five hundred thousand attempt to overthrow goverment in cairo

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http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

check it out.

background info: president of 30 years not all that popular anymore. has had a lot of plain clothed "informants" in the public, known as thugs have been confirmed to have murdered at least 3 people, god knows how many unconfirmed. public quite afraid.

so far the state police have been overwhelmed and the military (journalist said 5 tanks in 20 mins) have been called in.

curfew is in effect from 6pm to 8am, all technology like internet and phones are in blackout in an attempt to remove any communications/order in the rioters. the headquarters of the current political party in power has also been set on fire.

this is the real deal, a real civil uprising.


the only lul there has been in in all so far has been the afternoon prayer (rioters are muslim). police agreed to a cease fire for this period. crowd is currently attempting to dump a state police (i think they're like the national guard) armoured personnel carrier in the nile.


UPDATE 00:12 30/1/2011:

Egypt Riots official thread number 23747123647162346 and counting Anonymous 01/29/11(Sat)07:52:50 No.305567928

OFFICIAL GUIDE TO GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITUATION IN EGYPT

Know your shit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThvBJ...ayer_embedded# - epic vid, go to 0:45 and shit brix
http://live.reuters.com/Event/Unrest_in_Egypt - live reuters updates
http://www.ikhwanweb.com/breakingNews.php - muslim brotherhood breaking news. most is unconfrimed and exaggerated
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ - live coverage
http://twitter.com/Jan25voices - egyptian in the centre of the protests calling from his phone to another country and his friend there posting the calls on twitter.
http://twitter.com/aymanm - aljazeera journalist
http://twitter.com/nolanjazeera - aljazeera journalist
http://twitter.com/rawyarageh- aljazeera journalist
http://live.cnn.com/ - good for live coverage of major events like presidents speaking
http://www.cnn.com/video/ - missed the news? check the vids

Anonymous involvement:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011...-launch-ddos-a
ttack/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBa13MQv3Xo - anonymous declaration
http://hammeroftruth.com/2011/the-an...tion-in-egypt/
http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenber...faxes-wikileak
s-cables-to-egypt/

For more information and for coordination purposes:
irc.accessirc.net (72.250.175.12) port 6667
channel: #egypt-revolution

Contributing to the Tor network and helping Egypt:
https://www.accessnow.org/proxy-clou...join-the-cloud

What to do if your government shuts down everything:
http://lifehacker.com/5746046/how-to...ernet-shutdown
http://www.budgetdialup.com/html/support_access_1.htm
http://lifehacker.com/140120/geek-to...net-connection
http://www.sailmail.com/

 

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update: crowds are now picking up tear gas canisters and throwing them back at riot police.

molotov cocktail possibly started HQ fire.

Points of interest:

1. Military has shown up, has not stated what side they are taking.
2. Rioters and Police warring over the Octo' bridge.
3. NOW a curfew has been put in place (from 6pm to 7am), anyone breaking the curfew is 'breaking the law'.
4. The tottal baller who managed to throw a Molotov through the gunner port of a security van ( OHHHHH YEAAHHHHHH )
5. Riot police keep getting pushed back.

 

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massive explosions, police suspected to be using rubber bullets.

 

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background info:

The Catalyst: Tunisia a country in Northern Africa was ruled by a repressive and dictatorial regime led by President Ben Ali. At the end of 2010, a series of riots broke out throughout Tunisia, collectively termed the "Jasmine Revolution." The root causes are considered to be mass unemployment, widespread corruption, appalling living conditions and the governments propensity to squash free speech. This resulted in President Ben Ali dissolving the government, a victory for the revolutionaries.

Regional results: In the region, the success of the Tunisian revolution led to widespread instability. It had previously been considered axiomatic that regional dictatorships were too stable to fall. The Tunisian revolution proved otherwise and soon protests began all over the region, most strongly in Algeria, Yemen and Egypt.

Egypt: The Egyptian youth were mobilized by the example set by the Tunisian revolution. Many suggested that the upcoming 25th of January 'National Police Day' be instead used as a massive nation wide protest against corruption. Other causes for the unrest have been the widespread brutality of the Egyptian police and military (Egypt is basically a dictatorship because the country is under 'Emergency law' and has been since 1967), the crippling poverty in the country and President Mubarak himself.

The Egyptian Response: The Egyptian police and military have been very heavy handed in responding to the protests. A huge number of protestors have been beaten by police and plain clothes secret police officers. Three have been confirmed killed at the time of this writing. In an effort to stop the protestors utilizing Facebook and Twitter to organize and get their message out, Egypt shut down access to those two sites and now, basically unplugged the country from the internet entirely.

Friday: This Friday will see a pivotal moment in the Egyptian revolution as a mass protest has been called after traditional Friday prayers. The Egyptians have called for a "Million Man March" but the chaos in the country and the unpredictability of what's going on makes it difficult to even guess at what will actually transpire.

Predictions: Analysts are split as to what will happen in Egypt. There seems to be a concensus that unlike Tunisia, whose military was underpaid, had terrible morale and had little stake in the Police State, the Egyptian army is far more likely to support the Mubarak regime. If the support of the armed forces wavers (as the police support already has, on occasion) then a very real revolution is on the cards.

The U.S in the Region: If you're American and wondering, the U.S has a lot of skin in the game. Mubarak has received a huge amount of aid from the United States. Egypt is one of the only Middle Eastern countries to have something approaching a lasting peace treaty with Israel, and Mubarak is generally considered to be a 'friend of the West' by the standards of his fellow leaders in the region. Many of the protesters see the U.S as propping up Mubarak's regime. If the revolution succeeds, any popular democracy in Egypt is almost certainly going produce leaders with anti-American platforms. Further, one of the largest opposition groups in Egypt is the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization and a supporter of terrorism by the Russian Federation and is typically anti-west in its rhetoric.

 

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STATE SECURITY Have entered the building where this live stream is being broadcast from, it is rumored that protesters have also entered the building to fight the police (stop them from shutting down the live streams).

 

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national democratic party spokesman on the channel said his words. waiting on current still in power president to talk.



another point of note: these riots haven't been led by the opposing political party. they've been led by the people.

 

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the headquarters of the opposing political party is also on fire.

 

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downtown cairo police station set on fire, gas canisters ignited/exploded on cars.

 

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"Another American ally's days are numbered. Like a house of cards. these oppressive nations propped up by an evil nation are set to fall. The day will come when America will be isolated from the rest of the world. All will see what she really is, a war mongering nation hell bent on death and destruction for her monetary benefit. And in those days so too will her first world supporters abandon her. She will stand naked for the whole world to see and will be attacked from all sides for all the misery she has caused through out the earth. The vast majority of the American public will not see it coming and will not understand the full extent of her nation's wickedness. The writing is on the wall."

food for thought. someone on the site i saw this on tipped this same thing happening in the U.S in ten years.

lots of explosions now. journalist has heard some gunfire in his time, confirmed that it's "heavy" gunfire, e.g .50cal's being used. final prayer of the day has begun. massively surreal scene with 1000's of people praying next to fires etc.


pictures: http://english.aljazeera.net/photo_galleries/africa/2011125192646189116.html

police just fired tear gas into the protesters as they were praying.

 

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http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/201112810059478272.html

lots of background info.

 

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military APC arrives alexandria, men in uniform give thumbs up to supportive cheer from the crowd. would suggest military may have plans for a coup de etat in support?


protestors have now stormed foreign ministry building.

 

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Yeah! Whats with the 'under print' saying "Opposition Leader being hosed down", is that by pro government enforcers?

 

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people started running away from "bangs" around military vehicles, came back & then thousands swarmed a tank and a couple of APC's.

people now are confused as to what the army is going to do.

protestors hijack a police can near the hilton, drag it out to the road & then torch it.

crowd now attempting to storm the ministry of foreign affairs.

 

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Under Print: Anti government protests will continue in Yemen.

 

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egyptian state media is now streaming a feed showing no unrest at all in cairo - smooth traffic near the opera house.

they also reported that police managed to get the situation under control.



cover-up attempt is now in effect.

 

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military convoy arrived in alexandria.

5-6 APC's are in cairo and heading for the ministry of foreign affairs, ministry of information & state radio/tv station. greeted by cheers from the crowds.

unconfirmed reports from those on the streets of more than one military-police clash. not a single firetruck seen in the last 2 hours. blazes burning freely.

 

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F#^k yeah, Under print: Obama praises Egyptian President... then cut to ad.....But needs to reform both politically and economically

 

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confirmed by journalists, live fire from police station in suez towards military APC's and a tank. vehicles moved in on station.

this really is total anarchy

military fire engines in suez, done U-turn and have been blocked.


journalist has confirmed after it only being the youth in the protests a couple of days ago, the crowds this afternoon local time were men, women, children, young/old, essentially everyone.

 

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Blocked by the people?!

 

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Blocked by the people?!

unsure, they didn't mention what they were blocked by.


political scientist came on & made a very good point: egypt is the key country that links northern africa and the middle-eastern arab worlds. if egypt goes, the entire region goes.