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Events in Egypt
Word from a few sources is that the thing in Tunisia can be sorted out fairly quickly, but Egypt has the honchos in the District a bit more nervous.
And if "nervous" is too alarming, try "watchful" with a capital W. Either way, Mubarak will be forced to crack down, playing into the hands of folks who Washingon and London, presumably, will find a bit disturbing. Still, Mubarak's been in there for well close to 30 years, etc. etc. I would think some localized historians in D.C. might be brushing up on the Nasser years :^). http://english.aljazeera.net/news/mi...711053608.html |
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agreed but given the scale of protests and a huge plan for a mass demonstration after friday prayers this may yet turn into another tunisia. worth following on twitter this one as some incredible news and footage coming out
aw shit, now anonymous is getting involved http://bit.ly/fDq4Gz |
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Originally Posted by shiva
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agreed but given the scale of protests and a huge plan for a mass demonstration after friday prayers this may yet turn into another tunisia. worth following on twitter this one as some incredible news and footage coming out
aw shit, now anonymous is getting involved http://bit.ly/fDq4Gz http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1CCBvbj3k |
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full of money perhaps ?
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Originally Posted by desertmum
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full of money perhaps ?
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Heard on the radio this morning that Mubarak has sacked his government.
Last time I was in Cairo there was a power cut--first reaction of the authorities was to start changing the lightbulbs. |
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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
(Post 9137084)
Heard on the radio this morning that Mubarak has sacked his government.
Last time I was in Cairo there was a power cut--first reaction of the authorities was to start changing the lightbulbs. Looks like I'll be in Dubai for a while. |
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Originally Posted by EmiratesMillhouse
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I've just been told that all UN travel to Egypt has been suspended until further notice...
Looks like I'll be in Dubai for a while. |
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Originally Posted by lionheart
(Post 9137239)
You have just ruined my day.
Do you mean to say that you were actually having a good one for a change? :) |
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Ruler of Kuwait has announced that he will donate $3,500 to every Kuwaiti citizen for each month for (I think) a year (or was it 3 years?) just mentioned on AJ. No attempt to buy off opposition there!
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Wow. I'm actually quite surprised that there has been so little said here about what's going down in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria.....
My Arab friends are a lot more vocal. Strange. |
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Originally Posted by shakh your bootie
(Post 9138216)
Wow. I'm actually quite surprised that there has been so little said here about what's going down in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria.....
My Arab friends are a lot more vocal. Strange. Whats happened in Egypt was a long time coming. The corruption is more than rife/systemic plus any President that has to keep a state of emergency in place for 30 years just to remain in power just can't go on forever... I am with the masses.... |
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What happens after Mubarak though?
Muslim extremists moving in? |
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Originally Posted by alfrombarking
(Post 9137899)
Ruler of Kuwait has announced that he will donate $3,500 to every Kuwaiti citizen for each month for (I think) a year (or was it 3 years?) just mentioned on AJ. No attempt to buy off opposition there!
I understood there was to be a gift to each citizen because they are celebrating 20 years of Iraq being kicked out. A one off gift only. |
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[QUOTE=knn;9138622]What happens after Mubarak though?
Muslim extremists moving in?[/QUOTE] Isn't that the fear for everywhere? If there is a power vacuum it has to be a concern in some places. ElBaradei is ready to step in, but there need to be a fair election, but many think that the Muslim Brotherhood would win. Would that mean a more Islamist state? (I really don't know mch about them.) With the upraisings in so many places we certainly live in interesting times. :huh: |
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What will happen to Christians in Egypt? Persecuted like Iraqi christians?
How about Iran? Its cleric is already anticipating muslim domination in Egypt. Scary. |
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Originally Posted by knn
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What will happen to Christians in Egypt? Persecuted like Iraqi christians?
How about Iran? Its cleric is already anticipating muslim domination in Egypt. Scary. |
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Originally Posted by EmiratesMillhouse
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Remember, Israel's only friend in the Middle East is Egypt too.
As Meow says, we are living in interesting times now. |
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Originally Posted by weescot
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...err, only because of the Camp David Accords. They had to be "friends" or they would have kissed goodbye to the biggest USAID package ever.
As Meow says, we are living in interesting times now. |
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Originally Posted by shakh your bootie
(Post 9138216)
Wow. I'm actually quite surprised that there has been so little said here about what's going down in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria.....
My Arab friends are a lot more vocal. Strange. cant talk too busy glued to al jazeera and twitter |
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Originally Posted by shiva
(Post 9138765)
cant talk too busy glued to al jazeera and twitter
http://fakeplasticsouks.blogspot.com/ makes interesting reading :) |
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Originally Posted by EmiratesMillhouse
(Post 9138663)
Remember, Israel's only friend in the Middle East is Egypt too.
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Originally Posted by The Dean
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Theoretically, yes, but isn't it time Israel invaded them? It's been quite a while.......
from Al aljazeera.net "What makes this so significant is that this is in the Sinai Peninsula. Under the terms of the Camp David accord, a peace treaty signed between Israel and Egypt, there was to be complete restrictions on any military ever entering the Sinai. It was always that the security in the Sinai could only ever be handled by police forces. This would indicate that police are no longer doing their job in the Sinai peninsula." |
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Originally Posted by knn
(Post 9138622)
What happens after Mubarak though?
Muslim extremists moving in? personally from the last couple of times I have been in Cairo, they don't seem to be a likely candidate for an Islamic type state, I think the door of westernisation is open and they would find it very hard to revert back now. |
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Originally Posted by EmiratesMillhouse
(Post 9138847)
Well, I have a feeling the Egyptians have just stepped on to their toes...
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Originally Posted by weasel central
(Post 9138855)
muslim brotherhood don't seem to be an extremist group, however that may change when a struggle for takeover begins, true colours might come out.
personally from the last couple of times I have been in Cairo, they don't seem to be a likely candidate for an Islamic type state, I think the door of westernisation is open and they would find it very hard to revert back now. All these situations are very depressing. Many people will be killed and I bet little will change for the common man. :( |
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Hmm.
More Egyptians in London. Lovely. |
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Originally Posted by Ethos83
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Hmm.
More Egyptians in London. Lovely. |
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Status quo in middle east will crumble with Mubarak out i reckon.
Oil to rise to Usd150? Big big trouble |
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Jet fighters over Cairo.
Do they think parading their toys will impress anybody? Pathetic. |
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well we all know the americans aren't so hot on geography, but you'd think the news channels would get it right...fox news might like to have a rethink of their map...
http://cloudfront.mediamatters.org/s...e-20090727.jpg MM, xx |
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you sure that's not a spoof, MM? You would have thought they'd remember where Iraq was!
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Originally Posted by Hello.Kitty
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you sure that's not a spoof, MM? You would have thought they'd remember where Iraq was!
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Originally Posted by EmiratesMillhouse
(Post 9140923)
Probably, but who knows... on CNN yesterday they had Cairo written as Ciaro for quite a while.
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Originally Posted by Madam Medusa
(Post 9140745)
well we all know the americans aren't so hot on geography, but you'd think the news channels would get it right...fox news might like to have a rethink of their map...
http://cloudfront.mediamatters.org/s...e-20090727.jpg MM, xx |
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love this pic
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Check out this spoof twitter feed. It's hilarious...
http://twitter.com/#!/HosniMobarak http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1....gi_normal.jpg HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak Hey @BarackObama, shut the hell up. Fix your own problems before trying to fix other people's problems! #Egypt http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1....gi_normal.jpg HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak Fox news did NOT get this wrong. I changed #Egypt's location. http://twitpic.com/3uz4eo 15 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply » http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1....gi_normal.jpg HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak They say that what goes up must come down. But then again, I've defied every law there is. #Egypt 30 Jan Favorite Retweet Reply » http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1....gi_normal.jpg HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak I survived 83 years, 6 assassination attempts, 2 major wars, and 2 major revolutions. What makes you think I won't survive this? #Egypt 30 Jan Favorite Retweet Reply » http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1....gi_normal.jpg HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak #wheniwaslittle I fell on my head. Then my mom started saying I was special. True story. #Egypt |
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