After virtually a week of the streets belonging exclusively to the pro-democracy protesters demanding the ouster of Egyptian President-for-life Hosni Mubarak, forces loyal to him took to the streets today, with horses, and whips.
Indeed what had been an entirely peaceful protest after the police had been successfully chased of the streets turned extremely ugly today, with the Mubarak loyalists attacking protesters and throwing molotov cocktails into the crowd.
Most see the late-coming pro-Mubarak rallies as an official act of a desperate regime, and as his “supporters” vowed to “liberate Tahrir Square with blood” media outlets reported some of the protesters admitted they worked for government industries and were “ordered” by their bosses to attend the pro-Mubarak side.
Some reports even suggest that the most violent of Mubarak’s supporters are some of the self-same police that were routed early on, only in plain clothes. Regime officials denied these reports, and when confronted by reports the attackers carried police ID speculated the ID cards were “stolen” somehow.
Ditz needs to proofread: "off the streets" not "of the streets". Also cite your sources better: "Most see the late-coming pro-Mubarak rallies as…" Who are the "most", the students in the streets, analysts, who?
Also while it is possible that they could all be paid stooges of Mubarak it could also be possible that they like Mubarak. He's been in power for 30 years, so he has at least some people that support him. However the assertions on this website (made by you and Raimondo in your editorials) is that Egyptians (meaning all I assume) want Mubarak gone, yet not all do apparently.
All forms of psych ops unleashed on people. First, Mubarak is our ally. This was the test, to see if the public was to be swayed by US support for the regime. Then, plan B. The sham "new government" is in place, and US and EU are "supporting" the people. Mubarak is to be seen as the victim of foreign pressure. Some people, especially anti-US were to be convinced to support Mubarak. The Army annouced that it supports peacefull protests, but when the thugs showed up with sticks, knives and petrol bombs, they opened the check points and let them right in! Army watched foreign journalists being beaten by "pro-Mubarak" thugs, and then offered to remove them from the scene, for "their protection"! Vodafone telecom was forced by the nice new government to send message against the protesters. Why would a British company be "forced", unless its country gave a wink! Poor people of Egypt, they have the massive global guardians of the world order alligned against them. They will succumb, and then quietly, outside of the view of cameras taken by the busloads to the gallows, as it happend umpteen times before.
if these people liked mubarak where were they all week? why did they show up only after the president tried and failed to quell the protests by saying he wouldn't run for re-election?
There is something I'm not understanding here. I would expect the MSM to favor the pro-Mubarak side since it is so pro-Israel. But other than some equivicating by Fox News, they seem solidly behind the protesters. I could have easily have read this post by Jason Ditz in the New York Times written by one of their pro Israelis staff.
This is very confusing. I can't believe the Zionist zealots have given up on this issue because they see the writing on the wall. Or that they are too ethical to support Mubarak and I have misjudged them all these years!
Because despite all the evidence to the contrary this is still America and Americans value the idea of freedom, if not its practice so much anymore.
No. You seem confused. The usual suspects are behind all of this. The protesters have been reporting Israel & US spies among the thugs. Check these out and you'll see:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/feb/02/e…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/feb/03/e…
http://www.burnmagazine.org/works-in-progress/201…
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/02/egypt-crisis…
Aaaaannnnnnddddd this morning, Mubarak offers an effusive apology and pledges an investigation into the violence against the protesters – and of course he has NO CLUE how it could have happened or who was behind it. Police ID's found on a huge number of those pro-Mubarak thugs, and they were all somehow 'stolen'? Right- now it just remains to wait and see who those cops name as giving them their orders, and I'll be willing to bet the chain leads straight to Mubarak's desk. Friday's almost here, pal- you took your shot and lost. Time to go while you still have your head attached.
It seams that you people are "The Expert" in what is going on in Middle East and now Egypt so no matter what or how or when and by whom.., this and other subjects has become yours to give a "expert" opinion and or to criticize it. Yesterday I wrote that if you want to do something about the situation and help the Egyptian people.., call white house and ask Obama to cut the $1.3 billion dollars aid to Israel.., someone had responded that this is a Zionist idea and if that happens the Egyptians army would not get paid and then they are going to start a Coup de Etta.., I asked the same thing about Israel and wondering if we all did asked the white house to do the same and cut the aid to Israel, would IDF.., which stands for Israel Defense Force would also plan for a Coup de Etta..? At the same time I am wondering which of these thoughts are Zionist and which are not. Come on.., people Anti war is only reflecting what has been said by others and most of it is true.., you want to criticize the news their sources and who is writing or broadcasting it from Egypt talk to MSNBC or ABC and others.
All US foreign aid to Egypt should have been suspended already. It is time to pull our embassy personnel out of the country and then declare that we no longer recognize the legitimacy of the Mubarak regime.
NWO scum
Supporters. How tragically ironic! Those thugs were anything but supporters. They were paid to cause as much damage to their fellow men as possible. It is unreal to see how the few can just manipulate and set the many at variance with each other. We are stupid and follow for their tricks time and again. How sad that even the animals behave more civilized than we do. What was done in Egypt is criminal. Mubarak and his thugs should be tried for crimes against humanity.