posted on 02/11/2011 9:37:06 AM PST by warpvector
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To: SeekAndFind
After it's all said and done the people there could find themselves with a Muslim Theocracy which would make them worse off than they were.
The Clerics would certainly attempt to turn the clock back to the 6th Century with their barbaric interpretation of the Koran.
Now if that happens what will U.S. Policy be????????????/
30 posted on 02/11/2011 9:40:35 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood (.)
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To: WisemanRAX

“”I don’t think sharia law would sit well with the Egyptian youth. Lets not get carried away here.””

Due to the nature of Islamist movements and taking into consideration what Allegra actually said...your point is what? They damn well better be ready to shed blood becaus the MB is ready to.


31 posted on 02/11/2011 9:41:35 AM PST by TalBlack ( Evil doesn't have a day job.)
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To: Benchim

I wonder what the polling methodology is in a country like Egypt? Is it even accurate? It’s not like here where you have a phone book, lots of land line phones and polling data that is fairly reliable.


32 posted on 02/11/2011 9:44:07 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood (.)
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To: WisemanRAX

I don’t think sharia law would sit well with the Egyptian youth. Lets not get carried away here.


A recent poll by Pew Research Center showed some 85% of muslims in Egypt want sharia as the law of the land. And they’re going to get it.


33 posted on 02/11/2011 9:44:40 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: ScottinVA

How many people were polled?


34 posted on 02/11/2011 9:48:02 AM PST by WisemanRAX
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To: ScottinVA

People tend to think that ‘freedom’ doesn’t mean the freedom to choose sharia. If they use ‘freedom’ to choose slavery and servitude , what then?


35 posted on 02/11/2011 9:51:53 AM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Are you sure that the video isn’t file footage of celebrations after the twin towers fell?


36 posted on 02/11/2011 10:06:58 AM PST by diverteach (If I find liberals in heaven after my death.....I WILL BE PISSED!!!)
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To: SeekAndFind
We will see tens of thousands die... radical islam will seize power and sharia law implemented... it may play out in time but it will happen.

LLS

37 posted on 02/11/2011 10:07:44 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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To: WisemanRAX; Allegra

You need to educate yourself... Rush read a new pew poll of Egyptians... 82% hate America... they want sharia law... just find it and read it.

LLS


38 posted on 02/11/2011 10:09:16 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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To: Benchim

82% hate America.

LLS


39 posted on 02/11/2011 10:14:11 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

You need to understand that showing percentages means nothing in poll. We need to know how many people were polled in order for it to be statistically significant. For instance if a clinical trial of a drug for a disease was conducted on 10 patients and 8 of them were cured can you really then say that this drug will help 80% of the time people use it? You should take statistics.


40 posted on 02/11/2011 10:15:39 AM PST by WisemanRAX
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