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” Glad to see this thread is still being updated. “

Not a whole lotta updatin’ goin’ on, this morning - no ‘news’ to speak of, and, for the most part, what’s out there is rehashes of ‘analysis’ that’s been bounced back and forth for the past week...

Either there’s nothing going on, or there’s lots going on, but it’s under the media’s radar because they’ve lost interest....

Guess that last post was a bit premature...

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State Department to Americans in Egypt: Get out now
The Cable ^

Posted on Monday, February 07, 2011 12:40:43 PM by jhpigott

State Department to Americans in Egypt: Get out now

Monday, February 7, 2011 - 12:24 PM Share

Despite what appears to be greater calm on the streets in Egypt over the weekend, the State Department sent out a new Travel Warning on Sunday, Feb. 6, that instructs all American citizens to leave Egypt now.

The new, stronger alert replaces a previous Travel Warning from Feb. 1 that called for the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and their families. The State Department had been chartering planes to help evacuate American citizens from Cairo, but those flights have now stopped. Nevertheless, the new Travel Warning calls for all citizens to leave Egypt, noting the potential for more violence in the offing.

“U.S. citizens should consider leaving Egypt as soon as they can safely do so, due to ongoing political and social unrest,” the Travel Warning stated.

The international airport in Cairo is open and has availability on outgoing flights, the State Department said, adding that travelers can also leave Egypt from airports in Luxor, Alexandria, and Aswan.

“Do not wait for a reply from the embassy or the Department of State before traveling to the nearest airport; further delay is not advised,” the warning stated.

The State Department is also calling on U.S. citizens to avoid all demonstrations and to not go near Tahrir Square, for fear that foreigners could again become targets of violence.

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gypt’s Brotherhood Warns It Could Quit Talks ...
yahoo/reuters ^ | 2/7/11 | Yasmine Saleh and Andrew Hammond

Posted on Monday, February 07, 2011 11:39:17 AM by EBH

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Monday it could pull out of talks with the government if opposition demands were not met, including the immediate exit of President Hosni Mubarak who on Monday chaired a cabinet meeting.

Mubarak, 82, who refuses calls to end his 30-year-old rule before September polls, saying his resignation would cause chaos in the Arab world’s most populous nation, has tried to focus on restoring order and his government seems to be buying time.

Protesters, barricaded in a tent camp in Tahrir Square in the heart of Cairo, have vowed to stay until Mubarak quits and hope to take their campaign to the streets with more mass demonstrations on Tuesday and Friday.

Keen to get traffic moving around Tahrir Square, the army tried early on Monday to squeeze the area the protesters have occupied. Overnight campers rushed out of their tents to surround soldiers attempting to corral them into a smaller area