Mubarak Steps Down
• slatest.slate.comAfter 18 days of protests, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has given in to demonstrators and handed power over to the military, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced on state-run TV today.
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Middle East Revolutions Force West to Knees?
• dailybell.comThe West must yield to the hopes and dreams of the Middle East.
Egypt President Hosni Mubarak Completely Disconnected, Will Not Resign, Warns Protesters
• therealnewsnowJust moments ago, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave a speech on Egyptian television, he did not resign. In fact, he made underlined threats to the people of Egypt. After the speech, protesters in Tahrir square furiously waved their shoes in the a
Protesters erupt in anger after Mubarak signals he will not resign
• CNN (video)Mubarak says, "bite me!" Still el-Presidente. But my powers are now the CIA guy's. We'll hold elections real soon. Crowd none too happy. CIA guy warns mob to go home.
Emotions of a Reluctant Hero Galvanize Protesters
• nytimes.comThe television host narrated the pictures of the dead protesters on the screen, young men with sweet smiles whom she compared to roses in a garden.
Saudi ministry profusely denies report of King Abdullah’s death
• RawstorySaudi Arabian officials were on a PR offensive Thursday following a report that claimed King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, 86, had suffered a heart attack after [chewing out] US President Barack Obama about the protests in Egypt.
Live video: Egyptian president may step down
• al-JazeeraEgyptian military prevented Mubarak from earlier making a speech handing power over to CIA puppet Vice President.
Change You Can Believe In: CIA Torture Stooge to Replace Mubarak
• CNBC.comCurrent vice-president Omar Suleiman will take over the presidency, sources also said.
Wired and Shrewd, Young Egyptians Guide Revolt
• NY TimesYet they brought a sophistication and professionalism to their cause — exploiting the anonymity of the Internet to elude the secret police, planting false rumors to fool police spies, staging “field tests” in Cairo slums before laying out their battl
Ernie Hancock, Mark Hinkle, Mary Ruwart help bring libertarian message to Arab world
• www.independentpoliticalreport.comErnie Hancock, Mark Hinkle, Mary Ruwart join with others to help bring libertarian message to Arab world
Egypt protests mount as US presses Mubarak
• RawStory.comGalvanised by the biggest day of protest since their campaign to oust Hosni Mubarak's regime began, Egyptian pro-democracy campaigners attempted to blockade parliament Wednesday.
Egypt’s State Media Turns on Mubarak
• Antiwar.comTop State-Run Newspaper Lashes Govt, Praises Protesters
Strikes erupt as Egypt protesters defy VP warnings
• APThousands of state workers and impoverished Egyptians launched strikes and protests around the country over their economic woes as anti-government activists sought to expand their campaign to oust President Mubarak despite warnings from the vice pres
WikiLeaks: Israel's secret hotline to the man tipped to replace Mubarak
• Daily TelegraphThe new vice-president of Egypt, Omar Suleiman, is a long-standing favourite of Israel's who spoke daily to the Tel Aviv government via a secret "hotline" to Cairo, leaked documents disclose.
Egypt VP favored by Israel to succeed Mubarak, cables show
• RawstoryIsrael has long seen Omar Suleiman, Egypt's recently appointed vice president, as the successor to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, US State Department cables released by secrets outlet WikiLeaks show. One document detailed Israel Defense Ministe
Freed young leader energizes Egyptian protests
• APA young Google executive who helped ignite Egypt's uprising energized a cheering crowd of hundreds of thousands with his first appearance in their midst after being released from 12 days in secret detention. "We won't give up," he promised at one of
Suleiman: The CIA's man in Cairo
• english.aljazeera.netOn January 29, Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s top spy chief, was anointed vice president by tottering dictator, Hosni Mubarak. By appointing Suleiman, part of a shake-up of the cabinet in an attempt to appease the masses of protesters and retain his own gri
Today on LewRockwell.com - Tuesday Feb 8th 2011
• LewRockwell.comRegime Confusion, In Egypt and the US - Meredith Whitney Is Right About Munis - Do Tea Party People Oppose the Police State? - 5 Simple Ways To Prepare For the coming food crisis - A 30-Year Crime, Ron Paul on US evil in Egypt.
Egyptians Line Up for Cash as Banks Open, Currency Plummets to 2005 Low
• BloombergHundreds of Egyptians queued outside banks to withdraw funds as lenders opened for the first time in more than a week amid protests demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. The pound dropped to the lowest level since 2005.
Who rules Egypt is none of our business
• Lee Wrights via libertyforall.net...protecting us from the monster in the closet, monolithic communism, a succession of American presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, promoted a foreign policy that knowingly and willingly sacrificed the liberty of other people in order to secu
Interview with an Egyptian Anarcho-Communist
• InfoShopI'm Nidal Tahrir, from Black Flag, a small group of Anarcho-Communists in Egypt. The world is watching Egypt, and even moving in solidarity. However, due to the internet being cut, information was difficult to find. Can you tell me about what has hap
10 Shocking Videos Of The Protests In Egypt That Are Almost Too Graphic To Watch
• prisonplanet.comOver the past week, the mainstream media has not really done a good job of communicating how intense the violence and bloodshed in Egypt has become.
West Builds Islam to Create a New War?
• dailybell.comBeware of militant Islam. We fight against it to exhaustion and offer global governance in its place.
EU Franco-German Hustle Spells More Trouble
• dailybell.comIt was "all the news" yesterday, competing for shelf space against the ongoing Egyptian unrest: French and German leaders were attempting to muscle the EU toward greater integration.
Egypt approves 15 percent raise for govt employees
• APEgypt's embattled regime announced Monday a 15 percent raise for government employees in an attempt to shore up its base and defuse popular anger amid ongoing protests demanding President Hosni Mubarak's ouster. The Cabinet decision follows earlie
Justin Raimondo: The Egyptian upsurge - why we never saw it coming
• AntiWar.comThe sight of masses of people upending a government friendly to the US has them shaking in their boots. What scares them the most is that they never saw it coming – just as they won’t see it approaching if and when it happens closer to home.
Protesters Pledge More Pressure on Mubarak
• NY TimesLeaders of the Egyptian democracy movement vowed to escalate their pressure for the resignation of President Mubarak, even as his government portrayed itself as already in the midst of American-approved negotiations to end the uprising, now in its 13
Hillary Clinton Champions Egypt’s Torturer in Chief
• nytimes.comThe United States and leading European nations on Saturday threw their weight behind Egypt’s vice president, Omar Suleiman, backing his attempt to defuse a popular uprising without immediately removing President Hosni Mubarak from power.
Egypt Officials Seek to Nudge Mubarak Out
• NY TimesThe country’s newly named vice president, Omar Suleiman, and other top military leaders were discussing steps to limit Mr. Mubarak’s decision-making authority and possibly remove him from the presidential palace in Cairo — though not to strip him of
2 Detained Reporters Saw Secret Police’s Methods Firsthand
• NY TimesWE had been detained by Egyptian authorities, handed over to the country’s dreaded secret police, and interrogated. But our discomfort paled in comparison to the dull whacks and the screams of pain by Egyptian people that broke the stillness
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