Breaking News & LIVE THREAD #3 - CRISIS IN EGYPT (Mubarak Resigns)

Various | 11 February 2011

[SE Mom]

From the BBC:

-A huge crowd has gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for Friday prayers and a mass demonstration against Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak.

-Mr Mubarak defied protesters on Thursday, vowing to hold on to power until presidential elections in September.

-His speech drew a strong response from US President Barack Obama, who said Egypt needed a "clear and unequivocal" transition of power.

[SE Mom]

Ongoing Live thread # 3 for Egypt

[sunmars]

Mubaraks NDP SITE HACKED! Look! http://www.cairondp.org/new/

“closed until dropping Mubarak and the regime”

[SE Mom]

Some useful links:

Egypt live thread #1

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2664888/posts

Live thread #2

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2667337/posts

Live streaming coverage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25
http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Egypt
http://twitter.com/AJELive

[no-to-illegals]

I am here.

[SE Mom]

Twitter:

@Dima_Khatib: Friday prayers in Tahrir and in Alexandria: the Imams back the revolution and ask protesters to continue #jan25 #egypt less than 20 seconds ago via web

Globe and Mail Egypt's Military Backs Transfer of Power to Vice PresidentVoice of AmericaEgypt's military has en... http://bit.ly/e9ojXa less than 20 seconds ago via twitterfeed

@khadijapatel: There is reported to be clashes between the presidential guard and protesters outside the presidential palace in Cairo. #Jan25 1 minute ago via web

-BBC-

1123: In Cairo, Professor Abdallah Al-Ashal has told the BBC that the Egyptian army is "in a big mess". It doesn't want to be embarrassed, and some senior officers are very dismayed, he says. He adds that President Mubarak doesn't seem to be accepting comment or hints from anyone close to him.

[Uncle Ike]

Good morning Mom and everybody...

Thanks for the new thread - now if the coffee machine would just get fininshed makin’.... ;)

[prisoner6]

Does anyone know when the prayers end?

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/11/saudis-fault-obama-egyptian-crisis/

Related news. Saudis fault 0bama on Egyptian crisis.

Saudi king must be reasonably wondering how much support he can expect from 0bama if protests crop up in his country. (Imagine the king: “Mubarak is an Arab warrior! What are you but a camelsnot community organizer?”)

[Allegra]

Mid-day prayer is over in Baghdad...and we’re an hour ahead of Cairo. They’ve probably just ended there.

[prisoner6]

Thank you!

[blu]

Favorite tweet so far:

Mazzapic Mazzaphrenia RT @angelaperry: Mubarak. Dude. Egyptians INVENTED writing on the wall. You really should learn to read it. #egypt #facepalm

[SE Mom]

They have ended- things are heating up.

@AlanFisher: Crowd outside #presidential palace in Cairo now thought to be around 7-10 thousand strong #Egypt #Jan25
2 minutes ago via web

@bencnn: With #Tahrir already overflowing, the protests moving outside-more people coming to State TV/Information Ministry #Jan25 #Egypt
2 minutes ago via web

@bencnn: One of Cairo;s sharpest says keep close eye on Army officers joining protesters: “tired, tense and worried about shedding blood” #Egypt
less than 20 seconds ago via web

@AlMasryAlYoum_E: Qaddafi calls Mubarak to offer support after speech http://ow.ly/3UvUD #Libya #Jan25 #Egypt
less than 20 seconds ago via HootSuite

[who knows what evil?]

Barack Obama, who said Egypt needed a "clear and unequivocal" transition of power.

Why?

[screaminsunshine]

Imams destroy any country they are allowed to exist in. Including Imam Obama. Islam should not be classified as a religion. It is a Political Party.

[screaminsunshine]

Are there any Women in Egypt?

[Tennessee Nana]

I’m suprised the number of dead is not higher...

1os of 1,000s of protestors with guns and sheer numbers..

It may be that the media is lying to us...

Do you think they would do that ???

[Falcon4.0]

Mubarak needs more time to pilfer as much loot as he can before he leaves the Country.

[scooby321]

Saudi’s will make Obama a one-term President.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

I'm watching the networks and it's just like 1968 in Chicago all over again. What do I mean by that:

In '68 the protesters were egged on by the networks, at that time only three, to resist the police and disrupt the Democrat convention. Done for the favor of being covered by the TV crews and broadcast all over the U.S.

Same happening in Egypt. As I'm writing (actually yesterday) Shep Smith is whining quite mightily about the peaceful protesters and that horrible Mubarak. Before the gubment of Egypt (Mubarak) stepped in, 300+ of the "peaceful" protesters had died! Apparently killed by their own. Anyway, a lot of blame is on our present administration, when grownups should have been involved. And, now the muzzies (The Muslim Brotherhood) are telling Mubarak to get out and the country convert to sharia law.

What a mess and the media is prolonging it!

[JimSEA]

FWIW I noticed on twitter that the Iranian government is staging massive “death to America” protests and blocking Arabia TV coverage of Egyptian protests. Also quirky liberal Nic Kristof twittes “Is Hu Jintao watching?”