Events in Egypt
#32
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#33
Re: Events in Egypt
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...
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#34
Re: Events in Egypt
you sure that's not a spoof, MM? You would have thought they'd remember where Iraq was!
#37
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Re: Events in Egypt
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
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http://cloudfront.mediamatters.org/s...e-20090727.jpg
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#38
#40
Re: Events in Egypt
Check out this spoof twitter feed. It's hilarious...
http://twitter.com/#!/HosniMobarak
HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak
Hey @BarackObama, shut the hell up. Fix your own problems before trying to fix other people's problems! #Egypt
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
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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
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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
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HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak
#wheniwaslittle I fell on my head. Then my mom started saying I was special. True story. #Egypt
http://twitter.com/#!/HosniMobarak
HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak
Hey @BarackObama, shut the hell up. Fix your own problems before trying to fix other people's problems! #Egypt
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
»
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
»
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
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HosniMobarak Hosni Mobarak
#wheniwaslittle I fell on my head. Then my mom started saying I was special. True story. #Egypt
#41
Re: Events in Egypt
Gamal Mubarak and his wife,her favourite hangout: Selfridges (of all places)
Apparently they both hold British passports (according to Daily Heil)
#42
Re: Events in Egypt
well it could all kick off today think i'll take the day off and watch a revolution instead.
#43
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Re: Events in Egypt
I don't have a good feeling about this.
I know Egypt quite well: lived in Cairo with my family for about 2 years, and prior to that visited many times on business. Although we were there during some violent attacks, generally it was a strife-free country, with Muslims and Christians getting along peacefully (at least in Cairo and Alex).
The estimates of Muslim:Christian mix range from about 80:20 to 90:10. Apart from sporadic (but quite bloody) outbursts, in my experience the country functions pretty much on a secular basis. I just hope that certain religious elements don't take all this as an opportunity to move away from that.
I know Egypt quite well: lived in Cairo with my family for about 2 years, and prior to that visited many times on business. Although we were there during some violent attacks, generally it was a strife-free country, with Muslims and Christians getting along peacefully (at least in Cairo and Alex).
The estimates of Muslim:Christian mix range from about 80:20 to 90:10. Apart from sporadic (but quite bloody) outbursts, in my experience the country functions pretty much on a secular basis. I just hope that certain religious elements don't take all this as an opportunity to move away from that.
#44
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Re: Events in Egypt
Apparently the Saudi government is terrified at what's unfolding in Egypt as Egypt was supposedly the country where the army had the firmest control over the state.
If the army isn't preventing a revolt from happening, will it inspire the repressed citizens of Saudi to turn against the House of Saud? Some may scoff but a month ago no one expected Egypt to revolt and no one really knows what's going on inside Saudi.
Well....if you start seeing loads of Saudi cars in Dubai and Dubai property prices suddenly, unexplicably, jump, you know something bad is going to happen in Saudi.
If the army isn't preventing a revolt from happening, will it inspire the repressed citizens of Saudi to turn against the House of Saud? Some may scoff but a month ago no one expected Egypt to revolt and no one really knows what's going on inside Saudi.
Well....if you start seeing loads of Saudi cars in Dubai and Dubai property prices suddenly, unexplicably, jump, you know something bad is going to happen in Saudi.
I don't have a good feeling about this.
I know Egypt quite well: lived in Cairo with my family for about 2 years, and prior to that visited many times on business. Although we were there during some violent attacks, generally it was a strife-free country, with Muslims and Christians getting along peacefully (at least in Cairo and Alex).
The estimates of Muslim:Christian mix range from about 80:20 to 90:10. Apart from sporadic (but quite bloody) outbursts, in my experience the country functions pretty much on a secular basis. I just hope that certain religious elements don't take all this as an opportunity to move away from that.
I know Egypt quite well: lived in Cairo with my family for about 2 years, and prior to that visited many times on business. Although we were there during some violent attacks, generally it was a strife-free country, with Muslims and Christians getting along peacefully (at least in Cairo and Alex).
The estimates of Muslim:Christian mix range from about 80:20 to 90:10. Apart from sporadic (but quite bloody) outbursts, in my experience the country functions pretty much on a secular basis. I just hope that certain religious elements don't take all this as an opportunity to move away from that.