Unrest in Egypt discussion. (merge)

bildo · 28-01-2011 05:37PM

Revolutions are now being orchestrated over internets as standard these days. Look at Iran, Tunisia and now egypt.
Net access and filtering is a very good reflection of how transparent and democratic a government is.
Heavy filtering usually means little actual control.

2011 we are all divided by 0

darkman2 · 28-01-2011 05:38PM

News speculating now that the army are using live rounds on protestors

fred252 · 28-01-2011 05:41PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Victory to the people.

I'd say the Americans are ****ting it.

I hope those Saudi bastards (their royals) get taken out. :mad:

the royals have that place on lock down. i seriously doubt the locals have the desire to upset that apple cart.

Ps. Mmmmmm, live rounds

sorry, i hope no egyptians read this

dr.bollocko · 28-01-2011 05:41PM

Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrrge.

AnonoBoy · 28-01-2011 05:42PM

darkman2 wrote: »

News speculating now that the army are using live rounds on protestors

Your sig makes that post quite chilling.

GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 05:54PM

AJ: Reports: Residents say army opened fire after protesters climbed onto tanks.

The National Democratic Party building is on fire

darkman2 · 28-01-2011 05:55PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Your sig makes that post quite chilling.

I shall change it for the duration of the murderous schenadigans

GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 05:57PM

Tunisia -> Egypt -> Yemen, reports of unrest in Jordan, Lebanon, and now the Internet is down in Syria

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GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 06:00PM

Internet shutdown in Syria.

Cairo: CNN satellite feed showing protesters chanting freedom while police shooting tear gas at them.

darkman2 · 28-01-2011 06:04PM

Live ammunition confirmed being used by the army. You can hear it in the background when the journalists are speaking.

GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 06:05PM

EVERYONE TUNE IN TO LIVE VIDEO: http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

CNN reporter on scene saying that protesters are not attacking army but treating soldiers on scene almost with "adulation."

BBC journalist beaten and four French reporters arrested - Telegraph

Adamantium · 28-01-2011 06:06PM

Saw this earlier on,laughed but made me think as well:

Y'know the more I think about, the idea of shutting off the Internet might not be all that bad.
Newspapers and magazines will thrive again. Kids will have time to do their homework. People will stop ruining their careers by posting their drunk antic pictures on F-book. Email armageddon--I'm loving this.
People will have to support their local merchants, movie theaters, libraries, book stores, churches, etc. Phones will become phones again.
People will write letters, and the Post Office will become profitable. People will stroll through their neighborhoods, and discover how to converse without being anonymous.
And, I want my turntable back and the ability to walk into a record store a pick up a few 45s. Radio will play music again.

ejmaztec · 28-01-2011 06:06PM

I hope that a bunch of mad mullahs don't end up running any of these countries when the dust settles, or they'll be back to square one.

GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 06:07PM

5.05pm:

An Associated Press reporter saw the protesters cheering the police who joined them and hoisting them on their shoulders in one of the many dramatic and chaotic scenes across Egypt on Friday. After chasing the police, thousands of protesters were able to flood into the huge Tahrir Square downtown after being kept out most of the day by a very heavy police presence. Few police could be seen around the square after the confrontation.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/28/egypt-protests-live-updates#block-46#block-94

GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 06:10PM

AlJazeera 6:48 pm - Fire still raging at the compound in Cairo that houses the ruling National Democratic Party.

Mirror of the Live Al-Jazeera stream: http://www.justin.tv/latd#/w/806464832/2

Update: the government called the army to establish a curfew because the police are not cutting it, some of them are refusing to attack the demonstrators. Mubarak is supposed to have addressed the people on TV.

Hilary Horse in press conference

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
http://www.justin.tv/latd#/w/806464832/2

Zebra3 · 28-01-2011 06:19PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

I hope that a bunch of mad mullahs don't end up running any of these countries when the dust settles, or they'll be back to square one.

Given the poverty the average person in Egypt lives in, square one would be a huge step forward for them.

ejmaztec · 28-01-2011 06:22PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Given the poverty the average person in Egypt lives in, square one would be a huge step forward for them.

I doubt the position of the poor would change.

prinz · 28-01-2011 06:24PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

I doubt the position of the poor would change.

Don't you remember how the standard of living came forward in leaps and bounds in Afghanistan under the Taliban?

ejmaztec · 28-01-2011 06:28PM

prinz wrote: »

Don't you remember how the standard of living came forward in leaps and bounds in Afghanistan under the Taliban?

Oh yes, they turned it into a veritable Utopia.:o

Zebra3 · 28-01-2011 06:30PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

I doubt the position of the poor would change.

The least one can do is try.

prinz wrote: »

Don't you remember how the standard of living came forward in leaps and bounds in Afghanistan under the Taliban?

Wtf has that to do with Egypt?

ejmaztec · 28-01-2011 06:33PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

The least one can do is try.

Who?

prinz · 28-01-2011 06:35PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Wtf has that to do with Egypt?

That we can hope a Taliban-like group are not the ones to benefit from the unrest. There are better candidates who more than likely would do a better job of improving the lot of those in poverty in Egypt.

Highly Salami · 28-01-2011 06:35PM

prinz wrote: »

Don't you remember how the standard of living came forward in leaps and bounds in Afghanistan under the Taliban?

Nope, don't remember that.

darkman2 · 28-01-2011 06:40PM

Al Jazeera showing two pictures from their own camera man and one from Egyptian state tv. Rediculous the coverage of the latter - showing things as calm and normal.

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Zebra3 · 28-01-2011 06:43PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

Who?

The people who are trying to overthrow the corrupt US-backed regime.

Manic Moran · 28-01-2011 06:50PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

If a new regime comes in will they sever ties with the States?

Why would they? Little benefit to them, and a loss of no small amount of support to the nation.

NTM

GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 06:53PM

A revolution is happening in Cairo, NOW.

Reports of military and police forces fighting with each other.

Livefire coming from the police station, military drove toward police station, gunfire exchanged

APCs could be seen roaming on the streets of Cairo in Al Jazeera's feed. Both, people besides them and soldiers on top of them were waving Egyptian flags.

GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 06:57PM

BBC: 17:49

AP reporter Ashraf Sweilim reports that some Bedouins in Sinai are besieging the Sheikh Zoueid police station, demanding members of the security forces inside to surrender.

GizAGoOfYerGee · 28-01-2011 06:58PM

LIVE VIDEO FROM AL JAZEERA

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Keep an eye on this, people. This is history in the making.

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