Thread: Unrest in Egypt (and the surrounding area)

Now we see what replaces him...

Originally Posted by Spartiate

Now we see what replaces him...

Yup. The military high council will take over for a while. Hopefully they maintain the level of dignity that they have shown, throughout the ordeal, long enough for a suitable leader to come forward.

Awesome news... I have so much respect for these people. By sheer peaceful people power they have swept away their oppressors... this is a truly revolutionary event, and it seems to be a new kind of phenomenon.

Everybody is of course now praying that the military acts as a force for peace, but their conduct and the power of this movement are good signs.

So do I win the pool? My bet was the closest.

Sure if you ignore the one that was closer. ;V

Most of those countries of course have an insurmountable number of problems. With the government side-stepping the allowance of education and provide a positive foundation that would in turn allow for a positive infrastructure and catalyst for some economic growth. The shear reality is just by looking at the difference between a lot of Arab countries and Israel. Israel’s 2nd Prime Minister Golda Meirer made a determination that Israel will not continue an agricultural thought process. The Aggregated farms offered absolutely nothing of value to the world mainly because they were in the desert. Amidst this, Israel decided to change direction and if the country was going to thrive and have a future they needed to incorporate technology and education as an essential part of their lives.

Now examine in contrast Israel’s scenario to the thought process of an Arab that rather lives in the 17th century. One huge downfall here is that half of the uneducated population happens to be under the age of 21 and are well… uneducated. Such a large portion uneducated such as this is extremely dangerous because of its shear vulnerability and extreme ease of influence by terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and others that despise anything westernized. However, as they say “it is what it is” and most of the under 21 population have no idea of the Millions upon Millions provided to the Palestinians and Egyptians alike as well as other Arab countries and prominent groups. Of course many times much of the money was never used to accommodate the populace but was instead kept by those in power. It all just sucks to no end. Hopefully with Mubarak stepping down, someone who actually gives a damn will take his place.

Originally Posted by Xei

Sure if you ignore the one that was closer. ;V

That post said February 14th. Mine was "a week." That could be any day within the week, not merely Sept. 17th. I never specified .

To be fair we give so much aid to Israel which they use for their military, that the other countries need to spend their aid on their military to defend them self. Probably would be smart if we stopped funding the military of countries that hate each other. It would be a lot cheaper, it probably would stop a lot of the conflicts in the area, and it would probably help stop the governments from being so corrupt.

It is nice to see that Mubarak had some common sense. I suspect he saw that the military council was meeting without him, and decided that he probably should leave before they tried stepping in.

BY DEBORAH BALL

ZURICH—The Swiss government froze assets possibly belonging to departed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and his entourage Friday, marking the latest efforts by the Alpine nation to crack down on illicit holdings in its banks.

The Foreign Ministry said Friday the government had frozen "any potential assets" belonging to Mr. Mubarak and his "associates." The freeze goes into effect immediately and lasts for three years.

A ministry spokesman declined to say how much money was involved or ...

Mubarak's Swiss Assets Frozen - WSJ.com

Bitches net worth is between 40 - 70 billion US dollars. Yet his country is poor as shit. Yeah, his ass needed to go.

Hey I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet but February 11th (1979) is the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. The day the US-backed Shah was overthrown. Coincidence?

Originally Posted by SpecialInterests

Hey I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet but February 11th (1979) is the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. The day the US-backed Shah was overthrown. Coincidence?

Is it really? Interesting.

As an aside; it's also my mom's B-Day. Heh.

Interesting indeed! Iranian Revolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The royal regime collapsed shortly after on February 11 when guerrillas and rebel troops overwhelmed troops loyal to the Shah in armed street fighting"

Originally Posted by Wiki

This period, from February 1 to 11, is celebrated every year in Iran as the "Decade of Fajr."[121][122] February 11 is "Islamic Revolution's Victory Day", a national holiday with state sponsored demonstrations in every city

You know, with 'coincidences' like this, it's no wonder that people of the world take an interest in conspiracy theories.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

As an aside; it's also my mom's B-Day. Heh.

Happy birthday, Oneiro's mom!

I must say that is messed lol.

Ever since that fateful day Iran's been an enemy. When the Shah were in power even people like Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Kissinger argued that Iran was going to need a strong nuclear program in order to meet it's future needs. Probably to support extraction of their vast quantities of oil and gas and support the modernized industrial system they would have built. Not to mention Westinghouse and General Electric would have scored a nice contract. Oh how things have changed.

aldkfalk Im late!

:bravo:

congrats to Egypt!

Originally Posted by SpecialInterests

I must say that is messed lol.

Ever since that fateful day Iran's been an enemy. When the Shah were in power even people like Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Kissinger argued that Iran was going to need a strong nuclear program in order to meet it's future needs. Probably to support extraction of their vast quantities of oil and gas and support the modernized industrial system they would have built. Not to mention Westinghouse and General Electric would have scored a nice contract. Oh how things have changed.

Speaking of Iran....I don't think the protests in Iran are going to go over quite so peacefully. The Lawmakers are already (literally) amassed in the Parliament building fist-pumping and screaming of the opposition leaders "EXECUTE THEM! EXECUTE THEM!!" in unison.

This could be baaad.

You know.. I watched those two opposing groups of male thugs in that square in Cairo and I realised that I wouldn't wish to live in any society ruled by either of those two sides. My doubts about the protestors were compounded when I read the news of that poor female TV reporter who endured a "20 minute sexual assault" at the hands of a group of male thug "pro-democracy" demonstrators. I think that the Egyptian people deserve better than either of the two mobs I witnessed fighting.

Libya's falling apart in a pretty chaotic fashion. There's random violence from random sides all over the place, but the general picture is of Gaddafi's power disintegrating, and there are some reports that he fled the country yesterday.

House of cards.

OK so shit's whack over in Libya, this is pretty much what would have happened in Egypt or Tunisia if their dictators were any meaner. Gadhafi is a rambling madman who has no intention of stepping down and is blaming the unrest on drugged up youth that are in league with the devil...

Now I'm usually the last person to advocate for other countries to intervene in a country's internal affairs, but it's clear that nobody wants Gadhafi there anymore and even elements of the army/security forces are defecting to the protesters' side. In response Gadhafi has hired foreign mercenaries and attacked civilians with warplanes and warships. Reports indicate that he plans to leave the country's infrastructure in shambles before being ousted, which would mean decades of recovery for the country.

The UN could easily intervene in the form of a military action to prevent needless death and destruction in what will be an inevitable outcome anyways, but this would obviously cause complications regarding Libyan sovereignty and the overall progress of the protests in the rest of the Arab world.

Also hah Shoe-Thrower's index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dear rioters,

Please don't destroy the pyramids, we will not rebuild them for you.

kthnx
-The Jews

Saw that today, thought it was awesome

I think it's a bit late for the Jews to be worrying about their work. I mean, just look at what those rioters have done to the sphinx! A lion with a man's head? What the hell?!



Looking more closely at the face, I think it's actually a tribute to Michael Jackson.

Juicy!

Egyptians have ransacked the Secret Services archives and have found some interesting/awful/insert-adjective-here stuff. LOTS of sex tapes, including one of a Kuwaiti princess and an Egyptian businessman, pictures of the corpses of children, etc.

Probably the most interesting for us: @wikileaks For those asking did US @BarackObama know of #AmnDawla torture -they knew and rendered terrorism suspects to Egypt to be tortured

If you want to follow, search for #amndawla on twitter.