I am incredibly blown away by the current events in Egypt- the January 25th protests are no doubt succeeding far beyond the initial hopes of organizers. I had some good readings to give you this weekend, but this news is just too crazy and too interesting to pass up. I've found some videos on the protests in Egypt- just so you know, America is not supporting the protesters and is instead throwing their weight behind the Mubarak regime. *Sigh.*
(Editors Note: This article on 13 February from the New York Times brings the Obama reaction to the events in Egypt into greater clarity- as always, behind the scenes work can be difficult to discern from the outside.)
This first video is from Al-Jazeera, and discusses the current situation in Cairo.
Here is a video by the AP- it depicts a man being shot and other images of the protesters. Brutal.
No doubt much more will come out today.
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