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WTF is going on in Egypt? ... and other Middle East revolutions
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RandomAnthony
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Jan 28, 2011 08:04AM
If someone can summarize I would be most appreciative.
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I believe that they are protesting because they want a democracy type of government.
Egypt has long since been a dictatorship, from Nasser to Sadat and now Mubarak.
Yes, the turmoil in Tunisia has much to do with the uprising in Egypt, but Mubarak's dictatorship has a long history of suppressing opposition, denying human rights, and now with their economy faltering and unemployment at record highs, the people have had enough.
Al-Jazeera is providing live coverage of what's happening. I suggest you check in and see for yourselves what's happening.
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
If Mubarak were to fall, the domino effect throughout the Middle East would be enormous.
Yes, the turmoil in Tunisia has much to do with the uprising in Egypt, but Mubarak's dictatorship has a long history of suppressing opposition, denying human rights, and now with their economy faltering and unemployment at record highs, the people have had enough.
Al-Jazeera is providing live coverage of what's happening. I suggest you check in and see for yourselves what's happening.
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
If Mubarak were to fall, the domino effect throughout the Middle East would be enormous.
"If Mubarak were to fall, the domino effect throughout the Middle East would be enormous."Can someone explain what this statement means for the slightly politically-ignorant people such as myself?
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We'll see, I guess. Iran had all those street protests a few years ago and that didn't end up going anywhere.
This is bigger and more focused on his removal than ever before.
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Young people seem to be fed up with oppressive governments. Facebook seems to be fueling the free flow of ideas about human rights.
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This is interesting (to me, at least). ElBaradei was the guy who went into Iraq looking for WMD with Hans Blix and didn't find any, and publicly argued that the U.S. invasion was therefore unwarranted. He was naturally loathed by the Bush administration.
The fear is that Mubarak's government will be replaced by hardline Islamicists, as BunWat mentioned. The primary opposition force is known as the Brotherhood of Islam; they possess a sinister sounding name, but in fact they've openly rejected the kind of Islamofascism favored by Al-Qaeda or the Taliban in favor for a more accepting secularism. But, being it's rooted in Islam, the West fears some kind of Islamist state like Iran, where it's suddenly open jihad season on the Western devils.
The whole this is disconcerting. It's hard to know exactly how to handle it so that we end up actually supporting the right people. We've screwed that one up more times than not.
El Baradei is the person the West should support. All he is asking for is political reform, and an end to the one-party dictatorship that passes for government in Egypt. The US is in a quandary because Egypt is an ally of Israel and one of the solidifying forces in the Middle East, but they can't continue to support a regime that has a long history of human rights abuses and voter fraud.
Is this for real, or was it doctored? My brother had it on his facebook page. Notice that FOX News appears to have no idea where Egypt is actually situated.
they should be VERY ashamed of themselves. the sad thing is a lot of people won't even notice.
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I googled it and found a link to huff-po that says it was a real FOX mistake, but it happened two years ago when they were trying to identify Iraq.Total gaffe but not current.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01...
He resigned! All eyes on the military now...
Wow. This is amazing. I know I don't fully grasp what this truly means, but it kinda hits me that we're witnessing some incredible history here. I was watching Craig Ferguson who interviewed Dr. Kara Cooney, Egyptologist at UCLA, and she said that the whole situation has taken them by surprise. They knew this was eventually coming but didn't predict the way it has now unfolded. She said that many of her collegues & friends in Egypt have told her that "for every person looting there are a thousand Egyptians ready to defend their national treasures". They are forming human chains around the museum and, in fact, looters tried to break into the Luxor Temple but the neighborhood people came out in force to stop them. Her contacts over there also said they suspect that these particular looters were Mubarak's men, as they had heavy equipment & were rappelling down the building. I just love that the people are banding together to take back their country & protect what they love. Beautiful!
Here's the vid for any who want to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf3iO4...
Colbert had a really excellent guest on the other night. I felt like I learned more about the situation from him than I had from anything else.I think this particular military does have a chance of doing right by the people. It's a different dynamic than most.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/...
We could learn a lot from the way they handled themselves.
Lobstergirl wrote: "CBS News reporter Lara Logan beaten, sexually assaulted during Cairo celebrationshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/..."
Sick, sick, sick.
Compare that with what is happening in Bahrain. It makes a difference when the military is on the side of the people.
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