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Feb 1, 2011

THE REVOLUTION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE TELEVISED!

 

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THE REVOLUTION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE TELEVISED!
 
 
Assalaamu Alaikum (Greetings of Peace):
 
The governments of Jordan and Syria are now having to address the tremors being felt on their turf. Meanwhile the once feared and justifiably loathed Egyptian police are no where to be found. (They have buried their uniforms and are now looking for plastic surgeons to give them Michael Jackson makeovers!)
 
To the Arabs and Muslims of America, I say this: if the Arab masses could shake off their FEAR - and the associated principle numbing paralysis - in the face of some of the most brutal and despotic regimes in modern history, what about YOU!
 
Some of us are in the streets today expressing solidarity with, and reveling in, the revolutionary changes taking place (most importantly) in the collective mind and spirit of oppressed peoples over there! The question is, WHEN WILL WE FIND THE BACKBONE TO STAND UP AND SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, AND DEMAND OUR RIGHTS OVER HERE?! (Something that would not only be good for us, but for America as well!)
 
Leaders Stand Up! Brothers and Sisters Stand Up! Real CHANGE is not a spectator sport...it requires work and sacrifice! With that said, check out the articles and photos below. The Revolution does not have to be televised!
 
El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan
 
 
P.S. Insha'Allah, I will visit the Islamic Center of Charlotte (NC) this coming Friday for jumu'ah, and have a few words with the committed Muslims in that area.
 
 

 

By SARAH EL DEEB and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI
The Associated Press
Tuesday, February 1, 2011; 10:04 AM

CAIRO -- More than a quarter-million people flooded Cairo's main square Tuesday in a stunning and jubilant array of young and old, urban poor and middle class professionals, mounting by far the largest protest yet in a week of unrelenting demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power.

The crowds - determined but peaceful - filled Tahrir, or Liberation, Square and spilled into nearby streets, among them people defying a government transportation shutdown to make their way from rural provinces in the Nile Delta. Protesters jammed in shoulder-to-shoulder, with schoolteachers, farmers, unemployed university graduates, women in conservative headscarves and women in high heels, men in suits and working-class men in scuffed shoes.

They sang nationalist songs, danced, beat drums and chanted the anti-Mubarak slogan "Leave! Leave! Leave!" as military helicopters buzzed overhead. Organizers said the aim was to intensify marches to get the president out of power by Friday, and similar demonstrations erupted in at least five other cities around Egypt.

Soldiers at checkpoints set up the entrances of the square did nothing to stop the crowds from entering.

The military promised on state TV Monday night that it would not fire on protesters answering a call for a million to demonstrate, a sign that army support for Mubarak may be unraveling as momentum builds for an extraordinary eruption of discontent and demands for democracy in the United States' most important Arab ally.

"This is the end for him. It's time," said Musab Galal, a 23-year-old unemployed university graduate who came by minibus with his friends from the Nile Delta city of Menoufiya.

Mubarak, 82, would be the second Arab leader pushed from office by a popular uprising in the history of the modern Middle East, following the ouster last month of Tunisia's president.

The movement to drive Mubarak out has been built on the work of on-line activists and fueled by deep frustration with an autocratic regime blamed for ignoring the needs of the poor and allowing corruption and official abuse to run rampant. After years of tight state control, protesters emboldened by the Tunisia unrest took to the streets on Jan. 25 and mounted a once-unimaginable series of protests across this nation of 80 million people - the region's most populous country and the center of Arabic-language film-making, music and literature.

The repercussions were being felt around the region, as other authoritarian governments fearing popular discontent pre-emptively tried to burnish their democratic image.

Jordan's King Abdullah II fired his government Tuesday in the face of smaller street protests, named an ex-prime minister to form a new Cabinet and ordered him to launch political reforms. The Palestinian Cabinet in West Bank said it would hold long-promised municipal elections "as soon as possible."

With Mubarak's hold on power in Egypt weakening, the world was forced to plan for the end of a regime that has maintained three decades of peace with Israel and a bulwark against Islamic militants. But under the stability was a barely hidden crumbling of society, mounting criticism of the regime's human rights record and a widening gap between rich and poor, with 40 percent of the population living under or just above the poverty line set by the World Bank at $2 a day.

Troops and Soviet-era and newer U.S.-made Abrams tanks stood at the roads leading into Tahrir Square, a plaza overlooked by the headquarters of the Arab League, the campus of the American University in Cairo, the famed Egyptian Museum and the Mugammma, an enormous winged building housing dozens of departments of the country's notoriously corrupt and inefficient bureaucracy.

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Jordan's king fires Cabinet amid protests

By JAMAL HALABY
The Associated Press
Tuesday, February 1, 2011; 8:53 AM

AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan's King Abdullah II fired his government Tuesday in the wake of street protests and asked an ex-prime minister to form a new Cabinet, ordering him to launch immediate political reforms.

The dismissal follows several large protests across Jordan- inspired by similar demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt - calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai, who is blamed for a rise in fuel and food prices and slowed political reforms.

A Royal Palace statement said Abdullah accepted Rifai's resignation tendered earlier Tuesday.

The king named Marouf al-Bakhit as his prime minister-designate, instructing him to "undertake quick and tangible steps for real political reforms, which reflect our vision for comprehensive modernization and development in Jordan," the palace statement said.

Al-Bakhit previously served as Jordan's premier from 2005-2007.

 

The king also stressed that economic reform was a "necessity to provide a better life for our people, but we won't be able to attain that without real political reforms, which must increase popular participation in the decision-making."

He asked al-Bakhit for a "comprehensive assessment ... to correct the mistakes of the past." He did not elaborate. The statement said Abdullah also demanded an "immediate revision" of laws governing politics and public freedoms.

When he ascended to the throne in 1999, King Abdullah vowed to press ahead with political reforms initiated by his late father, King Hussein. Those reforms paved the way for the first parliamentary election in 1989 after a 22-year gap, the revival of a multiparty system and the suspension of martial law in effect since the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

But little has been done since. Although laws were enacted to ensure greater press freedom, journalists are still prosecuted for expressing their opinion or for comments considered slanderous of the king and the royal family.

Some gains been made in women's rights, but many say they have not gone far enough. Abdullah has pressed for stiffer penalties for perpetrators of "honor killings," but courts often hand down lenient sentences.

Still, Jordan's human rights record is generally considered a notch above that of Tunisia and Egypt. Although some critics of the king are prosecuted, they frequently are pardoned and some are even rewarded with government posts.

It was not immediately clear when al-Bakhit will name his Cabinet.

Al-Bakhit is a moderate politician, who served as Jordan's ambassador to Israel earlier this decade.

He holds similar views to Abdullah in keeping close ties with Israel under a peace treaty signed in 1994 and strong relations with the United States, Jordan's largest aid donor and longtime ally.

In 2005, Abdullah named al-Bakhit as his prime minister days after a triple bombing on Amman hotels claimed by the al-Qaida in Iraq leader, Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

During his 2005-2007 tenure, al-Bakhit - an ex-army major general and top intelligence adviser - was credited with maintaining security and stability following the attack, which killed 60 people and labeled as the worst in Jordan's modern history.

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Syrians call for protests on Facebook and Twitter

By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY
The Associated Press
Tuesday, February 1, 2011; 10:03 AM

BEIRUT -- Syrians are organizing campaigns on Facebook and Twitter that call for a "day of rage" in Damascus this week, taking inspiration from Egypt and Tunisia in using social networking sites to rally their followers for sweeping political reforms.

Like Egypt and Tunisia, Syria suffers from corruption, poverty and unemployment. All three nations have seen subsidy cuts on staples like bread and oil. Syria's authoritarian president has resisted calls for political freedoms and jailed critics of his regime.

The main Syrian protest page on Facebook is urging people to protest in Damascus on Feb. 4 and 5 for "a day of rage." It says the goal is to "end the state of emergency in Syria and end corruption."

The number of people who have joined Facebook and Twitter pages calling for protests on Friday and Saturday is still relatively small, and some are believed to live outside the country.

Social networking sites were integral to rallying protesters in Tunisia and Egypt.

 

Facebook is banned in Syria, which makes organizing more difficult - even though many Syrians manage to access the social networking site anyway. More than 2,500 people have joined the page calling for protests on Feb. 4-5, with another 850 joining a page in favor of President Bashar Assad.

Assad, a 45-year-old British-trained eye doctor, inherited power from his father, Hafez, in 2000, after three decades of authoritarian rule.

He has since moved slowly to lift Soviet-style economic restrictions, letting in foreign banks, throwing the doors open to imports and empowering the private sector.

But Assad has not matched liberal economics with political reforms and critics of the regime are routinely locked up, drawing an outcry from international human rights groups.

He is seen by many Arabs, however, as one of the few leaders in the region willing to stand up to arch enemy Israel. And his support for Palestinian and Lebanese militant groups opposed to the Jewish state as well as his opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq has won him more support among his people than other Arab rulers.

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The Revolution does not have to be televised or tweeted; check out the photos below! - MS

Jubilant crowds flood Cairo, escalating protests

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Anti-government protesters are seen in Tahrir Square at nightfall in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
 
 
 
Anti-government protesters are seen in Tahrir Square at nightfall in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (Tara Todras-whitehill - AP)
People demonstrate in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
 
People demonstrate in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (Ben Curtis - AP)
A man identified only as Fathi, wearing the uniform of a captain in the Egyptian army, is carried by demonstrators on Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak, the clearest sign yet that a unified leadership was emerging for Egypt's powerful but disparate protest movement. In an apparent attempt to show change, Mubarak named a new government, but the lineup dominated by regime stalwards was greeted with scorn by protesters. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
A man identified only as Fathi, wearing the uniform of a captain in the Egyptian army, is carried by demonstrators on Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak, the clearest sign yet that a unified leadership was emerging for Egypt's powerful but disparate protest movement. In an apparent attempt to show change, Mubarak named a new government, but the lineup dominated by regime stalwards was greeted with scorn by protesters. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (Ben Curtis - AP)
Soldiers control the traffic next to a military armored vehicle and an overturned burnt out vehicle, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
 
 
Soldiers control the traffic next to a military armored vehicle and an overturned burnt out vehicle, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
A view of protestors gathered in Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
 
A view of protestors gathered in Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
A man sitting atop a lamppost and holding spent ammunition cartridges used by security forces gestures on Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
A man sitting atop a lamppost and holding spent ammunition cartridges used by security forces gestures on Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (Ben Curtis - AP)
Egyptian police are halted at a checkpoint set up by one of the many neighborhood watch groups of men armed with metal bars and sticks on a bridge in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
 
 
Egyptian police are halted at a checkpoint set up by one of the many neighborhood watch groups of men armed with metal bars and sticks on a bridge in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Emilio Morenatti - AP)
Egyptian camel driver Gamal, 54, waits for tourists near the pyramids, in Giza, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. The pyramids are closed to tourists. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
 
 
Egyptian camel driver Gamal, 54, waits for tourists near the pyramids, in Giza, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. The pyramids are closed to tourists. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Emilio Morenatti - AP)
Egyptian special forces secure the main floor inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum on Saturday Jan. 29, 2011, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging some artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said Saturday, while reporting that the vandals did not manage to steal any of the museum's antiquities, and that the prized collection is secure from thieves and under military guard.(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
 
 
Egyptian special forces secure the main floor inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum on Saturday Jan. 29, 2011, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging some artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said Saturday, while reporting that the vandals did not manage to steal any of the museum's antiquities, and that the prized collection is secure from thieves and under military guard.(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (Tara Todras-whitehill - AP)
A man waves his national flag during a protest in the capital's central Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
 
 
A man waves his national flag during a protest in the capital's central Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (Amr Nabil - AP)
A young Egyptian anti-government protester holding an Egyptian flag skateboards amongst the crowd at the continuing demonstration in Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
 
 
A young Egyptian anti-government protester holding an Egyptian flag skateboards amongst the crowd at the continuing demonstration in Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (Ben Curtis - AP)
Clerics from Al Azhar Islamic university, some holding their identity cards, chant anti-government slogans during a protest in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Manoocher Deghati)
 
 
Clerics from Al Azhar Islamic university, some holding their identity cards, chant anti-government slogans during a protest in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Manoocher Deghati) (Manoocher Deghati - AP)
A wounded demonstrator carries a poster in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Manoocher Deghati)
 
A wounded demonstrator carries a poster in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. (AP Photo/Manoocher Deghati) (Manoocher Deghati - AP)
A man carries his luggage at the departure terminal of Cairo's international airport, outside Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Cairo's international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt and countries around the world scrambled to send in planes to fly their citizens out. (AP Photo/Victoria Hazou)
 
 
A man carries his luggage at the departure terminal of Cairo's international airport, outside Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Cairo's international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt and countries around the world scrambled to send in planes to fly their citizens out. (AP Photo/Victoria Hazou) (Victoria Hazou - AP)
An Egyptian butcher cuts meat in a market in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. The coalition called for a general strike Monday, although much of Cairo remained shut down anyway, with government offices and private businesses closed. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
 
 
An Egyptian butcher cuts meat in a market in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. The coalition called for a general strike Monday, although much of Cairo remained shut down anyway, with government offices and private businesses closed. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Emilio Morenatti - AP)
Egyptian Army soldiers are seen on top of an APC vehicle near the pyramids, in Giza, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. The pyramids are closed to tourists. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
 
 
Egyptian Army soldiers are seen on top of an APC vehicle near the pyramids, in Giza, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. The pyramids are closed to tourists. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Emilio Morenatti - AP)
Egyptians dressed in white shrouds to show their readiness to die for their cause, demonstrate in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. Posters on the shroudS reads: 'This my shroud for the sake of Egypt'. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
 
 
Egyptians dressed in white shrouds to show their readiness to die for their cause, demonstrate in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. Posters on the shroudS reads: 'This my shroud for the sake of Egypt'. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (Ben Curtis - AP)
Egyptians crowed to buy bread before the start of the evening curfew in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Everyday life in Cairo has been turned upside down by the largest anti-government protests in decades in Egypt, which began last Tuesday and have surged since. Schools are closed and businesses boarded up; the usual bumper-to-bumper traffic is now little more than a trickle; and the capital's famed nightlife has been snuffed out by a 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew. For Monday, the military extended the hours, saying curfew would start at 3 p.m, and even the Internet and text message services have been blocked for days.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
 
 
Egyptians crowed to buy bread before the start of the evening curfew in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Everyday life in Cairo has been turned upside down by the largest anti-government protests in decades in Egypt, which began last Tuesday and have surged since. Schools are closed and businesses boarded up; the usual bumper-to-bumper traffic is now little more than a trickle; and the capital's famed nightlife has been snuffed out by a 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew. For Monday, the military extended the hours, saying curfew would start at 3 p.m, and even the Internet and text message services have been blocked for days.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (Amr Nabil - AP)
Egyptian special forces secure the main floor inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum on Saturday Jan. 29, 2011, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging some artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said Saturday, while reporting that the vandals did not manage to steal any of the museum's antiquities, and that the prized collection is secure from thieves and under military guard.(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Egyptian special forces secure the main floor inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum on Saturday Jan. 29, 2011, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging some artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said Saturday, while reporting that the vandals did not manage to steal any of the museum's antiquities, and that the prized collection is secure from thieves and under military guard.(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (Tara Todras-whitehill - AP)
Anti-government protesters offer their evening prayers, in front of an Egyptian army tank securing the area, during a protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
 
Anti-government protesters offer their evening prayers, in front of an Egyptian army tank securing the area, during a protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
A woman carrying a placard referring to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak attends a demonstration by anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of Mubarak. AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
 
A woman carrying a placard referring to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak attends a demonstration by anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of Mubarak. AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
Anti-government protestors pray in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. The arabic on the sign reads "I'm Egyptian, anti-destruction". (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
 
 
Anti-government protestors pray in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. The arabic on the sign reads "I'm Egyptian, anti-destruction". (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (Tara Todras-whitehill - AP)
One of the many neighborhood watch groups of men armed with metal bars and sticks, who have setup unofficial checkpoints at night in order to prevent looters and thieves, surround and argue with two men they stopped on a ramp leading to a bridge in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
 
 
One of the many neighborhood watch groups of men armed with metal bars and sticks, who have setup unofficial checkpoints at night in order to prevent looters and thieves, surround and argue with two men they stopped on a ramp leading to a bridge in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (Ben Curtis - AP)
Anti-government protesters pray in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. The Arabic on the woman's headband reads "Mohammed is the prophet". (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
 
 
Anti-government protesters pray in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. The Arabic on the woman's headband reads "Mohammed is the prophet". (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (Tara Todras-whitehill - AP)
An elderly Egyptian pro-Mubarak supporter shouts supporting slogans during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. Arabic poster dating from 2005 Presidential elections reads " your vote to Mubarak" (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
An elderly Egyptian pro-Mubarak supporter shouts supporting slogans during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. Arabic poster dating from 2005 Presidential elections reads " your vote to Mubarak" (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (Amr Nabil - AP)
Egyptian pro-Mubarak supporters shouts supporting slogans during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. Arabic poster dating from 2005 Presidential elections reads " your vote to Mubarak" (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
 
 
Egyptian pro-Mubarak supporters shouts supporting slogans during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. Arabic poster dating from 2005 Presidential elections reads " your vote to Mubarak" (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (Amr Nabil - AP)
Egyptian pro-Mubarak supporters shouts supporting slogans during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. Arabic posters dating from 2005 Presidential elections read " your vote to Mubarak" (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
 
 
Egyptian pro-Mubarak supporters shouts supporting slogans during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb.1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. Arabic posters dating from 2005 Presidential elections read " your vote to Mubarak" (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (Amr Nabil - AP)
People demonstrate with a coffin reading "grieving in Tel Aviv' in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. In background protesters prepare to hang an effigy representing President Hosni Mubarek. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
 
 
People demonstrate with a coffin reading "grieving in Tel Aviv' in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. In background protesters prepare to hang an effigy representing President Hosni Mubarek. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (Khalil Hamra - AP)
Demonstrators gather around an effigy depicting President Hosni Mubarak in a symbolic funeral ceremony, in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
 
 
Demonstrators gather around an effigy depicting President Hosni Mubarak in a symbolic funeral ceremony, in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (Khalil Hamra - AP)
A crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
 
 
A crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
An effigy depicting President Hosni Mubarak hangs while perople demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
 
 
An effigy depicting President Hosni Mubarak hangs while perople demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (Khalil Hamra - AP)
A man fills up containers with water that he offers to demonstrators in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
 
A man fills up containers with water that he offers to demonstrators in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (Khalil Hamra - AP)
A view of Tahrir square, or Liberation, Square, with the Egyptian Museum, foreground, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarkis)
 
 
A view of Tahrir square, or Liberation, Square, with the Egyptian Museum, foreground, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarkis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
A view of Cairo and the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
A view of Cairo and the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
A mililtary helicopter flies protestors gathered in Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
A mililtary helicopter flies protestors gathered in Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they march toward the Tahrir. or Liberation Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
 
 
Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they march toward the Tahrir. or Liberation Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Emilio Morenatti - AP)
Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they march toward the Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
 
 
Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they march toward the Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Emilio Morenatti - AP)
A tank is parked near Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
 
A tank is parked near Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
The crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
 
 
The crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (Khalil Hamra - AP)
People gather in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. Part of the Egyptian Museum is seen in the foreground. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
 
People gather in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. Part of the Egyptian Museum is seen in the foreground. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
People watch soldiers controlling access near Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
 
People watch soldiers controlling access near Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (Lefteris Pitarakis - AP)
The crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
 
The crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (Khalil Hamra - AP)
The crowd gathers in Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
 
 
The crowd gathers in Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (Tara-todras Whitehill - AP)
A Christian Coptic priest, left, and other demonstrators arrive in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
 
A Christian Coptic priest, left, and other demonstrators arrive in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Security officials say authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo, where tens of thousands of people are converging to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid) (Mohammed Abu Zaid - AP)
A shadow of an Egyptian army soldier is seen as pro-Mubarak supporters perform prayers during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
 
 
A shadow of an Egyptian army soldier is seen as pro-Mubarak supporters perform prayers during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (Amr Nabil - AP)
Egyptian Army tanks form a check point as Egyptian pro-Mubarak supporters shout slogans during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. Arabic read " Mubarak is Peace Symbol " (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
 
 
Egyptian Army tanks form a check point as Egyptian pro-Mubarak supporters shout slogans during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Egyptian authorities battled to save President Hosni Mubarak's regime with a series of concessions and promises to protesters, but realities on the streets of Cairo may be outrunning his capacity for change. Arabic read " Mubarak is Peace Symbol " (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (Amr Nabil - AP)
A veiled woman holds a poster calling for President Hosni Mubarak to go, in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Victoria Hazou)
 
A veiled woman holds a poster calling for President Hosni Mubarak to go, in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Victoria Hazou) (Victoria Hazou - AP)
The crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
 
 
The crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (Tara-todras Whitehill - AP)
A military armored vehicle parks where people arrive at Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
 
 
A military armored vehicle parks where people arrive at Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (Tara-todras Whitehill - AP)

 

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