[SumItUp]

I have had one of my monitors showing the live feed of Tahrir Square in Cairo since for more than 5 hours. The protestors of the Islamist president Mohammed Morsi took to the streets and have been chanting, cheering & making noise since early this morning. It appears to be a victory celebration. The Egyptian army has made their demands known that they want Morsi to step down. The standoff between the two could get ugly as both leaders have stated they will fight to the death. A military coup could take place in the coming hours or days.


To view the live feed, go to http://www.times-standard.com/digitalex ... ine-closes

Size of the protests Reports and images indicate that more people are protesting now than did in 2011, when protests led to then Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's ouster after 30 years in power and captured the attention of the world. About a half million people protested in Cairo's Tahrir Square a few days ago, reports the Guardian, and an unnamed military source says as many as 14 million people were taking part in demonstrations across the country. The clashes have been violent in some instances, too, and at least 39 people have died since the protests began on Sunday.

[lynchburgwildcats]

Military has taken over and Morsi has been forced out.

[Purple Haize]

I hope the military takes a more active role this time. They sort of sat by and let the Muslim Brotherhood bully their way in to office. Can't see it happening this time.
Remember, it's the Revolution AFTER the Revolution that matters.

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[NotAJerry]

I'm interested to see what the majority of Egyptians actually think about the democratic process in general. The previous election garnered only a 40% turnout with a 55%-45% split in the vote. It seems like a lot of the protesting is either protesting for protesting's sake or whomever is in the minority waiting for the ruling party/entity to get unpopular enough to be used as an excuse for more protesting. I don't think this is going to end well at all unless a larger portion of the general populous shows that they give a crap.

[jbock13]

They'll just elect another Islamist regime. Seem to notice a pattern with these so-called democratic uprisings?

[Purple Haize]

They'll just elect another Islamist regime. Seem to notice a pattern with these so-called democratic uprisings?

That's what happened the first time and why the military stepped in. I don't see the same thing happening this time.

[jbock13]

They'll just elect another Islamist regime. Seem to notice a pattern with these so-called democratic uprisings?

That's what happened the first time and why the military stepped in. I don't see the same thing happening this time.

But I honestly don't see any evidence that these people support a secular regime either. Mubarak was mainly secular.

If anything this should be a lesson that we need to stay out of these areas. The people don't know what they want.

[Purple Haize]

Mubarak was also an oppressive Dictator. Egyptians can probably do a better job figuring it out better then the Palestinians

[Sly Fox]

I think we have finally found someone with common sense to run Egypt in the midst of the chaos ...

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[4everfsu]

Wisdom in the eyes of a child. Wiser then his years.

[Sly Fox]

Getting uglier by the day ....

Christians Targeted for Retribution in Egypt


Ibrahim Zayed/Associated Press
Relatives of Christians killed near Luxor, where Muslim mobs invaded Christian homes and set them alight while besieging other Christians in their homes.

By BEN HUBBARD
Published: July 11, 2013

CAIRO — The military’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi has unleashed a new wave of violence by extremist Muslims against Christians whom they blame for having supported the calls to overthrow Mr. Morsi, Egypt’s first Islamist elected leader, according to rights activists.

Since Mr. Morsi’s ouster on July 3, the activists say, a priest has been shot dead in the street, Islamists have painted black X’s on Christian shops to mark them for arson and angry mobs have attacked churches and besieged Christians in their homes. Four Christians were reported slaughtered with knives and machetes in one village last week.

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[jbock13]

They'll just elect another Islamist regime. Seem to notice a pattern with these so-called democratic uprisings?