http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/05/egypt-citizen-media-exposes-violence-during-media-black-out-graphic/
"Warning: the videos listed bellow contain images that are graphic in nature. Viewer discretion is advised. On February the 2nd, the Egyptian authorities decided to restore the Internet after five days of a near-complete shut down of the service. During that period, which is believed to have cost the country tens of millions of dollars, the government clamped down on journalists and international media, heavily disrupting cell phone communications and satellite broadcasting. During the ban, activists succeeded in circumventing censorship and filtered out hours of videos, filling the gap created by the media black out. The content of some of these videos has not been independently verified but they capture the violence that was occurring on the sidelines of the revolution, away from the peaceful scenes of ordinary traffic in downtown Cairo and empty streets that the State TV has been broadcasting during the period of the ban." This is the man and the regime that the US state department is extolling and recommending remain in power? What is Mubarak likely to do once the protests stop and he consolidates his grip on the country once again. This is not an individual that those people in Egypt can trust at all. In another video , and there are probably more of these to be released, a man confesses to being paid 5000 pounds to cause chaos and violence amongst the protesters at the behest of the Mubarak regime. http://observers.france24.com/content/20110204-i-was-paid-5000-pounds-wreak-havoc-cairo-protests-egypt-mubarak-baltgias Now one can argue that the man was under duress, however the US State Department did say that the Interior Ministry of Egypt was behind and responsible for the attacks on foreign journalists in Egypt; while simultaneously making a statement yesterday that Mubarak should stay out his term (then distancing themselves from the official who made the statement). The fact is Mubarak is still there because the West wants him there, despite what he's doing to the people of Egypt. And why? Is it for past loyalty? Is there no limit to what a previous ally can do before he or she crosses the line? And even with loyalty don't they as allies also have the responsibility to act in a certain wa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:334021 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
