Egyptian Revolution Tweets February 3 2010 Crackdown Part 4

[Catherina]

Thread 3 here http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x339917

Compare these two articles.

CAIRO — Whipped up by state television and spoiling for a fight, thousands of supporters of President Hosni Mubarak flooded into the center of Egypt’s capital Wednesday, sparking violent clashes that shifted the momentum in a political confrontation that has gripped the region and the world.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020203035.html?wprss=rss_print

CAIRO — President Hosni Mubarak struck back at his opponents on Wednesday, unleashing waves of his supporters armed with clubs, rocks, knives and firebombs in a concentrated assault on thousands of antigovernment protesters in Tahrir Sqaure calling for an end to his authoritarian rule … The crackdown was in defiance of calls by the United States and Europe to avoid violence … The Mubarak supporters emerged from buses. They carried the same flags and the same printed signs, and they all escalated their actions, from shouting to violence, at exactly the same moment: 2:15 p.m. The protesters showed journalists police and ruling party identification cards which they said had been taken from Mubarak supporters who had been caught infiltrating Tahrir Square, also known as Liberation Square, and detained in a holding pen.

www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/world/middleeast/03egypt.html

False reporting can't erase the fact that "In Egypt the People Are Taking Control"



Please rec if you like this. These are getting immediately unrec'd

[Catherina]

1. Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Soueif at protest (it's all walks of life)

3arabawy #Jan25 Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Soueif http://flic.kr/p/9fnE7Z
4 minutes ago via Flickr

[Catherina]

2. Tahrir is regaining it's strength. It's getting lively again after yesterday's brutal assault.

ShereefAbbas Good news RT @sharifkouddous: Tahrir is regaining it's strength. It's getting lively again after yesterday's brutal assault. #Egypt
4 minutes ago via TweetDeck

[Catherina]

3. request for the Int'l Criminal Court to investigate #Egypt

NickKristof A request for the Int'l Criminal Court to investigate #Egypt. Could #Mubarak end up at the dock? http://bloom.bg/guHXWo
6 minutes ago via bitly


Bloomberg article


Egyptian Rights Center May Refer Attacks to International Court

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-03/egyptian-rights-center-may-refer-attacks-to-international-court.html

[Catherina]

4. Today it's the military police doing HM's dirty work

3arabawy Yesterday it was interior ministry's police doing the dirty jobs for Mubarak. Today it's the military police http://bit.ly/dQ17e2 #Jan25
8 minutes ago via Echofon


http://amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/amnesty-international-representative-detained-cairo-2011-02-03

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES DETAINED IN CAIRO

3 February 2011
Two Amnesty International representatives have been detained by police in Cairo after the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre was taken over by military police this morning.

The Amnesty International staff members were taken, along with Ahmed Seif Al Islam, Khaled Ali, a delegate from Human Rights Watch and others, to an unknown location in Cairo. Amnesty International does not know their current whereabouts.

“We call for the immediate and safe release of our colleagues and others with them who should be able to monitor the human rights situation in Egypt at this crucial time without fear of harassment or detention,” said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International.
READ MORE

[Catherina]

5. Mubarak says.... Seems that tomorrow we'll have news about failed assasination attempt.

linuxawy Mubarak says he won't escape, he also says where exactly he is. Seems that tomorrow we'll have news about failed assasination attempt.cont'd
10 minutes ago via Ping.fm

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Glad to see you still going strong, 3 cheers for you!!!!

George Galloway said yesterday the people have to get out of the square, avoid being penned in , take the march to all of the streets, keep moving, don;t be sitting ducks.
he is right.

[Catherina]

6. Today almost every phone call begins with... and ends with "Be safe."

ianinegypt RT @mideastmedia: Today almost every phone call begins with "Are you kidding me?" and ends with "Be safe." #Egypt #Cairo #jan25
11 minutes ago via TweetDeck

[Catherina]

7. ABC's Hartman threatened w beheading in #Egypt. Fox's Greg Palkot severely beaten

marwame RT @howardkurtz: ABC's Hartman threatened w beheading in #Egypt. Fox's Greg Palkot severely beaten, Anderson Cooper, Christiane attacked.
11 minutes ago via HootSuite



Thank God they didn't threaten to behead a Fox News reporter. Fox would have played that for weeks

[Catherina]

9. Mubarak, you can choose: go out or go out!

[Catherina]

10. they've definitely made people nervous

RiverDryFilm @Beltrew I've heard of some problems, and they've definitely made people nervous.
2 minutes ago via web in reply to Beltrew

[Catherina]

11. Something happening in Alexandria now?

Sarahngb I know this sounds sketchy, but I need someone from the press in Alexandria to contact me please. Urgently #egypt @jan25
2 minutes ago via YoruFukurou

[Catherina]

12. all day curfew friday

aisaad all day curfew friday. LET IT BE the Day of Departure. #Egypt #Jan25
2 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

13. The fall of the killer

3arabawy New post: #Jan25 The fall of the killer سقوط السفاح http://bit.ly/fh6Rjq
4 minutes ago via arabawy.org


The fall of the killer

[Catherina]

14. Gamal Mubarak is at the presidential palace?

HalaGorani Christiane Amanpour reports that she saw and spoke to Gamal Mubarak at the presidential palace in Cairo. #Egypt
7 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®


Prediction, this will not go over well

[Catherina]

15. war on journalists is getting ugly, many journos missing

SherineT This war on journalists is getting ugly, relieved our guys have been released by army but still many journos missing. #egypt #jan25
8 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

16. Obama is "praying for peace" in #Egypt, but US is paying for violence & dictatorship

marwame RT @avinunu: Obama is "praying for peace" in #Egypt, but US is paying for violence & dictatorship. #Jan25
8 minutes ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

17. ny predictions on how the road from downtown to airport will be in the AM

woodenbeirut Any predictions on how the road from downtown to airport will be in the AM
5 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

18. Leila and WaPost team handcuffed, blindfolded, roughed up, interrogated, forced to sign statements,

HannahAllam Leila and WaPost team handcuffed, blindfolded, roughed up, interrogated, forced to sign statements, acc to Post story #Jan25 #Egypt
2 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

19. Daniel Williams, of Human Rights Watch, was arrested along with the no torture lawyers still missi.

RiverDryFilm Daniel Williams, of Human Rights Watch, was arrested along with the Hisham Mubarak lawyers. Dont know where they're being held #jan25 #egypt
3 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

20. the square is void of media, local and foreign. What's up with that?

pakinamamer A friend who's still in Tahrir is telling me that the square is void of media, local and foreign. What's up with that? Anyone? #Jan25
3 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®


They did something technical that cut off the streaming site Ramy set up. http://bambuser.com/channel/RamyRaoof

Techs are trying to come up with a solution to get video out

[Catherina]

21. pro-Baradei activists arrested

Sarahngb Translation RT @monasosh: #Jan25 A group of pro-Baradei activist were arrested in Faisal St. by Army Police, they are now in Haram Station
1 minute ago via YoruFukurou

[Catherina]

22. pro-Baradei activists arrested by Army Police, now at Haram Station

This is a please retweet, pass this on, broadcast

waelabbas تاريخ تعاون عمر سليمان مع (العناصر الأجنبية) من أجل التعذيب http://www.twitlonger.com/show/8j58hj
3 minutes ago via web


Sarahngb Translation RT @monasosh: #Jan25 A group of pro-Baradei activist were arrested in Faisal St. by Army Police, they are now in Haram Station
1 minute ago via YoruFukurou


Katherine Hawkins

On Thursday 3rd February 2011, @KHawkins5 said:

Omar Suleiman & "Foreign Elements": A Chronology

1993: Omar #Suleiman becomes head of #Egypt's mukhabarat

1995: US begins rendition program. Arranges through #Suleiman. Obtains assurances re torture from Suleiman. According to Michael Scheuer, CIA agent, CIA knew + told policymakers assurances were worthless

9/22/1995: rendition of Abu Talal al-Qasimi, aka Talat Fuad Qassem. Qassem disappears, probably executed http://bit.ly/dEXR2A

1998: 5 Islamists rendered from Albania to Croatia after requisite assurances. http://nyr.kr/gQv6bD, http://bit.ly/dEXR2A. Jane Mayer, on 1998 renditions: "Attiya later alleged...he suffered electrical shocks to his genitals, was hung from his limbs..." Two others hanged. All five allege brutal torture.

10/29/2001: Mamdouh Habib rendered to #Egypt after diplomatic assurances. (Precise dates courtesy of Ghost Plane by Stephen Grey). Habib is brutally tortured. Alleges Suleiman personally participated, including ordering death of another prisoner: http://bit.ly/e5gLfO

Late 2001/early 2002 (date unclear): Sheikh al-Libi captured, rendered to #Suleiman's custody in Egypt. Under torture, Al-Libi "confesses" to Al Qaeda-Saddam Hussein links, evidence US uses to justify Iraq war. http://nyr.kr/f8zSW4. Years later, Al-Libi allegedly commits "suicide" in custody in Libya. Evan Kohlmann, an analyst who frequently serves as an expert witness for the prosecution in terrorism cases, has written that Al-Libi's death coincided with a visit by Suleiman to Libya, and suggested that al-Libi was killed at Suleiman's behest. http://bit.ly/esAE57

12/18/2001: Mohammed al-Zery and Ahmed Agiza rendered from Sweden to #Egypt after diplomatic assurances. Agiza and Al-Zery are tortured. Agiza's mother visits in prison, finds him "near breakdown"--face swollen and bloody. http://bit.ly/gZ3Mi4.

1/11/2002: CIA renders Muhammad Saad Iqbal to #Egypt from Indonesia. Tortured. http://nyti.ms/fpY4IZ, http://nyti.ms/F5GT

1/25/2002: Ahmed El-Maati transferred from Syria to #Egypt. Taken to mukhabarat hq, tortured. http://bit.ly/hWhHR6

June 2002: U.S. asks #Egypt for DNA sample from Muhammad Al Zawahiri. #Suleiman offers to cut off his arm. http://abcn.ws/f4LDS9. Ron Suskind describes the exchange between CIA agent & #Suleiman on pp. 132-133 of The One Percent Doctrine:

"A CIA operations manager called a chief at Egyptian intelligence.
He explained the situation.
The Egyptian listened. 'No problem,' he said. 'We'll get his brother, cut off his arm, and send it over.
'No...Christ!" the agency man stammered. 'No, just a vial of blood. A vial of blood's all we need.'
The Egyptian sighed. 'Fine. Whatever you want. You want blood. We'll send blood.'"

2/17/2003: Abu Omar rendered from Italy to Egypt after diplomatic assurances. Tortured. http://www.ghostplane.net/abuomar

8/1/2005: DOS cable states that US can rely on Egypt's diplomatic assurances not to torture prisoners transferred from Guantanamo because "General Soliman's word is the GOE's guarantee." http://bit.ly/hn2wIG

2007: Former CIA director George Tenet writes in his memoirs of Suleiman (p.79): "Umar is tall and regal looking, a very powerful man, very deliberate in his speech. He's also tough and engaging. In a world filled with shadows, he is straight up and down."

8/2/2010: Hillary Clinton calls #Suleiman and urges him to conduct an investigation into Tahrir Square violence. http://bloom.bg/hVRRhK. In announcing this call, @PJCrowley states of the attacks, contradicting virtually all eyewitnesses: "we don't know, at this point, who did it."

Q: how seriously is #Suleiman likely to take the United States' demand?

I'm not suggesting Clinton's demand for an investigation was made in the same bad faith as past requests for diplomatic assurances. I wouldn't blame people in Tahrir for thinking so, but what's going on in Cairo right now is too clearly disastrous for the U.S. for me to agree. But after 15 years of winking and nudging, how likely is the regime to take our demands seriously when we won't even admit the truth about what happened yesterday?

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/8j58hj

Mods, this ends with a button to please pass this on

[Catherina]

23. So the no. 1 intelligence man in the Mideast, doesn't know who was behind the violence in #Tahrir la

pakinamamer So Omar Suleiman, the no. 1 intelligence man in the Mideast, doesn't know who was behind the violence in #Tahrir last night? Really?! #Jan25
3 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

24. Clinton spouting more of same blah blah blah... calling for "peaceful orderly transition"

marwame Clinton spouting more of same blah blah blah... calling for "peaceful orderly transition" #jan25 #Egypt
3 minutes ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

25. mass protest in #Yemen today.We need to support them as well and not just #Egypt

marwame RT @rocky_moin Be aware that we have a mass protest in #Yemen today.We need to support them as well and not just #Egypt.
2 minutes ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

26. Hundreds of people are sleeping next to each other in the grassy area in the middle of the square. P

sharifkouddous Hundreds of people are sleeping next to each other in the grassy area in the middle of the square. Packed together close. #Egypt
2 minutes ago via txt

[Catherina]

27. Video - Pro-Mubarak thugs charge in on horses and camel

3arabawy New post: 2/2/2011: Pro-Mubarak thugs charge in on horses and camel http://bit.ly/enld37
1 minute ago via arabawy.org


http://www.arabawy.org/2011/02/03/222011-pro-mubarak-thugs-charge-in-on-horses-and-camel/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWvel6Z7qlU&feature=player_embedded


I think this is who's speaking now on AJE


3arabawy I can hear gunshot in the street behind my house. hmhmh.. #NasrCity #Jan25
5 minutes ago via Echofon

[Catherina]

28. Tahrir square about an hour ago

monasosh Tahrir square about an hour ago #Jan25 http://yfrog.com/h35ieuj
4 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

29. jazeera journos r being hunted down

nolanjazeera Got bak to hotel today but its now far too dangerous as jazeera journos r being hunted down. Shifted to "safer" hotel now but situ not great
2 minutes ago via web


nolanjazeera Got stranded in Tahrir Square last nite & had to sleep the night. Pretty terrifying night, protestors gave shelter as they defended all nite
3 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

30. our friends in EU and USA, Please dont go to bed tonight. Keep an eye on us.

Raafatology our friends in EU and USA, Please dont go to bed tonight. Keep an eye on us. keep an eye on our heros in Tahrir who are stronger than ever
4 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

31. I hear very loud shootings in Zamalek

Gsquare86 I hear very loud shootings in Zamalek
5 minutes ago via Echofon

[Catherina]

32. Arrests in Haram, Source: HRW Egypt

Jan25voices Arrests in Haram: Amr Salah, Mohamed Arafat, Amr Ezz, Ahmed Domm, Shady Harb, Nasser Abdel Hamid Source: HRW Egypt
5 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

33. I have to nap if I will pull another all nighter. Scared to over sleep :( :(

Sarahngb I have to nap if I will pull another all nighter. Scared to over sleep :( :(
6 minutes ago via YoruFukurou

[Catherina]

34. Again, my colleague Amr Salah has been arrested. This time in Faisal street and is in Haram Police S

Sarahngb RT @Salamander: Again, my colleague Amr Salah has been arrested. This time in Faisal street and is in Haram Police Station.
7 minutes ago via YoruFukurou

[Catherina]

35. Clinton is still waiting for Egyptian government to 'demonstrate willingness' to keep journalists sa

Sarahngb Clinton is still waiting for Egyptian government to 'demonstrate willingness' to keep journalists safe? urmmmmm HELLO?! Reality?
7 minutes ago via YoruFukurou

[demmiblue]

36. Going to be on @maddow tonight at around 9:45pm EST

sharifkouddous Sharif Kouddous
Going to be on @maddow tonight at around 9:45pm EST

[Catherina]

37. From the Amnesty International Team in Cairo:

Ssirgany First-Hand Account From #Cairo: The @Amnesty Team Reports http://ow.ly/3PRvu #Egypt #Jan25
less than 20 seconds ago via TweetDeck

From the Amnesty International Team in Cairo:
http://blog.amnestyusa.org/iar/first-hand-account-from-cairo-amnesty-team-reports/

First-Hand Account From Cairo: Amnesty Team Reports
Individuals at Risk, Middle East | Posted by: The Editors, February 3, 2011 at 3:58 PM
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Being here for the past few days, we witnessed the different methods used by the authorities to quell the anti-government protests: promises of change, violence, intimidation, and the dissemination of fear and a sense of insecurity. The authorities also mounted an intense media war, involving the mobilization of state resources to spread an ultra-nationalist discourse, describing opposition to Mubarak as treason to the nation, the crackdown on independent voices including foreign journalists and the severing of access to information.

In anticipation of the protests planned for tomorrow – dubbed the “Friday of Departure ” – the crackdown on those seen as organizing, supporting, reporting on and of course participating in protests has intensified. Eyewitnesses told us that at about 5pm today, snipers located on top of the Ramsis Hilton Hotel were shooting at protesters in Tahrir square; and that at least two have died on the spot.

Despite this and the confrontations with pro-Mubarak protesters a day earlier leaving several dead and hundreds wounded, protesters seem undeterred. At about 18:45 pm, we heard slogans “ Depart!”, “ Depart!”, “ Depart!” echoing through Central Cairo in reference to President Hosni Mubarak.

It is hard to predict what tomorrow will bring. As Egypt holds its breath, we can only hope for the safety of our colleagues, those held in connection with the protests, and those spending the night in Tahrir square in defiance to curfew and clear security risks.

[Catherina]

38. SOS Mubarak regime is setting the stage for the Last Massacre in Tahrir tonight

kalnaga SOS SOS SOS Mubarak regime is setting the stage for the Last Massacre in Tahrir tonight HELP http://wp.me/pZL7F-aC
2 minutes ago via WordPress.com

[Catherina]

39. Jazeera won't stop reporting story but re-assessing safety for us

nolanjazeera 2 AJE journos went missing for 6hrs today- now been found altho beaten up. Jazeera won't stop reporting story but re-assessing safety for us
4 minutes ago via web

[highplainsdem]

40. Dima_Khatib: Now on AFP: 7 youth leaders of protesters arrested in Cairo by police

Dima_Khatib
Now on AFP: 7 youth leaders of protesters arrested in Cairo by police #jan25 #egypt

http://twitter.com/Dima_Khatib

[Catherina]

41. Struggle for freedom is etched in their faces. Last nite u could also see fear

nolanjazeera Struggle for freedom is etched in their faces. Last nite u could also see fear - maybe the taste of freedom on tue is all they're gonna get?
less than 20 seconds ago via web

[Catherina]

42. Contact the Hilton now! harassing journalists, allowing snipers to use its roof to shoot protesters

estr4ng3d I am boycotting Hilton, for harassing journalists trying to cover #Jan25 & reportedly allowing snipers to use its roof to shoot protesters.
half a minute ago via web

[Catherina]

43. wrong place again.

[Catherina]

44. Brace yourself for a media blackout ,, reports of gunfire there are surfacing already.

pakinamamer Brace yourself for a media blackout in Tahrir square. As well, reports of gunfire there are surfacing already. #Jan25 #StaySafe
2 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

45. ppl routed power from the street lights and are charging their cell phones in Tahrir

sharifkouddous People have routed power from the street lights and are charging their cell phones in Tahrir #Egypt
2 minutes ago via txt

[highplainsdem]

46. Dima_Khatib: Wow Tahrir Square is PAAAAACKED ! So many people joined today

Dima_Khatib
Wow Tahrir Square is PAAAAACKED ! So many people joined today #jan25 #egypt

[Catherina]

47. yelled at me, and hung up the phone accusing me for ruining her husband's business

Gsquare86 This Egyptian actress just called me, yelled at me, and hung up the phone accusing me for ruining her husband's business ..Class Revolution!
3 minutes ago via Echofon


Gsquare86 i don't blame her, this is a class struggle based revolution & she is ignorant, but lucky the poor ARE the majority so revolution will win!
6 minutes ago via Echofon

[Catherina]

48. my life was in hands of those protestors defending the square last nite

nolanjazeera my life was pretty much in hands of those protestors defending the square last nite. If pro-Mubarak thugs found me inside, well u know...
4 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

49. Now on AFP: 7 youth leaders of protesters arrested in Cairo by police

naglarzk RT @Dima_Khatib Now on AFP: 7 youth leaders of protesters arrested in Cairo by police #jan25 #egypt #Tahrir
4 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

50. the faces of the guys defending square last nite are images I'll never forget. Freedom really is a s

nolanjazeera the faces of the guys defending square last nite are images I'll never forget. Freedom really is a struggle people, don't ever forget that!!
6 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

51. Picture, Game Over

[highplainsdem]

52. Dima_Khatib: there are more than 200 thousand people on Square now..

Dima_Khatib
Eye witness on Tahrir Square, I know him personally, says that there are more than 200 thousand people on Square now.. #jan25

[Catherina]

53. Gaddafi thugs put pics of dissident Libyans on FB claiming CIA, FBI

marwame RT @cyrenaican: #Gaddafi thugs put pics of dissident Libyans on FB claiming CIA, FBI #Feb17 http://tiny.cc/vdpwg #Libya
less than 20 seconds ago via HootSuite



Tyrants trying to pretend this isn't a populist uprising and people's movement.

[Catherina]

54. The diplomatic car that ran over 20 people in cairo

MostafaMGaafar The diplomatic car that ran over 20 people in cairo (28th-Jan-2011) http://t.co/14Bw0S7 via @youtube
2 minutes ago via Tweet Button



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cWOK0Lfh7w

[Catherina]

55. Infra red cameras for tonight

MostafaMGaafar RT @kalnaga: 100's of INFRA RED SMALL CAMERAS now being given 2 Tahrir protestors 2 record any attack @ night http://wp.me/pZL7F-aE #egypt
1 minute ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

56. Nolan (Al Jazeera) read from bottom up

This is one determined and courageous reporter. Based on this and actions, tweets over the last week


nolanjazeera
Protestors w me were pharmacists, lecturers & students- nicest people u'd ever meet. One cried because I had to see his nation like this
14 minutes ago via web

Struggle for freedom is etched in their faces. Last nite u could also see fear - maybe the taste of freedom on tue is all they're gonna get?
18 minutes ago via web

my life was pretty much in hands of those protestors defending the square last nite. If pro-Mubarak thugs found me inside, well u know...
22 minutes ago via web

the faces of the guys defending square last nite are images I'll never forget. Freedom really is a struggle people, don't ever forget that!!
24 minutes ago via web

2 AJE journos went missing for 6hrs today- now been found altho beaten up. Jazeera won't stop reporting story but re-assessing safety for us
29 minutes ago via web

Got bak to hotel today but its now far too dangerous as jazeera journos r being hunted down. Shifted to "safer" hotel now but situ not great
31 minutes ago via web

Got stranded in Tahrir Square last nite & had to sleep the night. Pretty terrifying night, protestors gave shelter as they defended all nite
32 minutes ago via web

Thanks to a state media campaign blaming aljazeera for trying to spark a revolution, those pro-mubarak thugs are now hunting jazeera staff!
about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone

Sorry for the radio silence guys but situation has become much worse in past 24hrs esp for media even more so for aljazeera! #Egypt #cairo
about 6 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone

Protestors say mubarak's plan was to send in goons turn it violent then crack it down.The world saw how peaceful yest was can see thru plan!
Wed Feb 02 2011 13:09:35 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

2 sides faced off for 15mins, no violence just war of chants then kaboom! Don't know what exactly ignited it but boy did it turn ugly fast!
Wed Feb 02 2011 13:02:42 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

Some anti-gov protestors had been collecting sticks/bars as pro-gov arrived, told by others to put em down keep it peaceful
Wed Feb 02 2011 13:01:43 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

To recap - i was in the middle of Tahrir square when clashes started today. Army made no attempt to stop pro-mubarak guys flooding in
Wed Feb 02 2011 13:01:11 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

Cant wait to see Pres Obama's response to events today in #cairo. Yest 1mil people cried out for peaceful democracy n look at what they got!
Wed Feb 02 2011 12:43:33 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

I have taken shelter. SO much anti-jazeera sentiment among mubarak supporters its not safe to be outside. Say a prayer for #cairo tonight
Wed Feb 02 2011 11:51:04 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

So many bloodied faces pouring out of this battle. Just saw v young maybe 8yr? old boy unconscious being carried on man's back #Egypt
Wed Feb 02 2011 08:37:23 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

What looks like tear gas being fired now. Gee i wonder who has tear gas supplies?! #Egypt
Wed Feb 02 2011 08:25:30 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

Guys in front of me poundin on pavement to break it into sizes they can throw. Others carry sheets of metal like rudimentary bucket to carry
Wed Feb 02 2011 08:23:00 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

Soldiers left 4 tanks outside museum. Now anti gov protestors sitting on top. Main battle bout 100m further toward gala st. UTTER CHAOS!
Wed Feb 02 2011 08:21:34 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

Right outside cairo museum, anti govt protestors handing what they say are police over to soldiers. They say id shows its def a cop #Egypt
Wed Feb 02 2011 08:19:09 (Central America Standard Time) via Twitter for iPhone

Tahrir square itself still fairly calm & in hands of anti mubarak protestors. U know how peaceful it was before pro mubarak guys arrived!
7:20 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Army doing nothing to stop this civilian battle outside cairo museum. Tanks sit amongst a flurry of rocks as battle ebbs n flows. #Egypt
7:20 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

8 guys on horses + 1 on a camel just charged the wall of anti govt supporters. Insane scenes that i've not ever witnessed before! #Egypt
7:10 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Pro-mubarak pushed back now toward museum where main clashes are now. Haven't seen any weapons bigger than rocks sticks etc #egypt
6:38 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Clashes erupt now, rocks sticks flying in each direction. 8 people pulling out to anti mubarak side with bloody heads #Egypt
6:33 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

4 soldiers on roof of building overlooking this face-off. Not sure what they can even do IF it turns ugly #Egypt
6:27 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Still just a battle of voices no violence that i can see. Won't take much to set it off tho. Anti-mubarak side even more angry with him now
6:21 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Both sides showing enormous restraint so far. In each other's faces but no violence where i'm standing at least #Egypt
6:11 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

No violence yet but egyptian v egyptian. In each other faces. No army to stop this in middle of square. Hope things hold but easily ignited
5:54 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Anti-mubarak protestors tried to block pro- mubarak crowd at cairo museum but failed. Now they're all in square. Army very tense now!#Egypt
5:50 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Now a flood of pro-mubarak supporters heading towards square. One guy says its mubarak attempt to turn this all violent so he can shut down
5:40 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Now there's a guy dressed as mubarak whipping another guy tied to a wooden cross who symbolizes egyptian people
5:29 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

So many people offering me food/drinks down here. Still bit like woodstock (only feels like hendrix played yest n isn't on again til friday)
5:26 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Many protestors telling me if mubarak hasn't left by friday they'll march on presidential palace after friday prayers #egypt
5:22 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

For how many people have been in this square, its amazing how clean it still is! Protestors wanting to show stability/order can continue
5:20 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Very orderly queue of people waiting to use the 1 water tap in middle of Tahrir square. Still a happy communal atmosphere down here #Egypt
5:03 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Shouldn't crisicise the brick too much. After all it does have a calculator!
5:01 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

My pre-loved 95 nokia has contacts, ringtones of its previous owner. Someone rang me at 4am n its haunting melody almost gave me nightmares!
5:00 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

Is @hamish6pm campaigning to get my iphone back? Maybe we need @pjcrowley to join it? Worked last time! (I'm kidding)
5:00 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

"no turning back now" one person tells me. "we're not leaving, u leave" is a favourite chant #Egypt
4:52 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

[Catherina]

57. Exhausting day frayed nerves vile authorities,thugs and lovely people

jonsnowC4 Exhausting day frayed nerves vile authorities,thugs and lovely people -all in an Egyptian day!
4 minutes ago via TweetDeck

[Catherina]

58. Tomorrow 4 Feb i will Join People of #Egypt in Tahrir Square

RamyRaoof Tomorrow 4 Feb i will Join People of #Egypt a demonstration against Mubarak & the Regime in Tahrir Square. I Invite All to Join. #Jan25
1 minute ago via web

[Catherina]

59. Picture MSM, Social Media and the Egyptian Revolution

3arabawy New post: #Jan25 MSM, Social Media and the Egyptian Revolution http://bit.ly/hoKLGy
5 minutes ago via arabawy.org

[Catherina]

60. Yemen

marwame RT @avinunu: I started new list of Tweeters/Reporters in #Yemen. Already 1000s protesting today. http://t.co/valfHJX #jan25 #feb3
7 minutes ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

61. johncusack

Zeinobia Another reason why I like @johncusack http://bit.ly/etgnan Thank you sir , you are more fair than many of our so-called Egyptian actors
7 minutes ago via TweetDeck

Whatever happens Egypt sane people must never forget the mind-blowing courage and decency ofpeaceful protesters fighting for their country
about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
Retweeted by 100+ people

johncusack

[Catherina]

62. Mubarak's dirty politics affecting every home

NadiaE Lots of dirty politics happening tonight. It's affected every home. Mubarak is succeeding in splitting the people (cont) #egypt
7 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

63. Thanks Tunis

RamyRaoof #picture- a demonstrator was holding a banner in Tahrir Square: Thanks Tunis http://flic.kr/p/9foEkv #Tunisia #SidiBouzid #Egypt #Jan25
7 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

64. Spreadsheet with names of people's revolution martyrs so far

marwame Spreadsheet with names of people's revolution martyrs so far #Egypt #jan25 http://ow.ly/3PSlD
9 minutes ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

65. Gangs Hunt Journalists and Rights Workers - NYTimes

MostafaMGaafar Gangs Hunt Journalists and Rights Workers - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/3PSXz
1 minute ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

66. Video Day of Rage draws Yemeni protesters onto streets

Domino Effect: ‘Day of Rage’ draws Yemeni protesters onto streets
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:32pm | no comments yet


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb7-Y1LSXfc&feature=player_embedded

[Catherina]

67. Thread 5 here (fixed)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x341234

[Catherina]

68. delete wrong thread

[Catherina]

69. delete wrong thread