Egypt in 'open revolt' as violent clashes escalate

oberliner

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Fri Jan-28-11 11:34 AM
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Egypt in 'open revolt' as violent clashes escalate

Edited on Fri Jan-28-11 11:35 AM by oberliner

Source: MSNBC

CAIRO � Tens of thousands of Egyptians were in "open revolt" against the government Friday amid violent clashes in Cairo and reports they were in control of central areas of two major cities.

The government announced a military curfew due to begin at 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) and sent troops into the capital. As the curfew began, people seemed to be remaining on the streets in Cairo, NBC News reported.

Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei was put under house arrest in Cairo, Egyptian security officials said, just a day after the former U.N. nuclear watchdog had returned to the country to take part in pro-democracy protests.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41307908/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

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xchrom

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Fri Jan-28-11 11:37 AM
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1. i like to think of it as taking control of the thing that was always theirs.

their country.

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David__77

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Fri Jan-28-11 12:22 PM
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2. Unless Muslim Brotherhood fully mobilizes, this cannot succeed.

It would have to activate its agents in the military and security forces and go over to outright armed struggle. There is no other way the current state will possibly fall. So far, the prospects for a change in state power seem much more likely than it did (to me) in Iran during the events a couple years ago.

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justiceischeap

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Fri Jan-28-11 12:23 PM
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3. Picture

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placton

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Fri Jan-28-11 01:15 PM
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4. watch the real news, on al-Jazeera live

much better than US coverage
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

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