Egyptian Revolution Tweets February 3 2010 Crackdown Part 7

[Catherina]

Previous thread here http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x341896

Compare these two articles.

CAIRO — Whipped up by state television and spoiling for a fight, thousands of supporters of President Hosni Mubarak flooded into the center of Egypt’s capital Wednesday, sparking violent clashes that shifted the momentum in a political confrontation that has gripped the region and the world.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020203035.html?wprss=rss_print

CAIRO — President Hosni Mubarak struck back at his opponents on Wednesday, unleashing waves of his supporters armed with clubs, rocks, knives and firebombs in a concentrated assault on thousands of antigovernment protesters in Tahrir Sqaure calling for an end to his authoritarian rule … The crackdown was in defiance of calls by the United States and Europe to avoid violence … The Mubarak supporters emerged from buses. They carried the same flags and the same printed signs, and they all escalated their actions, from shouting to violence, at exactly the same moment: 2:15 p.m. The protesters showed journalists police and ruling party identification cards which they said had been taken from Mubarak supporters who had been caught infiltrating Tahrir Square, also known as Liberation Square, and detained in a holding pen.

www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/world/middleeast/03egypt.html

False reporting can't erase the fact that "In Egypt the People Are Taking Control"



Please rec if you like this. These are getting immediately unrec'd

[Catherina]

1. Article- Egypt: The Man Staring at me made a throat-slitting gesture

Lindsey Hilsum

Thursday 3 February 2011
4:52 pm

...


We retreated down the street to our car. A group of young men approached, armed with baseball bats, sticks and machetes. They were the neighbourhood Popular Committee.

For the past few days, these groups have been smiling and friendly to us but this lot started shouting and banging on the roof of our car. They demanded to see our passports.

I think I know why. Last night and today, Egyptian state TV had been broadcasting of Israeli spies disguised as western journalists roaming the country.

It’s a wicked rumour to spread because it puts any westerner – or any Egyptian working with westerners – at risk of a beating or worse. It’s cynical to say the least.

...

http://blogs.channel4.com/world-news-blog/egypt-the-man-staring-at-me-made-a-throat-slitting-gesture/14990


Hosni's thugs are determined to get people killed by spreading their lies

Terrible.

[Catherina]

2. What's worse about being detained 3 hours by Egyptian army?

MostafaMGaafar
RT @soniaverma: What's worse about being detained 3 hours by Egyptian army? Watching a 4 year old girl being detained with you even longer.
12 minutes ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

3. Diplomatic car runs over pro-democracy protesters (28 Jan) - Must see

http://www.arabawy.org/2011/02/04/jan25-diplomatic-car-runs-over-pro-democracy-protesters-28-jan/


I went to get the direct youtube link and got this message

The following content has been identified by the YouTube community as being potentially offensive or inappropriate. Viewer discretion is advised. The war's on a Youtube too. As soon as these things get upuploaded, a wrecking crew tries to get them taken off.

Please ckick that you like it, make comments, favorite, share, post elsewhere, whatever

This is a MUST SEE. How can anyone see that and not support these people's fight against those thugs?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cWOK0Lfh7w&feature=player_embedded&skipcontrinter=1#

[Dappleganger]

4. Breaking News: Obama administration discussing plan for Mubarak to quit immediately.

NYT--no link provided, that was from BN's twitter feed so I guess it'll be supplied soon?

[Catherina]

5. I guess they're finally facing what the word NO means

Their support of that thug is shaming them before the world.

What plan? Since when is a plan for his departure their responsibility?

[Catherina]

17. They're still fixated on September.

White House, Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak’s Exit
By HELENE COOPER and MARK LANDLER
Published: February 3, 2011

...

Even though Mr. Mubarak has balked, so far, at leaving now, officials from both governments are continuing talks about a plan in which, Mr. Suleiman, backed by Sami Enan, chief of the Egyptian armed forces, and Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi, the Defense Minister, would immediately begin a process of constitutional reform.

...

The proposal also calls for the transitional government to invite members from a broad range of opposition groups, including the banned Muslim Brotherhood, to begin work to open up the country’s electoral system in an effort to bring about free and fair elections in September, the officials said.

Senior administration officials said that the proposal is one of several options under discussion with high-level Egyptian officials around Mr. Mubarak, though not him directly, in an effort to convince him to step down now.

The officials cautioned that the outcome depended on several factors, not least of all the mood of the protesters on the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities and the dynamics within the Egyptian government. Some officials said there was not yet any indication that either Mr. Suleiman or the military were willing to abandon Mr. Mubarak.

...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/world/middleeast/04diplomacy.html?src=tptw

[laylah]

43. I am curious to see who we

will "insert" next.

[Catherina]

6. Rallies in support of Mubarak draw thousands,,,, leading up to the violence

evanchill

Also, just finished this video. I filmed Wednesday's pro-Mubarak demos leading up to the violence. Notice camels/police. http://ow.ly/3PZ4Z
10 minutes ago via Hoo


Rallies in support of Mubarak draw thousands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vtuTBMOvZ8

[Catherina]

7. not safe to move around outside Tahrir at night.

RiverDryFilm
Not safe to move around outside Tahrir at night. My mother and I sleeping with family tonight. #jan25 #egypt
9 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

8. Picture Protesters gather rocks at the entrance of Tahrir Square

3arabawy

New post: #Jan25 Preparing for battle التسلح بالحجارة لمواجهة البلطجية http://bit.ly/dK91EP
7 minutes ago via arabawy.org



Protesters gather rocks at the entrance of Tahrir Square, as they defend the occupation against attacks by Mubarak’s thugs…

[Catherina]

9. Picture Treating the injured

3arabawy
New post: #Jan25 Treating the injured علاج الجرحى http://bit.ly/h5wfxo
3 minutes ago via arabawy.org






Volunteers set up a number of emergency clinics in Tahrir Square to treat protesters injured in clashes with Mubarak’s thugs.

[Catherina]

10. Article Media wars

Sarahcarr

Media wars http://bit.ly/gepFEX #jan25
3 minutes ago via YoruFukur



Media wars
Posted on February 4, 2011 by Sarah Carr
I didn’t go out at all today (Thursday) because as part of its campaign against the Tahrir protestors the regime has ordered the media to initiate a vile hate campaign against journalists and foreigners – which I am sort of both.

The mood changed yesterday and suddenly I was unable to leave my house. Friends rang me, warning me that gangs of people were roaming around Cairo’s streets attacking foreigners, or people who look foreign, or are suspected of being foreign, or agents, or spies, or Israeli, or Palestinian, or Iranian, or all of the above. Over 20 journalists were detained, some were roughed up, a photojournalist was stabbed. Journalists were chucked out of hotels, apparently on government orders.

...

The worst thing about this is how very un-Egyptian it is. Much is made of the legendary Egyptian hospitality, and for good reason. Egyptians take care of their guests. Which is not to say that xenophobia or racism doesn’t exist, and doesn’t exist in its worst forms. But very generally speaking I’ve felt safer and more looked after in Egypt than anywhere else in the world.

The descent into murky hatred coincides with a concerted state media campaign against foreigners and sinister “foreign agents” who are behind the Tahir protests, a continuation of previous campaigns against foreigners which have targeted e.g. Palestinians, religious minorities, gays, Shias…etc. State media is an extension of the regime. Add this to a security vacuum and the withdrawal of the police and a desperate regime and uncertainty and you get this, another highly convenient instance of manufactured discontent.

http://inanities.org/2011/02/media-wars/

[Catherina]

11. Looking towards Tahrir now, protesters are standing ground still. Thugs?

BloggerSeif
Looking towards Tahrir now, protesters are standing ground still. Chanting still heard. It that Thugs in distance, any1 confirm? #Jan25
5 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

12. 10 hours of interrogations,,, empty your SIM cards before leaving home

BloggerSeif
Just got to apartment now. Watching Tahrir from a high distance. That was a night to remember. #Jan25
35 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®


BloggerSeif
10 hours of interrogations and what's worse, I was one of 35 or so people in a room being asked what we are doing in Cairo now. #Jan25
34 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®


BloggerSeif
For those of you who I said earlier empty your SIM cards before leaving homes, I was not kidding. #Jan25
32 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

13. Picture. United we stand Gorgeous

3arabawy
United we stand http://bit.ly/eJrPtm #Jan25 #Copts #Muslims
32 minutes ago via Echofon

[Catherina]

14. Philip J. Crowley said thugs "traced to elements of #mubarak 's party"

naglarzk
CNN: Philip J. Crowley said thugs "traced to elements of #mubarak 's party" #jan25 #egypt #tahrir
28 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

15. Picture Barricades at Tahrir Sq entrance

3arabawy

New post: #Jan25 Barricades at Tahrir Sq entrance متاريس لحماية الإعتصام http://bit.ly/hm1ejA
16 minutes ago via arabawy.org

Barricades at Tahrir Sq entrance







The entrance to Tahrir Square blocked by burnt down police trucks, to protect the occupation from attacks by Mubarak’s thugs…

[Catherina]

16. Reports that Internet on Etisalat just went down!

ghorab
Reports that Internet on Etisalat just went down! #jan25 #Egypt
12 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone

[Catherina]

26. Reports that internet on Mobinil is still working.. Not sure what is going on

ghorab
Reports that internet on Mobinil is still working.. Not sure what is going on! #Egypt #jan25
15 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone

[Catherina]

18. Mubarak Family May Have as Much as $70 Billion Stashed Away

MostafaMGaafar

Mubarak Family May Have as Much as $70 Billion Stashed Away, Experts Estimate - ABC News http://t.co/3kEvELL
3 minutes ago via Tweet Button

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. Washington just sold out the people.

White House, Egypt Discusses Plan for Mubarak’s Exit http://nyti.ms/fB8b3d (This is a direct link to the NYT piece but you have to register)


Breaking: New York Times: U.S. Discusses Plan for Mubarak to Quit: Vice President Omar Suleiman Would Be Interim Leader Under Deal


Proposal would hand power to transitional government headed by VP Suleiman with support of #Egypt's military - NYT http://nyti.ms/gl07Ff

[Catherina]

21. Suleyman Chief of Torture was their choice from the start

They've made no progress at all because they're still insisting on Suleyman to make the transition. That's unacceptable. Either support the people or butt out.

[Catherina]

20. Video A Victim Of Mubarak's Counter Revolution Militia

A Victim Of Mubarak's Counter Revolution Militia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU7iv2VXNCs&feature=feedu

Very graphic but if you can be strong enough to view this, you'll be angrier still at this injustice

[Catherina]

22. Video Tahrir square overnight - February 3

mand0z
This is what Mubarak has done 24 hours after promises of reform and protecting protestors: http://bit.ly/hDBLr9 #Jan25
15 minutes ago via YoruFukurou


Tahrir square overnight - February 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-t3Gk7kqaE

[Catherina]

23. They're liking Jon Stewart's segment Let's Go Exile! - Hosni Mubarak

3arabawy

lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=estApiBAIN4 The Daily Show on Hosni Mubarak #Jan25
12 minutes ago via Echofon



3arabawy and a few others asked Stewart to help out, I don't know how much of a factor that was but here it is and I'm grateful. Every little bit helps.

[Catherina]

24. protesters in square tonight outnumber yesterdays

BloggerSeif

Looking at Tahrir, the protesters there DO outnumber yesterdays nigh time protesters. Just a little dark to see everything #Jan25
8 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

25. Streets are quiet here in Alexandria, smell of burning fires in the air

NicRobertsonCNN
Streets are quiet here in Alexandria, smell of burning fires in the air, the occasional army vehicle drives by
2 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

27. Fantastic Video - Egyptian Revolution: Democracy Cannot Wait

aisaad

nearing dawn for Day of Departure; Democracy CanNOT wait: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqSPRC3pRSs #Egypt #Jan25
14 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

28. Mssg to Hosni Don't tell me read your constitution (Facebook)

mand0z

Don't tell me read your constitution - محدش يقولي اقرا دستورك http://on.fb.me/faOPCz #Jan25
7 minutes ago via YoruFukurou



Please don't tell me read your constitution, I know my constitution long before someone had to come up on TV and tell me to read its articles. Its naive to believe that this constitution has not been tailored to keep the regime in power and make it hard and put obstacles in the face of the opposition and the eventuality of a revolution.

This constitution has been manipulated and for 30 years has been tailored to serve the interests of the regime and the NDP. A constitution is supposed to represent the the people and not one political party or the regime, and a constitution that fails to do so is void and has no legitimacy, and the legitimacy of the revolution is stronger. And please spare me the "This constitution DOES represent me" talk because 1- You didn't vote for the members of the parliament, they were elected through fraud and violence against voters, and are therefore not legitimate, and so are their decisions/actions including any constitutional changes/amendments. 2- You didn't know about the articles of your constitution until a few days ago, and I dare claim until yesterday. So what role did you play in putting down this constitution.

A constitution is what the people want, and not divine law.

Freedom and dignity - Be with the revolution.

[Catherina]

29. cnn giving it to #mubarak & gov of #egypt for thugs' attacks

naglarzk
cnn giving it to #mubarak & gov of #egypt for thugs' attacks on journalists #tahrir #jan25
8 minutes ago via web

naglarzk
cnn: attacks on journalists is "orchestrated effort" by regime 2 stop world from knowing what they do to protestors on #tahrir #jan25 #egypt
6 minutes ago via web

naglarzk
cnn: attacks on media is "deliberate" to make it harder for media to show truth #jan25 #egypt #tahrir
5 minutes ago via web

naglarzk
cnn: coalition to come together right now, #mubarak to get out of the way #jan25 #Tahrir #egypt
24 minutes ago via web

naglarzk
cnn giving it to soliman re his statement about media (yes!) #jan25 #Tahrir #egypt
24 minutes ago via web

naglarzk
cnn: "this is a movement from the hearts of the egyptian people" #jan25 #tahrir #egypt
23 minutes ago via web

naglarzk
cnn "this is censorship of the worst kind by a totalitarian regime" #jan25 #egypt #tahrir
20 minutes ago via web


naglarzk
cnn:"mubarak has 2 go v quickly.soliman 2 lead a coalition gov including opposition & army.still has 2 b decision of #egypt" #tahrir #jan25
20 minutes ago via web

cnn:"mubarak has 2 go v quickly.soliman 2 lead a coalition gov including opposition & army.still has 2 b decision of #egypt"

cnn: "this is potentially the most dangerous situation we have seen in the Middle east so far"

cnn:"the situation is so grave, the US has 2 stand behind democracy. there r risks but obama is making right decision"

@kalnaga watching cnn & US likely to push hard tomorro. hang in there

cnn furious that soliman blamed media

cnn: thugs of #mubarak have targeted us. Protesters are angry but they are never dangerous

cnn:our behavior has changed over last week since we came to #egypt. gradually restricted. pressure on all journalists

cnn: thugs r from gov, not clear exactly who in gov, but from gov "the buck does stop at the top"

"#tahrir has always been the safest place, it is where the demonstrators are"

cnn's breaking news: "Breaking #Mubarak 's Grip


cnn's Piers Morgan to @Ssirgany "what you are doing is heroic"


Then Piers Morgangot stupid

@piersmorgan re muslim brthrhood: u've just heard nick kristoff telling u this argument's been falsely used by #mubarak & that it's not true

@piersmorgan: "professional narcissism"? Please!

downer: cnn: "this may be an american plan. it has to be an egyptian plan"

peter bergen on cnn: "muslim brotherhood are not dangerous at all" #jan25 #egypt #tahrir
8 minutes ago via web


bergen on cnn "muslim brotherhood engage in democratic politics" #jan25 #egypt #tahrir
7 minutes ago via web

bergen: "no relation between MB & qaida. Role of alqaida in egypt is zero" #jan25 #egypt #tahrir
6 minutes ago via web

bergen: "we are not seeing same violence in yemen bec president there has allowed some democracy" #jan25 #egypt #tahrir
6 minutes ago via web







Why are they so intent on talking about the Muslim Brotherhood when their own eyes there tell them it's not true?

[Catherina]

30. Will be interviewed on @maddow soon then Ed Shultz show both on MSNBC

sharifkouddous

Will be interviewed on @maddow soon then Ed Shultz show both on MSNBC
3 minutes ago via txt

[Catherina]

31. I'll be on CNN's @PiersTonight now.

Ssirgany
I'll be on CNN's @PiersTonight now.
25 minutes ago via web

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. Another video of another truck deliberately running over protester.

Graphic but not gory.

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=186104898086966

[highplainsdem]

33. Protesters are telling AJ they found molotov cocktails on security officers dressed as civilians

Dima_Khatib
Protesters are telling Al Jazeera they found molotov cocktails on security officers dressed as civilians.

[dixiegrrrrl]

34. Pic: Mubarak security men being detained by protesters.

( a little rough for wear, it seems)

[snot]

35. Where to send photos, video to Al Jazeera:

Sorry if this is a repeat.

Since Al Jazeera' equiptment's been confiscated, they're relying on people in Egypt to send them videos & photos, which they are then bcasting/publishing. Any photos or video can be submitted at http://yourmedia.aljazeera.net .

[Catherina]

36. Video Broadcasting from undisclosed location in cairo

andersoncooper

#ac360 Broadcasting from undisclosed location in cairo. Its going to look funky, but want to stay live as long as we can
3 minutes ago via ÜberTwitter


http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/02/03/exp.ac.cooper.attacked.egypt.cnn?iref=allsearch

[Catherina]

37. New - police vehicles drive slowly through streets of Alexandria, 4 in convoy, police motor bike on

NicRobertsonCNN
New - police vehicles drive slowly through streets of Alexandria, 4 in convoy, police motor bike on back of flatbed #egypt #mubarak #jan25
17 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

38. Nic Robertson on cnn: "everyone here wants #mubarak to step down"

Nic Robertson on cnn: "everyone here wants #mubarak to step down" #jan25 #egypt

[Catherina]

39. It's 5 am in Cairo. I hope it's safe to sleep for a few hour. Going to nap a bit now n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

40. C Ya in am.

Stellar job, Cat.

[dixiegrrrrl]

41. The "pro-Mubarak" paramilitary thugs are behaving exactly like the Guatemalan

"Death Squad" paramilitary. Also a CIA set-up. #Jan25 #Egypt

[Waiting For Everyman]

42. Tweets from Human Rights Watch on detained activists and reporters

@fredabrahams Still no news on the detained human rights activists, Egyptians and foreigners, including HRW colleague Dan Williams #jan25 about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

@hrw Obama team working behind the scenes to free foreign activists and journalists | The Cable http://t.co/Ib9bqJ2 #Egypt jan25 about 6 hours ago via Tweet Button

@jimmurphySF Please RT Gangs Hunt Journalists and Human Rights Workers - http://nyti.ms/hNuSDy #Egypt about 7 hours ago via TimesPeople


That last one is a good NYT article btw, summarizing the intimidation against reporters, most of it today.

[Catherina]

45. That was priceless. Only had time to read 2 paragraphs but

it confirms how low the Egyptian government has sunk

Following the on-site interrogations, the police and army personnel accused all the Egyptians working at the Law Center of being affiliated with Hamas and accused all the foreigners at the Center of being affiliated with Israeli intelligence service Mossad.

"So it's a Hamas-Mossad conspiracy apparently," Malinowski told The Cable with a sigh.

I'd be rolling all over the floor laughing right now if I'd read that any other time and it wasn't stirring up real ugliness.

Thanks

[Ghost Dog]

44. k&r.

[Catherina]

46. Part 8 here since it's dawn in Cairo now

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=439