Egypt protests Cairo is a war Zone

[nuune]

Acuudu Billaahi yaa Lyzie-Gaal, I didn't know you were so worried of Israel, illeen yahuud baad aheyd

 

Don't worry, whoever takes over will not invade Israel, but one thing for sure, the treaty between Israel & Egypt will be null & void, so much about peace treaty that allows the follow of gas freely into Egypt

[Prometheus]

Layzie, it is not likely that you will see Al-Shabaab type islamists in Egypt. Or at least that's the conventional wisdom. Besides, Egypt's military will probably follow the Turkish model -- strong secular army that upholds secular ideals. The public support for benighted views such as lopping off limbs and torture-through-stoning will wane over time.

[Che -Guevara]

^How's militant secularism different religious militants?

[LayZie G.]

Lets hope for the best@Prometheus

 

 

@nuune, how can I forget the arab's giant monster aka Israel?

 

Remember, goldcoasts goons are not in charge and probably wont be in charge for sometime, so for you to speak about international treaties is a little premature at this stage.

[Polanyi]

Mubarak is the biggest wasteman ever. wtf was that speech last night all about then?

[Prometheus]

Che, xuquuqda insaanka ayuunbaa la diidayaa in lagu tunto ama lagu tacaddiyo. Gacan iyo lug cidi laga goyn maayo. Qof nool si dugaagnimo iyo waxshinimo ah dhagax nafta looga qaadi maayo. Qofku ra’yi walba wuu dhaliili karaa-- tu siyaasadeed iyo tu diimeed. Naagtu waa xor oo nafteeda iyo nolosheeda siday doonto bay ka yeeli, iyo wixii la mid ah. Siyaasadda iyo qayb walba oo nolosha bulshada way ka qayb geli kartaa, wax mamnuucayaa ma jiro. Intaas haddaad tidhi waa ‘militant’, maan fahmin waxaad ‘militant’ ulajeeddo.

[BOB]

Subhanah-Allah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peace, Love & Unity.

[Cawaale]

This is indeed a great day for the people of Egypt. Random people hugging me in the streets Wallaahi in celebration of the Mubarak's step down. Radio stations playing songs that they only play at football games and the 6th of Oct.

 

Lazy, The people of Egypt are an inspiration to the oppressed peoples everywhere, specially in Gaza Strip.

[General Duke]

[Jacpher]

Mubarak assets frozen by Swiss government

 

 

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Switzerland's government moved Friday to freeze any assets in the country's banks that might belong to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak or his family, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday.

Mubarak ended his 30-year reign Friday, stepping down following 18 days of protests against his rule. (CNN.com's coverage)

 

 

An official statement from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said the Swiss cabinet had frozen all funds belong to Mubarak or "his circles."

"The [government] intends in doing so to avoid any risk of embezzlement of Egyptian state property," the statement read. "At the same time, the cabinet calls on responsible authorities in Egypt to comply with the justified demands of the Egyptian people in a quick, credible, participatory and transparent manner."

The government does not know what assets, if any, the banks have, said Norbert Baerlocher, a spokesman for the Swiss embassy in Washington.

It is widely believed that Mubarak and his family are extremely wealthy, but estimates as to his total net worth vary widely and haven't been confirmed.

On Tuesday, the Swiss finance minister had asked the banks to see what Mubarak assets they were holding. The banks do not yet have a "clear picture" of what is held, the spokesman said.

This is normal procedure when the Swiss government believes there might be assets of a foreign leader who is "politically exposed," Baerlocher said.

The Swiss banking system is known for its secrecy. But in recent years, the banks have made concessions in the interest of providing more transparency.

-- CNN's Ben Brumfield and CNNMoney's Charles Riley assisted with this report

 

[General Duke]

[General Duke]

 

The joy cries filled the air – across Egypt the joy cries filled the air.

 

For two weeks we'd chanted: "Come on Egypt, One more push/Freedom will be born tonight." And tonight this has come true. We don't yet know how the next stage will pan out. But we know that we will continue to do everything to protect our revolution and the spirit of our revolution.

 

If it had not been so dangerous it would have been comic: the spectacle of a handful of old men popping up one after the other to – to do what? To demonstrate their complete irrelevance to the people and the events they still hoped to control. We looked at each other in amazement after every one of their performances. Were they living in an alternative reality? A kind of Truman Show?

 

On Thursday eveningHosni Mubarak, Omar Suleiman and Ehud Barak were sharing a song-sheet: Egypt isn't ready, don't move too quickly, the Islamists will destabilise the region. How they wished all this were true; rather than the Woodstock-type scenes we've been witnessing in Egypt's public spaces for two weeks.

 

The key to understanding the regime's discourse was this: these people were not addressing Egypt at all: they were still addressing what they think of as America.

 

The first and necessary demand of this miraculous, human, humane, revolution was clearly expressed from day one: the removal of the regime. The regime being all the people, the power bases, the regulations and traditions that have facilitated the exploiting, the degrading of the country's institutions to serve the interests of a small clique against the interests of the nation as a whole. And to be able to do this they have maligned and misrepresented the Egyptian people to each other and to the world. They have engaged in nothing less than the destruction of the humanity of this country.

 

The people demanded the fall of this regime. In Tahrir Square and on the streets of Egypt the people have reclaimed their humanity. Now they will reclaim their state. By means of free and fair elections under judicial supervision. To hold these elections we need to reform the constitution the regime has so deformed. So we will need a council of senior judiciary to form a cabinet of non-political technocrats to run the country while a committee of respected public figures and constitutional experts redraw the bits of the constitution necessary to regulate elections. Six months should see this all done. And the army has declared it will safeguard the country for this to happen.

 

On Thursday night when the regime announced its intention to stay, the people's response was immediate: they marched. On the Nile Corniche they formed a human chain around the radio and television building: the source of all the poison propaganda against the revolution. On the airport road, they started a sit-in at Mubarak's residence – he, of course, was not there. On Friday, millions were on the move: exasperated and fed-up, but insisting "silmiyyah / silmiyyah" — peaceable, good-humoured, still cracking jokes.

[General Duke]

Its over, the tyrans f the world beware...

[Cawaale]

For nights i been worried for you, for me, and for every soul under your sky.

Tonight i celebrate you. Welcome back Egypt.

[AYOUB]

LayZie G.;694479 wrote:

what comes next is whether or not the pew research will materialize in EGYPT...

 

 

fact:

82% of Egyptians support stoning as a punishment for adultery, 84% favor the death penalty for Muslims who leave the religion, and in the struggle between "modernizers" and

"fundamentalists," 59% identify with fundamentalists.

(the last one is troubling)

 

what is the military's role? Will they jump in bed with their brotherhood crowd or maintain order long after the transitional period?

 

There are many unanswered questions ya Nuune.....but one thing is certain, goldie's goons will finally take a shower and sleep in a real bed tonight while al-kingpin boards his yacht and works on his tan....

Would you (and Prometheus + Johnny B) be happy if the Egyptians compromised and legalised supposed "humane and liberal" things like abortion and sodomy?