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02 Feb 2011 08:11

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World: Egyptian protests: Pro-Mubarak, anti-Mubarak protesters clashing

  • 15+ injured in pro-gov’t and
    anti-gov’t clashes today source
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02 Feb 2011 07:59

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World: Pro-Mubarak Egyptians starting to raise some hell with protesters

  • The demonstrations I saw yesterday looked like they were orchestrated. If these people were really pro-Mubarak where on earth have they been the past week? People on the streets were saying these demonstrators were hired by the NDP (ruling party).
  • PR professional Mayan Fawaz • Throwing suspicion at a number of pro-Mubarak supporters (tens of thousands, roughly) that first showed up yesterday not long after the Egyptian president made his speech. The counter-protesters broke through human chains set up by the protesters. They held up signs and chanted things of their own. They got into fistfights with the protesters. People got injured. Are they real? Or is Fawaz right? source
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01 Feb 2011 22:38

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World: Egyptian protesters planning another protest Friday. Will they return?

  • I was angry, but now I am enraged. … Only one thing will make the anger go away: His immediate withdrawal. He must leave. That is the only thing that will make these people go back to their homes.
  • Egyptian protester Abdullah Rawaq • Expressing anger about President Hosni Mubarak’s speech today, where he revealed he would not run for re-election this year – which was far less than protesters were hoping for. People were chanting such things as “He must go! We will not go!” and “Get out! Get out!” And in case he’s wondering whether he’s going to get away from today’s protests scot-free, now’s a good time to note that more huge protests are scheduled for Friday. The hard part about all this, of course, is not starting the protests, but keeping them going. Will the huge crowds return on Friday? source
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01 Feb 2011 14:44

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World: Obama to Mubarak: Don’t run for reelection this fall

  • finally! The Obama Administration seems to have officially given up on Egypt’s current regime, as the President indicated via diplomat that he doesn’t want Mubarak to run for reelection this fall.
  • but… While Mubarak is expected to announce he won’t seek another term, it seems crazy to think he’ll be able to continue governing even that long. Is a transitional government in play? source
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01 Feb 2011 14:20

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World: This week in horror: Swiss therapist arrested for molestation

  • 122 disabled adults, children molested by therapist source
  • » The disgustingly evil are unabated: A 54-year-old man, name hitherto unknown, admitted to Swiss authorities that he had sexually abused over 100 people in the course of his career as a therapist to disabled adults and children. The police say they’ve identified 122 of the victims, and that the youngest was 1-year-old at the time of the abuse. Stories like these make everyday life harder and harder to stomach. Anybody know how to build an evil detector?
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01 Feb 2011 12:34

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World: Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan tries to show Mubarak the door

  • pressure… The Egyptian opposition’s call succeeded wildly with over a million protesters flooding the streets of Cairo’s Tahrir Square, turning up the heat on the beleaguered reign of President Hosni Mubarak.
  • …rising! Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan added his voice to the chorus asking Mubarak to step down, telling him they all would one day die and be “questioned over what we left behind.” source
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01 Feb 2011 10:56

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World: Posted without comment: Video of today’s Egyptian protests

  • (via al-Jazeera English’s YouTube channel)
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01 Feb 2011 10:38

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World: Analyst: King Abdullah’s new PM in Jordan “a safe pair of hands”

  • I wouldn’t see it as a sign of liberalisation. With his previous premiership, he talked the talk of reform but little actually happened.
  • London’s City University Professor of Middle East policy studies Rosemary Hollis • Revealing about Jordan what’s probably obvious from the fact that a previous prime minister (Marouf Bakhit) was appointed to replace the current one (Samir Rifai): It’s likely an act and probably won’t have any real effect on the leadership of the country. “He’s someone who would be seen as a safe pair of hands,” she noted. To be clear, that’s a safe pair of hands for King Abdullah. source
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01 Feb 2011 10:17

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World: Mother Nature hates Queensland: Giant cyclone headed their way

  • awful Queensland has been dealing with the effects of a historic, godlike flood for a number of weeks that’s killed dozens.
  • awfuler Cyclone Yasi, a category four barnburner packing winds of 125 miles per hour, is headed right for Queensland this moment. source
  • » What they’re expecting: Officials anticipate flooding a solid two meters above the traditional high tide, meaning that low-lying areas are going to be freaking screwed. “This is a life-threatening storm, and people need to understand that they have a final window of opportunity to self-evacuate,” said Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Stewart, the state disaster coordinator.
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01 Feb 2011 08:30

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World: Egyptian protester talks as if their job is done here (almost)

  • We have done the difficult part. We have taken over the street. Now it’s up to the intellectuals and politicians to come together and provide us with alternatives.
  • Egyptian protester Walid Abdel-Muttaleb • Talking like he knows what’s up. Reuters is reporting crowds of over 200,000 in Cairo alone for today’s protests, which, even if it isn’t a million, is still pretty freaking huge. source
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