Tunesia, Egyt and now Yemen: a domino effect in the Middle East?

@Walter Hinteler,

That's the national party's headquarters building that is being burned.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_1919

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_1952

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests

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@Butrflynet,

Butrflynet wrote:

12:10 am AJE Web producer, reporting from Tahrir Square, reports no police presence at this point.

Good, I think.

The thuggy stuff from the pro-mubarak types seems intuitively counterproductive. (Naturally, I could be wrong)

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@Setanta,

...OR, they went home and put on civilian clothes, and ARE the pro-Mubarak agitators...

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@revelette,

Well, they may have seen all the bullshit America has to put up with when we weigh in - and decided not to step on their dicks.

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@georgeob1,

NO ****!!!

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What's the annual income from the Suez Canal?

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1:35 am Despite fires both at Tahrir Square and at a residential building, an AJE correspondent reports that there is no military intervention and there are no fire trucks on the scene.

1:17 am There are several cars on fire at Tahrir Square

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@revelette,

This is a direct result of what happened in Iraq.

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@Butrflynet,

It seems they have now torched the Egyptian museum. It's a crime against humanity to destroy these treasures.

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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0314-06.htm
Soft bigotry of low expectations = fail.

http://www.contemporarysecuritypolicy.org/assets/CSP-26-2-Tunc.pdf
Worth a re-read in light of current events...

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@Lash,

That just crossed my mind too, except re the police (I say that with no basis, just a thought).

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@Lash,

If we wait long enough, we'll never know if GW Bush's claims about democracy for the Middle East is true or not. We must just have much patience; maybe several centuries.

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@Lash,

In which year?

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@cicerone imposter,

You may be right, CI. (Well, not centuries...ha) I just think since Bush's ideas about opening the previously isolated Arab world to the internet, freedom, real voting and more enhanced democratic values have taken a deep foothold - it is only right to read what he said about it.

Whether or not it works is film at 11, so to speak. It is undeniable, though, that the new information reaching a formerly closed off society has made them hungry for self-determination. Hungry and brave.

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@cicerone imposter,

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It seems they have now torched the Egyptian museum. It's a crime against humanity to destroy these treasures.

It's not within sight of one child dying of malnutrition as a crime against humanity.

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@ossobuco,

ossobuco wrote:

The thuggy stuff from the pro-mubarak types seems intuitively counterproductive. (Naturally, I could be wrong)

Based on the Iran model, I think it makes sense. There a large number of peaceful protesters were overwhelmed by a much smaller but much more violent group of government sponsored counter protesters. Of course this doesn't have the religious aspects to it, but if I'm Mubarak, the lesson is straightforward.

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@Lash,

I just wonder how long this crisis between Mubarak and the citizens of Egypt will last. Mubarak's statement that he's worked for the Egyptian people isn't proven by what's happening to his country; many are getting killed and injured. His care for the people is non-existent; he only wants to keep his power until his death-bed.

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Yeah, osso. It sort of bugs me that CNN is calling the appearance of the "pro-Mubarak supporters" as a "counter-revolution." I really think they should make sure these people aren't army or police in civ clothes...

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@cicerone imposter,

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he only wants to keep his power until his death-bed.

You can only assume that if it's what you would want in his position.

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