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Thanks Pan_Yan.

Troops in riot gear stormed Tahrir Square on Saturday as clashes with protesters demanding an immediate end to Egypt's military rule continued for a second day. At least nine demonstrators have been killed and 361 others wounded since the clashes began Friday, the Health Ministry said.

Meanwhile, Syria's Assad has murdered at least 5,000 Syrians (some by torture) since March. Oh, but that's okay.

It's amusing that the group in charge -- "military rule" -- wouldn't even *be* in charge had the earlier riots not resulted in the ouster of Mubarak.

2 posted on 12/17/2011 11:45:26 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! May 2013 be even Happier!)

It's amusing that the group in charge -- "military rule" -- wouldn't even *be* in charge had the earlier riots not resulted in the ouster of Mubarak.

IMHO the military has always been in charge in Egypt. They let Mubarak be the figure head as long as he stayed out of their money making operations. And they were pretty quick to let him go after 30 years when it was convenient to appease the masses.