Egyptian Government Dissolving; Lebanon, Yemen in Open Rebellion
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There was a guy who stood in front of a truck with a riot hose, it blasted him from 3 feet.
The fucker didn't even flinch as it smacked his face.
God kings live in Egypt.
If the world continues like this, maybe 2012 will actually happen. But it won't be something like the earth exploding or something kick ass. It'll be something silly like, which nation gets the last Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher or something. And we'll go to war for it.
[QUOTE=Identity;27726369]If the world continues like this, maybe 2012 will actually happen. But it won't be something like the earth exploding or something kick ass. It'll be something silly like, which nation gets the last Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher or something. And we'll go to war for it.[/QUOTE]
I am getting sick of this shit.
There
WILL
BE NO APOCALYPSE TYPE EVENTS OF ANY KIND
ZERO
NIENTI
NIL
NEIN!!!
[QUOTE=Identity;27726369][b]If the world continues like this, maybe 2012 will actually happen.[/b] But it won't be something like the earth exploding or something kick ass. It'll be something silly like, which nation gets the last Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher or something. And we'll go to war for it.[/QUOTE]
because toppling dictators and restoring freedom is a terrible world ending thing
[QUOTE=Identity;27726369]If the world continues like this, maybe 2012 will actually happen. But it won't be something like the earth exploding or something kick ass. It'll be something silly like, which nation gets the last Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher or something. And we'll go to war for it.[/QUOTE]
No.
[QUOTE=Identity;27726369]If the world continues like this, maybe 2012 will actually happen. But it won't be something like the earth exploding or something kick ass. It'll be something silly like, which nation gets the last Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher or something. And we'll go to war for it.[/QUOTE]
Well I can 100% guarantee that 2012 will happen.
I just hope to god that these dumb fucks don't loot and destroy any of the museums they've got in Cairo dedicated to Ancient Egypt... which it wouldn't surprise me if they tried to.
Aljazeera is a great network, known about it for years.
He's just dissolving the cabinet not stepping down himself.
Cant he just say "okay guise government is done gg and dont come back your all fired".
[editline]29th January 2011[/editline]
oh my god they are riding ontop of a M113, do want now.
This is fucking brilliant. The military are apparently backing the citizens, NOT the government! Good on them! They seem to have honoured their promise to protect the countries people by promising not to open fire on them, but not folding to the government's demands.
Shame that the Cairo museum was looted. :(
[QUOTE=Ltp0wer;27731064]Shame that the Cairo museum was looted. :([/QUOTE]
It's a small price to pay for a revolution that could ultimately make the country a much better place and the citizens much happier people.
[editline]30th January 2011[/editline]
The way I see it right now: this situation in Egypt CAN'T go any other way now. It's GOING to end with a shift in power. The military are backing the citizens apparently, the police force (who were causing problems for the rebellion) are all but gone... and the government cabinet has been all but dissolved.
The rebellion isn't going to die down now. Not this far in. The president and the only-just-sworn-in vice president are basically the only people left now standing in the way of the people. And the people are NOT happy with either of them being in 'power'. This is a fucking revolution, and this IS going to end in a power shift.
[QUOTE=Ltp0wer;27731064]Shame that the Cairo museum was looted. :([/QUOTE]
Noo :saddowns:
According to this article, there's local people protecting the museum so it doesn't get so damaged
[QUOTE]CAIRO, Jan 29, 2011 (AFP) - Young Egyptians on Saturday formed a human chain to protect the Cairo museum which houses priceless antiquities, as efforts got under way around the riot-hit capital to organise neighbourhood watch committees.
Dozens of people surrounded the city centre museum -- home to the world famous Tutankhamun mask -- where army tanks had been stationed, as nationwide anti-government riots swept the country for a fifth day running.
Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood, which has thrown its weight behind the protests, told AFP it had recruited members to form neighbourhood watch committees around the capital to protect public and private establishments.
"We have selected members to form neighbourhood watch committees, and they will be stationed around the capital trying to protect property," Salah Abdelraouf told AFP.
Anti-regime protests gave way to looting in parts of the country, as the army stepped in to maintain the peace.
Residents of the poor Al-Sabtia neighbourhood, brandishing knives and home-made weapons, poured onto the streets to chase away looters who had ransacked a large mall and threatened to storm a commercial luxury tower.
The residents took stolen goods back from the looters and stored them in a local mosque, preparing to hand them over to the authorities once order is restored, witnesses said.
"They protected us all night," employees of a luxury five-star hotel told AFP, of the residents.
President Hosni Mubarak, 82, addressed the nation overnight, sacking the government and vowing economic and political reforms in the world's most populous Arab nation but showing no sign of easing his 30-year grip on power.
Protesters who have been demanding that Mubarak step down, as well as an end to endemic state corruption and police brutality that have become systematic under his rule, dismissed his speech as too little, too late.[/QUOTE]
Source: [url]http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20110129T131758ZPCI54[/url]
How long till the military starts shooting the protesters.
[QUOTE=PEn1s lol;27731791]How long till the military starts shooting the protesters.[/QUOTE]
The military is seemingly BACKING the protesters. The protesters and military are literally standing side-by-side right now and there appears to be NO clashes going on. One military commander took off his uniform and jumped into the crowds and joined the protesting asking that, in return, the protesters disperse at night time so that the military can take care of looters and muggers.
They could be manipulating the protesters, trying to get them to disperse to regain control... but it actually sounds pretty sincere.
Looters stealing from a hospital....? :smith:
[QUOTE=Roof;27731892]Looters stealing from a hospital....? :smith:[/QUOTE]
Didn't that happen during Katrina too?
[QUOTE=sltungle;27731847]The military is seemingly BACKING the protesters. The protesters and military are literally standing side-by-side right now and there appears to be NO clashes going on. One military commander took off his uniform and jumped into the crowds and joined the protesting asking that, in return, the protesters disperse at night time so that the military can take care of looters and muggers.
They could be manipulating the protesters, trying to get them to disperse to regain control... but it actually sounds pretty sincere.[/QUOTE]
If that is really happing, how long till loyalist elements attack the dissenting units.
[QUOTE=PEn1s lol;27732018]If that is really happing, how long till loyalist elements attack the dissenting units.[/QUOTE]
If there were such a huge number of loyalists why have they not already attacked? The LONGER they wait to make their move, the less chance of success they'll have. Any military man would know that. The rebellion is just getting bigger and bigger. It's gaining more momentum by the hour. It's completely out of the government's control!
Call me hopeful, maybe I'm putting too much faith in humanity, but it looks to me here that the Egyptian military is upholding their promise to protect the citizens of their country first and foremost and not serving a corrupt government over the people. They're trying to keep the peace, make sure that casualties and deaths are kept to an absolute minimum.
[editline]30th January 2011[/editline]
As evidence: in Alexandria (second largest city in Egypt) the military rocked up around protester sites. What did they do?... Bugger all. They stood around talking with protesters and refused to act in a hostile manner towards them. They refused to open fire on protesters, protesters that were BURNING BUILDINGS DOWN. They didn't even ATTEMPT to enforce the curfew the government put in place. The military really don't seem to be listening to the military at all right now.
[QUOTE=Roof;27731892]Looters stealing from a hospital....? :smith:[/QUOTE]
Medical supplies are very valuable. If they're not sold on the black market, they could help injured protesters in the least. Stealing them can be both good and bad.
[QUOTE=bravehat;27726383]I am getting sick of this shit.
There
WILL
BE NO APOCALYPSE TYPE EVENTS OF ANY KIND
ZERO
NIENTI
NIL
NEIN!!![/QUOTE]
You realize I didn't put anything about an apocalypse, right? I said nations would fight over a piece of hard candy.
Weren't the military and police actually fighting each other yesterday?
[QUOTE=cheezey;27738795]Weren't the military and police actually fighting each other yesterday?[/QUOTE]
Something like that. The police force isn't even there now.
[QUOTE=Uberman77883;27718554]Maybe the middle east won't be such a shit place if these guys do it right.[/QUOTE]
It isn't a shit place... the rest of it is a insurgency and typically a insurgent isn't going to try and gun down random civilians. They try to gun down NATO. So Im not sure why people are so scared of traveling to iraq.
[editline]29th January 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=sltungle;27731216]It's a small price to pay for a revolution that could ultimately make the country a much better place and the citizens much happier people.
[editline]30th January 2011[/editline]
The way I see it right now: this situation in Egypt CAN'T go any other way now. It's GOING to end with a shift in power. The military are backing the citizens apparently, the police force (who were causing problems for the rebellion) are all but gone... and the government cabinet has been all but dissolved.
The rebellion isn't going to die down now. Not this far in. The president and the only-just-sworn-in vice president are basically the only people left now standing in the way of the people. And the people are NOT happy with either of them being in 'power'. This is a fucking revolution, and this IS going to end in a power shift.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, a "fucking" revolution.
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