Egypt anti-government protests grow

[dylans]

Dylans - I think your scenario of someone like El baradi being smoothed into positon with US bakcing is very likely; but if/when mubarak goes the govenrment will have to grant free elctions, press and political freedoms, and release of political prisoners at the least - which would be a fantastic victory for the frankly courageous egyptian people and will put the shits up all the other tyrants in the region.

Yes there will be gains but the same regime faces will remain. There will still be no jobs. There will still be poverty. There will be no real change of regime and we will all be expected to celebrate this masquerade as a victory when the real victory, the sweeping away of the whole stinking regime, is being stolen from those who fought and bled and deserve better

 

[Mr.Bishie]

PK, anger is an energy - take it to the streets of the UK?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Army secures Egyptian Museum in Cairo, protecting pharaoh treasures including death mask of boy king Tutankhamun.

Thank fuck for that!

 

[lizzieloo]

Army secures Egyptian Museum in Cairo, protecting pharaoh treasures including death mask of boy king Tutankhamun.

Thank fuck for that!

That stuf is important for national identity IMO

 

[quimcunx]

Army secures Egyptian Museum in Cairo, protecting pharaoh treasures including death mask of boy king Tutankhamun.

Thank fuck for that!

Good. Better than protecting govt buildings and they'll still want tourist dollars after the revolution.

 

[teqniq]

Army secures Egyptian Museum in Cairo, protecting pharaoh treasures including death mask of boy king Tutankhamun.

Thank fuck for that!

Incidentally I saw comments on Twitter earlier saying protestors had formed a human chain round the museum to prevent looting.

 

[lizzieloo]

They're all still celebrating in Cairo

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Army secures Egyptian Museum in Cairo, protecting pharaoh treasures including death mask of boy king Tutankhamun.

Thank fuck for that!

Most of the King Tut artifacts have been touring the US. I think it's currently in Denver and slated for NYC in April.

 

[quimcunx]

They're all still celebrating in Cairo

It's not the most successful curfew I've seen that's for sure.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Incidentally I saw comments on Twitter earlier saying protestors had formed a human chain round the museum to prevent looting.

I did too, apparently younger persons - the museum of antiquity i think is it?

 

[JimW]

Incidentally I saw comments on Twitter earlier saying protestors had formed a human chain round the museum to prevent looting.

Saw that too.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Now here's an image:

http://theatlantic.tumblr.com/photo/1280/2979347100/1/tumblr_lfqzn8UUjN1qzprlb

 

[dylans]

That stuf is important for national identity IMO

It holds the worlds finest collection of Pharaonic antiquities. It is a superb museum and the pride of Egypt.

 

[teqniq]

I did too, apparently younger persons - the museum of antiquity i think is it?

Yeah I think so.

Ooops i see TheHoodedClaw beat me to it!

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

That stuf is important for national identity IMO

It's transcended that. It's a world-wide cultural treasure.

 

[Crispy]

That Manual For Revolution On The Streets thing is absolutely fantastic. So well put together and clear. Big thumbs up to whoever put it together and I hope it circulated widely.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Now here's an image:

http://theatlantic.tumblr.com/photo/1280/2979347100/1/tumblr_lfqzn8UUjN1qzprlb

wow

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Egypt academic on BBC News: "Very unlikely Mubarak will remain" in power. Hinges on how military manages transition. Coup a possibility.

 

[Balbi]

ALJ reporting that the rich/corporate Mubarak backers are leaving the country.

 

[Citizen66]

The US is dumping Mubarak.


If this is true. Mubarak is finished.

I suspect western govts will push for this. Blair's monologue was full of hints such as 'managing change' which revealed their position. Of course they're going to want to influence installing a friendly face there rather than leave it to the will of the people. Ordinary Egyptians may very well be better off, but they'll still be governed by a regime that serves US - and by extension, Isreali - interests over and above their own.

 

[stuff_it]

Now here's an image:

http://theatlantic.tumblr.com/photo/1280/2979347100/1/tumblr_lfqzn8UUjN1qzprlb

Fwarrrgh!

 

[Balbi]

That Manual For Revolution On The Streets thing is absolutely fantastic. So well put together and clear. Big thumbs up to whoever put it together and I hope it circulated widely.

Yes. It's the sort of thing that'd get dragged down by committee in the UK

 

[Balbi]

Fwarrrgh!

Big tings a gwaan everywhere stuff

 

[quimcunx]

Fwarrrgh!

Innit. you can hardly blame the woman.

 

[teqniq]

ALJ reporting that the rich/corporate Mubarak backers are leaving the country.

There's now rumours that Mubarak and family have flown out:

@jan25live
Jan 25 Live
Egypt25Jan: #jan25 #egypt News coming in about Mubarak fleeing with his family on a private jet from Almazah Airport,

 

[theCIA]

bbc delivers

 

[dylans]

please wait for confirmation before posting twitter rumours of Mubarak fleeing etc

 

[lizzieloo]

*Holds breath*

 

[teqniq]

O.K. apologies, but I did say it was a rumour; quite a few people seem to be retweeting it too

 

[Maurice Picarda]

please wait for confirmation before posting twitter rumours of Mubarak fleeing etc

The rolling news providers are basing what they say on little more than this. Who made you official fact checker?