The Middle East Revolution [2010-2011] Thread: I love baton
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[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;28493471]People seem to be losing interest in this now that Egypt and Tunisia are over and Libya is turning into a stalemate.[/QUOTE]
I'm still quite interested. Lots of stuff is still happening in those countries. Its just that the media has lost interest.
plus the main reason this thread was so popular is because we had a guy FROM Egypt who took part in the protests. I don't think we have any users from those countries to keep us updated.
[url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110309/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt[/url]
[quote="Yahoo News"][b]Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt kill 11[/b]
By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press – 1 hr 41 mins ago
CAIRO – Muslim-Christian clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo have killed 11 people and wounded more than 90, security and hospital officials said on Wednesday.
The clashes broke out Tuesday night when a Muslim mob attacked thousands of Christians protesting against the burning of a Cairo church last week. Muslims torched the church amid an escalation of tensions between the two religious groups over a love affair between a Muslim and a Christian that set off a violent feud between the couple's families.
The officials said Wednesday that the killed were six Christians and five Muslims, all died from gunshot wounds. They said 94 people were wounded - 73 Muslims and 21 Christians.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The clashes added to a sense of ongoing chaos in Egypt after the momentous 18-day democracy uprising that toppled longtime leader Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11. The uprising left a security vacuum when police have pulled out from Cairo and several other cities three days into the uprising.
The police have yet to fully take back the streets, something that has left space for a wave of violent crime and lawlessness in some parts of the nation.
The Christian protesters on Tuesday blocked a vital highway, burning tires and pelting cars with rocks. An angry crowd of Muslims set upon the Christians and the two sides fought pitched battles for about four hours.
Mubarak handed power to the military when he stepped down, but the military does not have enough troops to police every street in Cairo, a sprawling city of some 18 million people that, at the best of times, is chaotic.
Even before the uprising unleashed a torrent of discontent, tensions had been growing between Christians and Muslims in this country of 80 million.
On New Year's Day, a suicide bombing outside a Coptic church in the port city of Alexandria killed 21 people, setting off days of protests. Barely a week later, an off-duty policeman boarded a train and shot dead a 71-year-old Christian man and wounding his wife and four others.
Egypt's ruling generals have pledged last week to rebuild the torched church and the country's new prime minister, Essam Sharaf, has met the protesters outside the TV building in downtown Cairo to reassure them that his interim government would not discriminate against them.
But the Christians were not appeased. At least 2,000 of them protested on the highway on Tuesday night and a separate crowd of several hundred has been camping out outside the TV building for days to voice their anger at what they perceive to be official discrimination against them.
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:ohdear: What happened to this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjIPkLCT99A[/media]
Damn that's history being written down right there.
JESUS CHRIST
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmCR4t3KnlQ[/media]
Holy shit.
Isn't there a danger that might go off? I don't think I'd be able to just stand there without shitting my pants.
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[quote]Anti-Gadhafi rebel reacts in front of an unexploded bomb from an air strike by pro-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi warplanes, in the town of Ras Lanouf, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Libyan warplanes launched at least three new airstrikes Tuesday near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward leader Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold in the capital Tripoli.
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[QUOTE=shian;28507508][img_thumb]http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7513/800xpd.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
"Hey guys, look what I found in the back yard!"
[QUOTE=torero;28506937][url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110309/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt[/url]
:ohdear: What happened to this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjIPkLCT99A[/media][/QUOTE]
Yeah, my health sort of relapsed after I got the news.
That's typical State Security activity, which means they're still alive and well. :smithicide:
I'll just say that those stupid enough to participate deserve what they get, on both sides.
[QUOTE=torero;28506937]:ohdear: What happened to this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjIPkLCT99A[/media][/QUOTE]
It's not a religious issue at heart.
[QUOTE][b]over a love affair between a Muslim and a Christian that set off a violent feud between the couple's families.[/b][/QUOTE]
That they were religious just affected who they called on when shit went down.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;28529679]International Brigade y/n?[/QUOTE]
As in troops on the ground? No.
No-Fly Zone and airstrikes at the request of the rebel council? Yes, definitely. The sooner the better.
I was thinking less NATO or military intervention, more popular support from the region from which the Rebel council can recruit directly. Such as revolutionaries from Egypt and beyond.
Rebel just lost Ras Lanuf, they're somewhere near Brega now
Its interesting how once Libya became a revolution it instantly fell off of most news outlets' radars.
[editline]13th March 2011[/editline]
They're also on the verge of losing Brega now
[QUOTE=markfu;28581815]Its interesting how once Libya became a revolution it instantly fell off of most news outlets' radars.
[editline]13th March 2011[/editline]
They're also on the verge of losing Brega now[/QUOTE]
Japan happened. I guess it's expected.
The news channels can only really cover one big story at a time. One of the downsides of traditional media I suppose.
[QUOTE=voodooattack;28588772]Japan happened. I guess it's expected.[/QUOTE]
That was one of my primary fears, to be completely honest. However, I rather doubt that the Japan situation will have much of an effect on the situation in Libya. For the United States, where I live, they are two different naval fleet's and therefore act independently of each other. The 7th and 5th Pacific Fleet's have no affiliation with the Persian Gulf fleet, which means that, if need be, we can still deploy a no-fly zone.
Also, let's not forget that Secretary Clinton is still submitting her proposal.
Martial Law has been declared here, in Bahrain as of 10 minutes ago.
It will last for [B]3[/B] months.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;28615648]Martial Law has been declared here, in Bahrain as of 10 minutes ago.
It will last for [B]3[/B] months.[/QUOTE]
Shit, I hope everything turns out for the best. Good luck man.
We'll be voting on constitutional changes the day after tomorrow, I'll be voting 'no' and I'm urging everybody else here in Egypt to do the same. The Muslim Brotherhood is pushing for a 'yes' in a weird turn of events though. We'll see how it goes.
[QUOTE=voodooattack;28642417]Shit, I hope everything turns out for the best. Good luck man.
We'll be voting on constitutional changes the day after tomorrow, I'll be voting 'no' and I'm urging everybody else here in Egypt to do the same. The Muslim Brotherhood is pushing for a 'yes' in a weird turn of events though. We'll see how it goes.[/QUOTE]
What are the proposed changes?
[QUOTE=Starpluck;28615648]Martial Law has been declared here, in Bahrain as of 10 minutes ago.
It will last for [B]3[/B] months.[/QUOTE]
I didnt know you lived in Bahrain :raise:
[QUOTE=Jsm;28642431]What are the proposed changes?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/332687[/url]
[quote]State-run Al-Ahram reports that the changes would limit presidential terms to two consecutive four-year periods, and stipulate that the future president should be born to two Egyptians parents and may not acquire another nationality. In addition, his wife cannot be foreign.
Article 76, which pertains to presidential elections, was amended to ease the conditions that long served the manipulative policy of the formerly ruling National Democratic Party (NDP).
According to Al-Ahram's report, the proposed changes ensure that presidential candidates are either supported by at least 30 parliamentarians or the votes of 30,000 citizens in 15 different Egyptian governorates.
Another significant amendment--to article 76--would make it obligatory for the president to appoint a deputy within the first two months of taking office. In case of the vice president's dismissal, a substitute must be appointed, the paper adds.[/quote]
That, and imposing restrictions to the Emergency Law.
Whats wrong with it? I may not be reading between the lines well.
What the fuck?
[url]http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/03/17/nyheter/bahrain/demonstrasjon/15854435/[/url]
[QUOTE=Carne;28655394]What the fuck?
[url]http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/03/17/nyheter/bahrain/demonstrasjon/15854435/[/url][/QUOTE]
Even though I understand what the article says (barely), you should translate the title of the article if it's in another language.
"Unarmed man shot at close range"
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