Egypt: On Ground Updates - February 05, 2011

- Egypt: On Ground Updates -

Anti-Government Demonstrators In Cairo's Tahrir Square Held Their Ground Saturday As Government Attempts To Wait The Protestors Out - Crowd Faces Off With General In Gentlest Of Confrontations Seen Yet

Saturday, February 05, 2011

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* LATimes.com brings us the following take on the news out of Egypt this Saturday and it starts off like this... The rumors had buzzed all morning. The Egyptian army was taking down the barricades that sealed off the main boulevard into Tahrir Square from violent supporters of President Hosni Mubarak... Three tanks rolled up to the metal barricades, and the edgy, soot-stained crowd watched. They were ready... Finally, an army general in a crisp green uniform rode up and faced the crowd: young protesters carrying stones, middle-aged men gripped with anger and fear... As Gen. Hassan Ruwaini started to speak, they banged metal pipes to drown him out... But other demonstrators, in their 20s, wanted to show they were respectful and hoped they could still win the army over to their cause. They remembered the chant, no matter how wistful it might be: "The people and the army are one." They shushed the others.

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Egypt's military treads carefully in Cairo

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* Time.com has this interesting article posted up on their website today and it starts off like this... Friday night was quiet, almost jubilant. But the defenders of Tahrir Square were ready in case their enemy, the pro-regime marauders of the two previous nights, return...
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After Sticks and Stones, a War of Words in Egypt

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Raw Video: Protest Continue in Cairo

About this AP Raw Video: Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters continued to gather in Cairo's Tahrir square on Saturday morning, calling for an end to 82-year-old Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian rule after nearly 30-years in power. (Feb. 5th)

This Video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress

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Cairo Protesters Stand Firm

About this AlJazeera News Video: Tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square have held their ground after Friday's "Day of Departure", continuing to demand that Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, stand down... The government, meanwhile, is attempting to wait protesters out, with Ahmed Shafiq, the prime minister, saying that things are returning to normal in the country. (Feb. 5th)

This video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish.

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