Camels & horses storm into Tahrir Square as protesters clash in Cairo

Joanne98

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Wed Feb-02-11 04:09 PM
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Camels & horses storm into Tahrir Square as protesters clash in Cairo

Edited on Wed Feb-02-11 04:10 PM by Joanne98

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robinlynne

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Wed Feb-02-11 04:23 PM
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1. OMFG Why doesn't the military stop this?

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snagglepuss

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Wed Feb-02-11 04:31 PM
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2. Because imo the military extracted what it wanted from Mubarak so they are now

withdrawing support for protestors.

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applegrove

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:03 PM
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4. Because it is security forces who are instigating the fighting?

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snagglepuss

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:06 PM
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5. The army has now changed its tune, they've told the crowd to disperse.

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FailureToCommunicate

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:15 PM
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6. Seems like it might have happened fast. The crowd swarmed

the Pro Mubarak thugs and pulled them down before the army could react perhaps?

Later, there were firebombs tossed off roof tops onto the peaceful protesters in the Square.

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Marnie

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:16 PM
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7. Depends on which "this" you are wanating to stop

the riders charging the crowd or the crowd charging back and engulfing the riders.

If the military does not know of the planned action of the Mubarak supporters they can neither stop them, not coordinate any action with them.

If the Mubarak supporters have not coordinated their acts to have military support, that should tell us a whole lot about what the military's position is and what the legal standing of the Mubarak supporters is in terms of acting for the government.

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robinlynne

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Wed Feb-02-11 07:47 PM
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10. the riders. Mubarek's guys. of course. The military was with the rpotesters every step of the way

until all of a sudden they walked away??

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nyc 4 Biden

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Wed Feb-02-11 04:54 PM
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3. I hope the camels & horses weren't hurt. n/t

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DrGee5

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:44 PM
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8. Many of the pro-government "demonstrators" had police ID cards. (Source: Al Jazeera English)

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Crowman1979

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Wed Feb-02-11 06:26 PM
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9. Just like in Toronto, Pittsburgh and London.

Police provocateurs

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KansDem

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Wed Feb-02-11 07:53 PM
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11. I would imagine the riders on the horses and camels thought they were safe.

They were wrong...

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patrick t. cakes

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Wed Feb-02-11 08:53 PM
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12. Your sig line is the shit.

kick just for that!

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KansDem

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Wed Feb-02-11 08:59 PM
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13. Thanks!

Fresh
original, cool, nice, "the shit"

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