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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
I don’t suppose the US has a good idea what the Egyptian army is thinking....?
Can’t forget Jimmy Carter’s role in getting rid of the Shah and then you know what happened.
Afraid Egypt will be ripe for the picking of muslim terroistrule.
Their current leader is no picnic but it may very well take a dictator to control Arab people with all the muslim influence. We’ll see.
Has the big O made a pronouncement yet.
a tortoise moves faster than the Obama Administration does.
Today’s “Pasha” becomes tomorrow’s “Strelnikov.”
If they get their caliphate, it’s the Dark Ages for every nation.
Some people seem to be having a difficult time wrapping their minds around what a true Islamic Empire will mean for this world.
I agree. The Mafia has divided us up, our current leader is just another capo, not even the head capo
We certainly are in NYS....
Like Huckster or Mitt would do any better than Zero.
Now you had to go and get all Dr Zhivago on us.
Just as long as they keep their hands off my Tuts.
Watching video feed on CNN for more than an hour, only see men in the streets. Not a single woman.
CNN discussing who could possibly take Mubarek’s place.
OK, thanks for clearing that up. As I said, I had the tv off and was in the back. ANd yes, I’m sure it’s been worked by someone behind the curtain. And I doubt any of us don’t have a good idea of who (or at least could choose from a very small group).
Well Omar Sharif is from Egypt, after all.
It's both. Islamic hardliners want elections (democracy), which they will win overwhelmingly, so they can give the people what they want (sharia at home, war abroad). It's really, REALLY simple.
The cold brutal truth bump
Well I’ll certainly agree with you on this- none of us have any idea how this will play out or end.
We have a distinct lack of leadership amongst Western allies at present and it is an unsettling moment. We’re all thinking, wondering, tossing out ideas and speculation- but that’s what we always do here during major events!
It’s good to read different takes- it makes me do my homework :)
Your Tuts are ‘toastados’ if the MB come to power...
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