Egyptian Revolution Tweets February 3 2010 Crackdown Part 6

[Catherina]

Thread 5 here http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x341234

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. despite loses of life among demonstrators, attacks/kidnap by NDP thugs, people in Tahrir Square

RamyRaoof despite loses of life among demonstrators, attacks/kidnap by NDP thugs, people in Tahrir Square are very strong, united and hopeful. #Jan25
half a minute ago via web

[villager]

2. who the hell would immediately unrec something like this?

:shrug:

[Catherina]

3. Don't worry Aljazeera will be covering/recording/documenting whatever happens in Tahrir on Fri

nolanjazeera Don't worry Aljazeera will be covering/recording/documenting whatever happens in Tahrir on Fri #Egypt #jan25
2 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

4. Army still in their place useless as usual :p ,we r safe in the center, frontline min clashes

monasosh Don't know what rumors u go, we r fine. Army still in their place useless as usual :p ,we r safe in the center, frontline min clashes #Jan25
1 minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

5. I don't really know this guy but this is the guy who said they'd sent

the protestors a 100 small infrared cameras. See the very next post about how calm it is. Of course, this could just be a small squirmish.



kalnaga #TAHRIR news THUGS started another attack from abdel Menem Riad square entrance now http://wp.me/pZL7F-aM
less than a minute ago via WordPress.com




Khaled Abol Naga as an actor collected more than 15 Best Actor awards from Egypt, Arab & International Film Festivals since 2001, He starred Arabic speaking feature films in Egypt and the Arab world since his first leading role in “A Citizen, A Detective & A Thief” 2001 by Egyptian acclaimed director Daoud Abdel Sayed. Famous for his un-expected yet smart choices of scripts & roles, Mr Abol Naga created a vast & diverse filmography with unprecedented respect & praise from acclaimed critics & audiences throughout the Arab & international cinema societies creating a unique phenomena from his generation of young actors, almost all of his films has an “exportable” nature to other cultures creating a special attention to his subtle yet deep performance.
Mr Abol Naga as a producer since 2009, created with few others a new wave of possibilities in the Egyptian film industry, from co-producing “Heliopolis” which went on to feature in over a dozen festivals in 2009, to the revolutionary production using a new generation of photography cameras shooting “Microphone” 2010; He is leading a “Team in Cairo” that might just be the seed of a new movement of film making altogether coming out of the region.
Mr Abol Naga has a very admirable record of social & human rights (specially child rights) work and ongoing agenda, He is also appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2007.


http://kalnaga.wordpress.com/about/

[Catherina]

6. Many asked me to livestream, u will be really bored, it's like being in a place that repeatedly test

occupiedcairo For calm accurate and inspiring reports from #tahrir follow @monasosh #jan25
1 minute ago via TweetDeck


@monasosh
Many asked me to livestream, u will be really bored, it's like being in a place that repeatedly test fire alarm #Jan25
1 minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®


know u ppl will think I am exagerating but Tahrir square is the safest place in cairo right now! And it is cozy :) #Jan25
30 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®



Tahrir square about an hour ago #Jan25 http://yfrog.com/h35ieuj
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. protester just told me that THE ARMY handed him over to the police after beating him.

Its Official - released protester just told me that THE ARMY handed him over to the police after beating him. #Jan25 #Egypt

added this slightly earlier tweet: same guy

Sam Welbeck
Eyewitness acct - DO NOT TRUST THE ARMY - they are handing protesters to police for beating if they leave the square PLS RT #Jan25 #Egypt

[Catherina]

8. protesters run from one entrance to another (even metro entrances) amid rumors of thugs approaching

justimage matthew cassel

Tahrir is in a state of chaos -- protesters run from one entrance to another (even metro entrances) amid rumors of thugs approaching. #egypt

1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply


New Tweeters deliberately starting rumors to start panic. Dealing with trolls now

[Catherina]

9. A militiary officer informed us they're setting up wires

mosaaberizing Mosa'ab Elshamy
A militiary officer informed us they're setting up wires to prevent thugs from going into Tahrir. Will see... #Tahrir
3 minutes ago




mand0z Mohannad
@
@mosaaberizing there's a chance they might be setting this up to prevent protestors coming in tomorrow.
3 minutes ago

[Catherina]

10. Wouldn't put it past them. I'm waiting for daylight to check if wires are set up on Asr El Nil

mosaaberizing Mosa'ab Elshamy
@
@mand0z Wouldn't put it past them. I'm waiting for daylight to check if wires are set up on Asr El Nil.
20 seconds ago

Asr El Nil is State TV

[Catherina]

11. So what's happening to the fascist regime? After a monumental crackdown

occupiedcairo Occupied Cairo
So what's happening to the fascist regime? After a monumental crackdown on foreign media all is calm #jan25
2 minutes ago

[Catherina]

12. army is cordoning off Tahrir square, using 'barbed wire,' according to @BBC Arabic correspondent

pakinamamer Pakinam and Voice
The army is cordoning off Tahrir square, using 'barbed wire,' according to @BBC Arabic correspondent #Jan25
3 minutes ago

[Dappleganger]

13. Hey Catherina, how are you holding up?

Doing a great job, once again! :hi:

[Catherina]

21. Good thing it's calm right now because I had to set up a twitter account

to put trolls on ignore. Trolls everywhere!

:hi:

Holding up and really hoping it stays calm.

[Catherina]

14. Music playing, people chanting against dictatorship, normal Tahrir stuff.

justimage

Music playing, people chanting against dictatorship, normal Tahrir stuff. Good night. #egypt
2 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

15. Quiet in many parts of the city. At home and in Tahrir, many are sleeping, trying to get rest before

Jan25voices Quiet in many parts of the city. At home and in Tahrir, many are sleeping, trying to get rest before tomorrow's protests. #Egypt
less than 20 seconds ago via web

[Catherina]

16. Not only in Egypt, Sudan too now

occupiedcairo RT @ibnkafka: Not only in Egypt RT @PomedWire Sudan: Journalists Arrested in Crackdown on Opposition Protests http://bit.ly/i5nAtQ
half a minute ago via TweetDeck

[Catherina]

17. BBC Article Prayers and clashes in Tahrir Square

bbclysedoucet RT @BBCWorld: Prayers and clashes in Tahrir Square http://bbc.in/gZkrhX
1 minute ago via ÜberTwitter


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12361725?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Catherina]

18. evanchill having trouble getting in

evanchill Just spoke with an Egyptian friend at Kasr al-Nil bridge entrance to Tahrir, about 400 meters from where I was turned away. He's going in.
2 minutes ago via HootSuite

@abumuqawama Heh. It's hairy out there, and this guy had about 150 pounds on me. Would rather be around for tomorrow than detained tonight.
4 minutes ago via HootSuite in reply to abumuqawama

Didn't get far and turned around by a man with a big stick, trying to figure out another option but might have to wait until morning.
32 minutes ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

19. Demonstrators deny what state TV says about their desire to leave #tahrir

MostafaMGaafar Demonstrators deny what state TV says about their desire to leave #tahrir , that's just low even for you guys #egypt #jan25
less than a minute ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

20. Barbed wire to keep thugs out? Or to keep democracy protesters in?

pakinamamer We're all wondering here -- RT @jaolson28: @pakinamamer Barbed wire to keep thugs out? Or to keep democracy protesters in? #Jan25
4 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

22. Biden warns Suleiman government

occupiedcairo RT @abuaardvark: Biden warns Suleiman government will be held responsible for violence, calls for immediate negotiations with opposition
4 minutes ago via TweetDeck


Jo, what part of NOW do you not understand?

[Catherina]

24. Wrong place

[malaise]

23. K & R

Great work

[Catherina]

25. Evanchill gonna take a nap. No man's dangerous land for journalists now

evanchill I'm going to check in with my friend in Tahrir in half an hour and then go to sleep. Very little of that in past 24 hours.
2 minutes ago via HootSuite

evanchill Before I went out tonight, I concealed my AJE ID (anti-govt folk want to see it) and left behind my Qatari ID (thugs wouldn't like it).
3 minutes ago via HootSuite


Evanchill gonna take a nap. No man's dangerous land for journalists

[Catherina]

26. army and the thugs collaborating on arrests

Rouelshimi A french friend among other foreigners was arrested today. The army and the thugs collaborated in getting him. He's released now. #jan25
2 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[dixiegrrrrl]

27. Senate expected to pass resolution calling on Hosni Mubarak to begin transfer of power in Egypt

The Senate is expected to pass a resolution addressing the crisis in Egypt, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry (D-Mass.), told reporters Thursday evening.

According to Kerry, the resolution would call on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak "to begin the process of the transfer of power and create a caretaker effort" of which Mubarak himself could or could not be a part, depending on what the Egyptian people ultimately decide.

"We want them to make that kind of choice and not narrow the options here," Kerry said. "But the key here is to respect people's rights, to end the violence, to provide an opportunity for this transfer, and to begin to pull Egypt out of this chaotic confrontation and begin to embrace the aspirations of the people."

Kerry said that he expected the resolution would pass unanimously.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/02/senate-expected-to-pass-resolu.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

28. Biden called for "credible inclusive negotiations to begin immediately"

US Vice-President Joe Biden spoke to his Egyptian counterpart.
He called for "credible inclusive negotiations to begin immediately"

BBC World tweet....39 minutes ago

[Catherina]

29. Don't give our revolution a color

3arabawy Some people on Facebook have started calling #Jan25 the 'Lotus Revolution.' Puhleeeeez.. Give me a fucking break! #fail
less than a minute ago via Echofon


I see numerous comments about that.

[Catherina]

30. Picture Defending Tahrir Square…

Defending Tahrir Square…

[Catherina]

31. NicRobertsonCNN will be on live from Alexandria on @PiersTonight 9pm ET/2am London.

NicRobertsonCNN We'll be live from Alexandria on @PiersTonight 9pm ET/2am London. #egypt #mubarak #jan25
3 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

32. Ppl sleeping curled next to each other. Heads on laps. When alarms sound they run to protect entranc

sharifkouddous Ppl are sleeping curled next to each other. Heads on laps. When alarms sound they run to protect entrances. They wait patiently. #Egypt
3 minutes ago via txt

[Catherina]

33. Tahrir responds to Mubarak's fear country will suffering upon his departure: (Arabic)

aisaad Tahrir responds to Mubarak's fear country will suffering upon his departure: istakil istakil ehna hane7mi balad el nil #Egypt #Jan25
2 minutes ago via web


Can anyone translate Arabic?

[Catherina]

34. Picture Yup, that's me

NickKristof Yup, that's me tweeting from Tahrir today. http://twitpic.com/3w8ayd
2 minutes ago via Twitpic




Nick is with the NYT. He's how they got this one right.




NickKristof So do I! RT @MikeChorost I hope the Egyptian government thinks twice before messing with a journalist who has 994,000 Twitter followers.
2 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

35. Vodafone says they were forced to send everyone ProM text message

MostafaMGaafar Vodafone: Egypt forced us to send text messages - Yahoo! News http://yhoo.it/dPaJ5K
2 minutes ago via TweetMeme


They must not be liking the backlash and the boycott too much. Everyone in Egypt is changing carriers and requesting international solidarity on this.

By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press – Thu Feb 3, 3:16 pm ET

LONDON – Egyptian authorities forced Vodafone to broadcast pro-government text messages during the protests that have rocked the country, the U.K.-based mobile company said Thursday.

Micro-blogging site Twitter has been buzzing with screen grabs from Vodafone's Egyptian customers showing text messages sent over the course of the demonstrations against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-old regime.

A text message received Sunday by an Associated Press reporter in Egypt appealed to the country's "honest and loyal men to confront the traitors and criminals and protect our people and honor." Another urged Egyptians to attend a pro-Mubarak rally in Cairo on Wednesday. The first was marked as coming from "Vodafone." The other was signed: "Egypt Lovers."

In a statement, Vodafone Group PLC said that the messages had been drafted by Egyptian authorities and that it had no power to change them.

...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110203/ap_on_hi_te/eu_egypt_cell_phones

[dixiegrrrrl]

37. Jeez, I hope no one is taking notes in DC.

[Catherina]

36. .Beautifully calm with people singing&sitting around fires.Everything is very organised&clean,despit

Beltrew Just been to #Tahrir.Beautifully calm with people singing&sitting around fires.Everything is very organised&clean,despite warzone yesterday!
6 minutes ago via web

[malmapus]

41. Know you've been thanked by many. But wanted to give my thanks too.

Thank you for all your work in keeping us over here up to date. Wish to GOD there was more that could be done to help the people there other than just voicing our support / signing petitions.

[dixiegrrrrl]

38. Sandmonkey says he can't Tweet, his account seems hacked.

says he cant access his Twitter anymore. Password doesn't work. Seems hacked. Plz RT #Jan25 attn @telecomix

[Catherina]

39. Hard choices about violence at #Tahrir

Jan25voices
LPC:Hard choices about violence at #Tahrir."We have to show we won't be deterred, but we want to show we're ready for democracy." #Egypt
7 minutes ago via web

[Catherina]

40. Might mean nothing, army officers and men in riot helmets toured the 6th of October overpass tonight

evanchill
Might mean nothing, army officers and men in riot helmets toured the 6th of October overpass tonight, surveying the ground below.
10 minutes ago via HootSuite



Sightseeing I'm sure.

[Catherina]

42. Audio A Young protester Hard choices about violence

Jan25voices

Audioboo: LPC: A Young protester Hard choices about violence at #Tahrir: "My current dilemma" http://boo.fm/b269777 #EgyptJan25
less than a minute ago via AudioBoo

(in English)

[dixiegrrrrl]

43. From Sandmonkey 6 mins ago:

I am ok. I got out. I was ambushed & beaten by the police, my phone confiscated, my car ripped apart & supplies taken #jan25

http://twitter.com/#!/saved-search/%23Jan25

[Catherina]

44. Good night world, will steal a couple of hrs sleep (tweet not me)

monasosh
Good night world, will steal a couple of hrs sleep
3 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

[Catherina]

45. Egyptian protestors ingenuity- various hats to protect their heads

MostafaMGaafar
RT @shervin: Egyptian protestors ingenuity- various hats to protect their heads. #jan25 http://yfrog.com/h0dmcaj
2 minutes ago via HootSuite

[Catherina]

46. Journalists are sleeping, catching up on articles, uploading stuff while it's calm

This is good because I have too many windows open and need to configure my new twitter account to make it as troll-less as possible.

I'll post their articles, pictures, recordings, videos in this thread as they put them out. I hope things stay calm.


evanchill
If anything pops off tonight, I'll let you know. For now, it's off to bed, and back to Tahrir in a few hours once it's light.
1 minute ago via HootSuite

[Ghost Dog]

52. That's beautiful. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

47. this site has shockingly long long list of all the reporters who were attacked

A highly organized sweep of attacks on ALL reporters, of all countries, happened, hotel rooms broken into, equipment destroyed. This was planned to drive all news coverage out of the country.
And THAT has ugly implications.
Only Twitter is still working.

http://abcworldnews.tumblr.com/post/3089328425/weve-com...

[Catherina]

48. I can't upload anything to Flickr today

RiverDryFilm
I can't upload anything to Flickr today. Could it be the cold, dark hand of Hosni? #jan25 #egypt
6 minutes ago via web


I hope nothing's wrong because I can't get his old stuff on Flicker either.

[Catherina]

49. Don't fall for the regime's Muslim-Brotherhood-taking-over propaganda. Also if you want make sure th

mand0z
Don't fall for the regime's Muslim-Brotherhood-taking-over propaganda. Also if you want make sure they don't take over: Participate! #Jan25
5 minutes ago via YoruFukurou

[Catherina]

50. The entrance to Tahrir Square blocked by burnt down police trucks, to protect the occupation from at

The entrance to Tahrir Square blocked by burnt down police trucks, to protect the occupation from attacks by Mubarak’s thugs…

[Catherina]

51. Part 7 here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x342653