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On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Ghulam Muhammed <[email protected] > wrote: > Saturday, January 29, 2011 > > > > > http://www.indianexpress.com/comments/cairos-audacity-of-hope/743444#postComment > > > > > > Comments posted on Indian Express website over news story: Cairo’s audacity > of hope > > > > The serial toppling of Arab/African govts. is a new wave of regime change > mode of war on the weak by the strong: the US. It has exhausted its funds > for wars by losing in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is now using Face-book and > Twitter, as new tools of war to sow dissent and divisions in restive people > of the region and impose its hegemony through its chosen proxies. > Progressives like herd of sheep, are helping US strengthen its stranglehold > on new colonies. US after unleashing its fake 'war on terror' is now embark > on a new fake 'revolution for democracy' campaign by organized protests even > in friendly countries to deepen its tentacles in their governance. Egypt is > targeted for refusing to supply gas to Israel. Just like Mullah Omar was > toppled and demonized for refusing to give UNOCAL permission of a pipeline > through Afghanistan. Argentina's govt toppled (for cutting in on UNOCAL). > Indian media and people should be very vigilant with US moves in the name of > common strategies that will eventually rob of its freedom. > > > > > > *Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai* > > *[email protected]* > > *http://ghulammuhammed.blogspot.com > * > > > ** > > *--------------------* > http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cairos-audacity-of-hope/743444/0 > > *Sat, 29 Jan 2011 > > * <http://www.indianexpress.com/> > > Cairo’s audacity of hope > [image: FP] > > > * New York Times <http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/nyt/> * * > > Tags : Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, streets of Cairo, Al Jazeera, Middle > East diplomacy* * > > Posted: Sat Jan 29 2011, 02:18 hrs > > **Cairo: * > * > Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ordered the military into the streets to > reinforce police struggling to contain one of the most serious challenges to > his long and autocratic rule. * > > *The president also imposed an overnight curfew nationwide, but fighting > continued on the streets of Cairo and smoke from fires blanketed one of the > city’s main streets along the Nile. The ruling party’s building was in > flames at nightfall, and dramatic video footage on Al Jazeera showed a crowd > pushing what they identified as a burning police car off a bridge. * > > *CNN said Mubarak was expected to deliver a televised address, though it > was unclear when that would happen. Internet traffic into and out of the > country was cut off and cellphone networks disrupted. Vodafone said “all > mobile operators in Egypt have been instructed to suspend services in > selected areas.” * > > *Demonstrations began earlier in the day as thousands poured from mosques > after noon prayers, growing increasingly violent as protesters clashed with > police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons. The > demonstrations, on what protesters called a “day of wrath,” were on a scale > far beyond anything in the memory of most residents. > * > > *The unrest in Egypt came after weeks of turmoil across the Arab world > that toppled one leader in Tunisia and encouraged protesters to overcome > deep-rooted fears of their autocratic leaders and take to the streets. But > Egypt is a special case — a heavyweight in Middle East diplomacy, in part > because of its peace treaty with Israel, and a key ally of the United > States. The country, often the fulcrum on which currents in the region turn, > also has one of the largest and most sophisticated security forces in the > Middle East. * > > *Calling out the military is a signal of how dramatically the situation > had spiraled out of control. The army, one of the country’s most powerful > and respected institutions, prefers to remain behind the scenes and has not > been sent into the streets to quell unrest in many years. But the police, a > much reviled force prone to violent retribution against anyone who publicly > defies the state, appeared unable to quell the unrest. In several cases in > the capital and elsewhere, the police were forced to back down by throngs of > protesters. * > > *In one of the most dramatic scenes of the day, in Alexandria, protesters > snatched batons, shields and helmets from the police. Honking cars drove up > and down a main street, holding police riot shields and truncheons out the > windows as trophies. * > > *In both Cairo and Alexandria, some army patrols were greeted with > applause and waves from the crowds — a seemingly incongruous response from > demonstrators who say they want to bring down the president. * > > *Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, reading a prepared statement, > called Friday on Egypt’s government to “restrain the security forces” and > said that “reform is absolutely critical to the well-being of Egypt.” * > > *“We urge the Egyptian authorities to allow peaceful protest and to > reverse the unprecedented steps it has take to cut off communications,” she > said. She also urged that protesters “refrain from violence and express > themselves peacefully.” * > > *The unrest in Egypt, a close ally, poses unique challenges for the Obama > Administration, which has publicly supported Mubarak but privately pushed > him to reform after decades in power. * > > *At least one person appeared to have been killed during rioting in Suez, > east of Cairo and the site of some of the most violent clashes. Reuters > reported that protesters were carrying a man’s body through the streets as > one demonstrator shouted, “They have killed my brother.” Details of his > death were not immediately clear. * > > *According to the Associated Press, Egyptian security officials said they > had placed the most prominent opposition figures, Mohamed ElBaradei, under > house arrest, but that could not be independently confirmed and reports > throughout the day had been contradictory. * > > *Shortly before, police doused ElBaradei with a water cannon and beat > supporters who tried to shield him. “This is an indication of a barbaric > regime,” said ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy > Agency, as he took refuge in a nearby mosque. “By doing this they are > ensuring their destruction is at hand.” * > > *At Al Azhar in old Cairo, thousands of people poured from one of the most > iconic mosques of Sunni Islam, chanting “The people want to bring down the > regime.” DAVID D KIRKPATRICK & ALAN COWELL* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<humanrights-movement%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. 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