Posted on 02/02/2011 7:31:01 AM PST by SE Mom
URGENT: Gunfire heard in Cairo's Tahrir Square as supporters of President Mubarak and anti-government demonstrators clash hours after the embattled leader defiantly said he would serve out his term in office.
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“I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian— brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, province against province."
“10 times” Did they knock any sense into him?
Honestly...that is awful and signs of the situation unravelling very quickly. Scary as hell with who we have leading the US.
World oil prices crept higher on Wednesday, after spiking above $102 on the back of stubborn fears about political turmoil in Egypt and potential knock-on effects in the oil-rich Middle East.
Brent North Sea crude for delivery in March delivery rose by just three cents to $101.77 a barrel, one day after spiking to $102.08 — which was the highest level since September 29, 2008.
New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for March, firmed 18 cents to $90.95 a barrel.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.8c92962f42ad9eaed99e60f1dd4aadf9.501&show_article=1
*ping* for when you have the time.
“Something very prophetic about this whole thing”
No kidding! Check out this thread from today:
Turkey: ‘Seventh Church’ of the Apocalypse is Found
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2667277/posts
Archeologists think they have found the original Laodicean church. That church was condemned for it’s lukewarmness and trusting in themselves rather than God.
It’s a warning.
Well it seems that at least half of Egypt isn’t going to go quietly into that good night of being Jimmy-Cartered (like Iran).
Please let me know if further info about this violent incident comes to light.
THANKS
Hope you are having a *nice* day!
LATER.
Anyone else see WW III on the horizon?
Easy killer...Didn’t say I believed that, I was conveying what I had heard from a guy that LIVES there.
I agree, Barry wants a piece of the pie.
I agree.
I watched a couple of his interviews this am (like 2AM our time), having trouble sleeping.
He was having some cheery isn’t this fun type interviews.
Maybe some people have had enough of that stuff. Especially when they can’t work or lead half way normal lives.
Inshallah. ‘If God is willing’ is their mantra, the ultimate lame excuse for all things.
A teacher tells his Islamic student “You really need to study and get a good score to pass this class”. Student replies “Inshallah”.
In other words, if he spends the night goofing off instead of studying, well God didn't want him to pass that test, and ultimately him not passing was the teachers fault for not recognizing the will of God.
Reading further down in the chapter, I like the ending.
WHAT?!?!? So, it’s OK to use “international military intervention” to remove a man who has kept the peace with Israel, BUT it was NOT OK to use “intervention” to help the freedom-loving Iranians who were being slaughtered the other year?
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Liberal/Progressive/democrat = hypocrisy. What about when by referendum the people of Honduras found Zelaya to be acting outside of the constitution? The people decided he should go, but Obama and the rest of the morons on the left wanted him returned to power.
The left has no moral code. None. They would support Charles Manson if he could screw over Christians and conservatives.
Fascinating view here:
Egypt Doesn’t Have a Democratic Culture
By Amr Bargisi
As of this writing, the contest between President Hosni Mubarak and hundreds of thousands of protesters remains a standoff. No one can predict what Egypt will look like in a few days—let alone the next few months and years. But from my vantage point in Cairo, I believe that the result will be one of two evils.
First, the 1789 case—a win for the revolutionaries, as the massive anger that sparked the uprising is channeled into a Jacobin regime that hunts down its enemies mercilessly. It is a grave mistake to assume that the rage of the masses will be placated by the ousting of the tyrant.
Last night, one demonstrator told two friends of mine in downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square that the next step will be to knock on the doors of suburban villas and ask the owners: Where did you get the money to afford these?
The second possibility is a reactionary scenario. If the ruling elite wins—meaning Mr. Mubarak’s cronies, if not Mr. Mubarak himself—the country will be ruled by a contract between the state and the frightened middle classes to make sure no similar uprising ever happens again. This is an angle that has been totally missing from Western media coverage, as far as I can tell without Internet access.
There is another force in the streets of Cairo besides the demonstrators. Equal, if not in numbers then certainly in influence, are the thousands of young men standing all night in front of their houses and stores to protect them from looting.
Perhaps they share the anger of their peers in Tahrir Square, but their fear is much stronger than their rage. On Friday night, after the police disappeared, these young men got a taste of what could come: Hundreds of thugs roamed the streets, looting and burning. Then there are the inmates, reportedly several thousand, who have fled prison and are apparently still on the loose.
I believe the reactionary scenario is more likely. But regardless of my own opinion, what is clear is that Egypt lacks the sort of political culture that can sustain a liberal democratic regime. The superficiality of the opposition’s demands is matched only by the absurdity of the regime’s discourse. Without knowledge of the likes of Locke and Burke, Hamilton and Jefferson, my country is doomed to either unbridled radicalism or continued repression.
Mr. Bargisi, a former Bartley fellow at the Journal, is a senior partner with the Egyptian Union of Liberal Youth. Due to lack of Internet
I turned on CNN for about 5 minutes, it’s clear Anderson Cooper and CNN have gone “all in” and joined the Egyptian revolution.
Maybe it’s all true but they say someone attacked Anderson Cooper or his car, and these were “of a type” that worked for the government, and they are reportiong that armed pro Mubarak forces are attacking “women and children” in the square.
They are reporting that all violence comes from the Mubabarak side only.
Perhaps true perhaps not, but to put it mildly CNN’s coverage is 100% on the revolutonaries’ side.
Interesting analysis.
It’s pretty unsettling when you realize that the BBC is exhibiting more professional behavior than CNN. They have said over and over we don’t know WHO is causing the trouble. Further- they are interviewing people with views other than the prevailing protestors..
Meanwhile:
Hessein: RT @LaraABCNews: Im seeing what look like firey Molotov cocktails, thrown into the crowd. Crowds at the roads into Tahrir Square, pushing to get in #Jan25
1 minute ago via Echofon
Right! I should’ve said inshallah they’ll know in the future if they’ve messed up & inshallah they’ll accept it. :)
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