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I sincerely hope they can set up a just government without foreign interference.

Unlikely, you'd have terrorist groups trying to set up Egypt as a new base of Operations. Iran will be trying to use it as a new way to attack Israel, etc.

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/


Al Jazeera is doing live coverage of Egypt and is one of the only outlets to the outside world for those in Egypt. If you want to see some history live...here you go.

John Kerry is a living rectum.

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So which side is Obama going to take? He took the Iranian Government's side in the revolt there

, but Mubarack (sp?) is a US ally so he might side with the citizens of Egypt.


Really in all honesty I'd like some compromise to be reached where the Egyptian Government agrees for a peaceful transition into being a Constitutional Republic, but it's the Egyptian People's choice on this.

On Thursday Jan 27th at 22:34 UTC the Egyptian Government effectively removed Egypt from the internet. Nearly all inbound and outbound connections to the web were shut down. The internet intelligence authority Renesys explains it here and confirms that "virtually all of Egypt's Internet addresses are now unreachable, worldwide." This has never happened before in the entire history of the internet, with a nation of this size. A block of this scale is completely unheard of, and Senator Joe Lieberman wants to be able to do the same thing in the US.

This isn't a new move, last year Senators Lieberman and Collins introduced a fairly far-reaching bill that would allow the US Government to shut down civilian access to the internet should a "Cybersecurity Emergency" arise, and keep it offline indefinitely. That version of the bill received some criticism though Lieberman continued to insist it was important. The bill, now referred to as the 'Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act' (PCNAA) has been revised a bit and most notably now removes all judicial oversight. This bill is still currently circulating and will be voted on later this year. Lieberman has said it should be a top priority.

It's worth noting that the US sends $1.3 billion in annual military aid to Egypt. That makes the US the primary benefactor of the current Egyptian government. Vice President Joe Biden stated in an interview with Jim Lehrer on Thursday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has held that office since 1981, should not be considered a dictator. His opinion is not shared universally.

Mother Jones has a fantastic play-by-play explaining the situation right now in Egypt, and there are reports that some people using Tor are able to skirt around the governmental blocks.

This is something Americans should be paying very close attention to. Think about your daily life and how big a role the internet plays in it. Now think about what it would be like if one person had the authority to turn that off completely. If you can't imagine what that would be like you aren't alone. A week ago this was a hypothetical scenario. Now, you can just ask an Egyptian citizen what that feels like. Pay close attention to what happens with this bill.

The internet and SMS sources have been blocked, so those are pretty much the cues to revolution. That or intervention...

Great photo from Egypt.

2011 will be 1989 all over again