Israeli commandos enter Cairo. Khadija Sharife: Egypt: Log on to the Revolution. Update: Al Jazeera says: "With the internet blackout still hindering access for most people in Egypt, a new service could help circumvent those obstacles.
Now, people inside Egypt can call a number to post a "voice tweet". Call +16504194196, +390662207294 or +97316199855 to leave a tweet and hear tweets. " From twitter use Telecomix (referring to net connection mentioned below) "French ISP FDN told us the modem connections being tweeted around were used 1-2 times every 2-3 minutes. " Egypt stands on the brink of a revolution against the dictatorial regime of Hosni Mubarak, long since propped up by foreign military aid. Crise en Égypte : Conspué par la rue, Moubarak promet un dialogue. Hosni Moubarak (archives) Photo : AFP/EGYPTIAN TV Toujours conspué par la rue, le président égyptien, Hosni Moubarak, a chargé son nouveau premier ministre, Ahmad Chafic, de mener un « vaste dialogue », tandis que l'opposant et Prix Nobel Mohamed ElBaradei a parlé d'une « ère nouvelle ».
Dans une allocution télévisée, dimanche soir, Hosni Moubarak a parlé de « la nécessité de s'engager sérieusement et efficacement dans la voie de plus de réformes politiques [...] au travers d'un vaste dialogue afin de permettre une plus large participation des partis ». Le dirigeant a aussi affirmé qu'il voulait rétablir la confiance dans l'économie du pays et « lutter de manière décisive contre toutes les formes de corruption ». « Avant tout, j'insiste sur l'importance d'entreprendre complètement et urgemment de nouvelles mesures, durables, pour plus de réformes politiques, constitutionnelles et législatives par le dialogue avec toutes les parties », a déclaré M. Moubarak. M. Les années Moubarak. Clinton calls for a peaceful transition to democracy in Egypt. Which side in Egypt does U.S. support?
NEW: McCain, Schumer back administration's stance so farThe U.S. secretary of state gives interviews to 5 Sunday talk showsClinton stops short of labeling the situation a crisis for the Obama administrationThe Egyptian military has been restrained so far, Clinton says Washington (CNN) -- The "complex, very difficult" situation in Egypt requires careful progress toward a peaceful transition to democracy, rather than any sudden or violent change that could undermine the aspirations of the Egyptian people, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday. In separate interviews with five Sunday talk shows, Clinton made clear the United States believes that stability in the region is the top immediate priority. Otherwise, she warned, protesters seeking better opportunity and a stronger political voice might end up facing further repression from new leaders instead of the democratic reforms they seek.
Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Mubarak Still in Power? 0654 GMT: Touching news coming out of Egypt.
Several activists in social media from Egypt are saying that women will be participating heavily and lead the protests today because the men spent the night protecting families from the thugs and looters. President Obama, say the 'D-Word' It's incredible, really.
The president of the United States can't bring himself to talk about democracy in the Middle East. He can dance around it, use euphemisms, throw out words like "freedom" and "tolerance" and "non-violent" and especially "reform," but he can't say the one word that really matters: democracy. How did this happen? After all, in his famous 2009 Cairo speech to the Muslim world, Obama spoke the word loudly and clearly - at least once. SpyTalk - Egypt’s spy chief stands in the wings. Who will it be, the diplomat or the spy chief?
Mohamed ElBaradei, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as the U.N. nuclear watchdog, would be forgiven for dreaming of leading a peaceful transition to a post-Hosni Mubarak government. But longtime observers of the region are putting their money on Gen. Julian Assange: 'How do you attack an organisation? You attack its leadership' Julian Assange awakes to talk, from the nap he has stolen in an armchair at the Norfolk country house where he is staying.
He has been up all night disseminating, on his WikiLeaks site, US State Department cables and documents relevant to the momentous events unfolding in Egypt, and they make remarkable reading. The American diplomats writing the cables leaked to Assange report many of the reasons for the Egyptian uprising: torture of political dissidents, even common criminals, to obtain confessions; widespread repression and fear; and – of special interest to anyone who follows WikiLeaks – the increasingly important role of internet activism, opposition blogging and communication with democratic movements within and without the country over the web. Tomorrow a book he considers to be an attack on him will be published by journalists with whom he once closely collaborated at the Guardian, sister newspaper to the Observer.
The Torture Career of Egypt's New Vice President: Omar Suleiman and the Rendition to Torture Program. 01-29 Who is Egypt's new Vice President? Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced on Egyptian state television today that he has sworn in a new vice president, former Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman.
US state cable 07CAIRO1417 states that according to Article 82 of Egypt's constitution, the vice president should assume presidential powers "if on account of any temporary obstacle the president is unable to carry out his duties. " Arab Leaders in Davos Predict Regime Change in Egypt. “It’s all anyone’s talking about,” said Sheik Mohammed bin Essa al-Khalifa of Bahrain, who leads the nation’s economic development board and participated in many of the discussions.
For the most part, the consensus was that President of Egypt would not easily relinquish his authoritarian grip, an outcome that became more evident as he named Omar Suleiman, the country’s intelligence chief and a close ally, as his vice president on Saturday. But the drive for change from tens of thousands of protesters meant that a near monarchical regime cloaked in democracy would inevitably end, Arab executives here concluded. “People are saying that Gamal Mubarak doesn’t have a chance of succeeding his father,” said one businessman who insisted on anonymity, referring to Mr.