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Update on Egypt (5, 6, 7, 8 February)

result [
February 9, 2011]


previous episodes [28-01 Fri] [Sat
29-01] [30-01
Sun ] [31-01 Mon & Tues 1-02 ] [ 02, 03, 04-02 ] A montage for the less dramatic recent events in Egypt

Saturday, February 5, 2011 Contrary to what I have thought in the early morning, major newspapers continue to publish news about the son of the Egyptian situation. Here are the ones I've grown accustomed to follow: the live blog of

Al Jazeera, the Guardian's and
newsticker
of Spiegel.

The international press also continues to headline on Egypt. - The World
: International pressure on the Egyptian government is increasing -
Guardian
:
Protests demanding the departure of Moubara
k - Der Spiegel : ElBaradei put on negotiations with the army - The New York Times

: Egyptian officials are trying to get rid of Mubarak smooth - El Pais

: Hillary Clinton indicates the risk of a "perfect storm" in the Arab world ... information on the morning of the explosion of a gas pipeline in northern Sinai (near El-Arish). [09:30] (*) Depending on the state TV quoted by Al Jazeera : "The saboteurs took advantage of the security situation to blow up the pipeline" .- On continue de spéculer sur les auteurs de l'attentat. - Selon
Reuters
, il s'agit du conduit desservant la Jordanie, et non de celui qui approvisionne Israël, comme on l'avait cru auparavant.

Peu de nouvelles filtrent dans l'après-midi. En principe, le couvre-feu ne commence qu'à 19:00 pour durer jusqu'à 06:00 demain matin.
Al Jazeera
signale quelques milliers de manifestants à la mosquée Qa'I'd Ibrahim, au centre d'Alexandrie, tandis que l'armée semble vouloir inciter les protestataires toujours réunis place Tharir au Caire de rentrer chez eux. Quelques heurts à 500 mètres de là. La situation au Musée National est décrite comme ceci by a correspondent of Al-Jazeera: "An altercation at the main barricade to protest the Egyptian Museum. Soldiers gathered near the barricade, and some protesters jumped [...] Moreover, there is now a column of soldiers on the Square itself, separating the inside [the building] of the protesters on the barricades of the museum. " [13:00] - Rainy Day in Cairo ...

Some observations
Tomorrow Sunday, the work week begins in Egypt. Given the paucity of information relayed by the Western media, which focus on international reactions, the secret dealings with the Egyptian government and attacks on journalists in the country, I fear that some form of blackout is not a threat after the media exposure that the uprising in Egypt has been the subject last week. People - the "consumers" of the media - could "get tired"! As I have already noticed, we want the "spectacular", the "sensational". And we - Western consumers - have been "served". Tunisia first, then in Egypt. Now, we - as the Tunisians and Egyptians - back to our daily worries: this is the real reality, which is nothing spectacular, nothing sensational. - Poverty is also present in Western countries. More and more. The blackout also hit our misery, like poverty has passed virtually unnoticed in Egypt. Of course, we raised economic problems: the Suez Canal, pipelines, tourism! And we like to say that the uprising has nothing Egyptian riot of poverty, its most noble aspirations: freedom and democracy! It is undoubtedly true: people aspire to dignity, they are tired of being arrested, beaten up, tortured, gagged. They are tired of fear. And it takes, courage to overcome fear inspired by the authoritarian regimes such as Mubarak or Ben Ali, with their security forces and their dungeons. Thirty years of black-out on the suffering of these people, while we - Western tourists - tasted the charms of the island of Djerba and the Pyramids. Now, our spotlight is trained on the tremendous popular mobilization after such a long period of dictatorship and silence. - But for how long?

Decidedly history is unpredictable: no one saw coming these revolutions, as no one predicted breakthrough of the Iron Curtain on the evening of November 9, 1989 in Berlin. Commentators call Moreover, the present events "when the Wall" in the Arab world. - Revolutions also have something unpredictable: no one can predict, for sure, the outcome. - The October Revolution has sunk into the dictatorial system of Stalin. The French Revolution ended with the advent of Napoleon, the Empire and the Restoration and a new brewing empire. With two quick jerks of the Republic in 1830 and 48. Only the defeat against Prussia (1871) and the revolt of the Commune of Paris may have had because of the "reaction", 82 years later! 82 years! The age of a man.
The outcome of what some call the "crisis" in the Arab world will probably not wait that long. The uncertainty is more about the political system that will generate popular uprisings. We talk about the Islamic threat. Islamism emerged in the vacuum produced by dictatorships with the stifling of opinion and persecution of opponents, which has impoverished public life to the extreme. Islamism offers a public life that respects the Koranic rules, observed to the letter, sanction enforcement against "deviationism" [the famous "unbelievers" or "infidels"]. But today, Tunisians and Egyptians have reclaimed public space. And the example of Turkey shows that the democratic idea is quite feasible in the land of Islam. The temptation of a religious state, however, exists. - The other fatal outcome is the return of autocracy secular. A victory for the "reaction", however provisional it might be. Where democracy is only the façade, and where a diversity of public opinion would be tolerated for shape, such as in Algeria.
Indeed, one can not predict with certainty the evolution of the situation. Will there a general conflagration in the region? Algerian people and Moroccans will they move? Those of Libya, Jordan, Syria? - Yes, history is unpredictable. - But it must be said and repeated that democracy is not the private property of Western countries. Because it is the policy the promotion and observance of universal human rights which every human being should enjoy on this earth. And it allows citizens to freely express their thoughts, to be "free thinkers". Every citizen of a democratic country certainly has the right to manifest her religious faith, but it has no obligation. While there is a majority religion, but it must not invade the public space or dictate policy, justice and education. These democratic principles, and a few others as free and fair elections, are universal. They need not be "adapted". Born here in Athens 2500 years, they have gradually been shaped by the various revolutionary movements around the year 1800. And they are now free of Rights: Creative Commons
! Here are some other views on the situation with the parallel interview of Tariq Ramadan and Slavoj Žižek aired yesterday morning, 4-02-11, by Al Jazeera
,
I already mentioned
. - Both intellectuals speak English.

Some new
Tonight, Al Jazeera
again shows its static shot of the Tahrir Square in Cairo. Despite the curfew and the night, we see a number of protesters and banners. - On the phone, a correspondent of Alexandria speaks of ten of thousands of protesters gathered in the city. He recalled that yesterday probably saw the biggest demonstration in the history of Alexandria, with the presence of one million or more people in the streets. Little information also at 22:00 (*). The executive committee members NDP, the party of the regime, have resigned, including Gamal Mubarak, son of president, which is considered a breakthrough by observers. - Tahrir Square, is to hold another protest day tomorrow, called "Martyrs Day". The Copts have meanwhile announced that their Sunday mass would be on the same place of Liberation. - The great unknown is the attitude of the presiding officer for thirty years, he says feeling of fatigue in exercising its functions, always seeking an honorable exit that people seem to want to refuse.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Tahrir Square, this Sunday morning (picture: al jazeera
) for the Muslim Brotherhood who finally agreed to meet with Vice President Omar Suleiman as part of planned consultations with opposition parties. The other important information is the reopening of banks officially set at 10:00 (*) this morning. - Here are the links to the son of news of the day: [Al Jazeera

] [
Guardian
] [
Spiegel ] The titles of the international press alike. Der Spiegel: The Muslim Brothers want to negotiate with the regime - The Guardian: The Power of Mubarak fades as the United States contends his replacement [VP Suleiman] - El Pais : The Muslim Brotherhood to join consultation for the Transition Egypt - The World: The Muslim Brotherhood agree to negotiate with the power ... At noon Al Jazeera reported
queues in banks, which open during half past three today, one week after closing. - The Copts joined the protesters Tahrir Square: prayers in memory of victims of violence will be conducted alternately by Muslims and Christians in the "Martyrs Day".
Always so little information tonight, compared to the avalanche of recent days. Al Jazeera shows
intermittently plan usual set of central Cairo, where one can still see "thousands of people" with banners. According to Al-Jazeera, hundreds of thousands of protesters have marched in the capital today, but big rallies also took place in other cities such as Suez, Alexandria and Muhalla. - According to a statement CNN to
Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, President Mubarak would remain in place "until the end of September [2011]. And, according to AFP , vice-president Omar Suleiman has rejected calls to take over as head of state. The latter also met the opposition parties today. To quote the Guardian
, certain concessions were made, including the "liberalization" of the media and release political prisoners. The Office of the Vice-Chairman announced that the transition of power will be "within the constitutional framework." This meeting has been criticized by two oppositional leaders, Ayman Nour El-Ghad movement ("Tomorrow") and Mohamed El Baradei, who said: "The process is opaque. At this point, nobody knows who is talking to whom. It is managed by the Vice-President Suleiman. All is managed by the military, and that's part of the problem. I was not invited to participate in such negotiations or dialogue, but I followed what was happening. If you really want to build trust, we must include the rest of the Egyptian people - civilians. " - In an interview Sunday with CNN El Baradei also speaks of a transition period of one year with a "transitional government of unity National, which would be necessary to ensure fair and free elections. Allowing the current system for overseeing elections in the coming months, this would lead to a "false democracy". The transition to democracy would not be possible with "instruments the dictatorial regime "(the current constitution and parliament) (in Spiegel ). Monday, February 7, 2011
News Feeds [Al Jazeera

] [

Guardian
]

image: al jazeera Fourteenth day of protests in Egypt. The government announces 11 deaths since the uprising began, January 25, international organizations have more than 300! - Another item concerns the fortunes of Mubarak, which would amount to $ 70 billion, amassed over thirty years of "reign". Thus, less than a patriotic feeling economic calculation that appears to be the president in his search for a "graceful exit", given the confiscation of his colleague Ben Ali of Tunisia. - In the same vein, it is about the stranglehold on the Egyptian economy made by men of the ruling party (NDP), including some leading members - resigned today - are also influential business leaders who have formed cartels. And the Egyptian daily Al-Masry al-Youm (list in right column) lists five other millionaires plan: Ahmed Ezz, the former secretary of the NDP, and ex-Ministers Ahmed al-Maghraby (Housing) , Zuhair Garrana (Tourism), Rashid Mohamed Rashid (Trade and Industry), Habib al-Adly (Interior). The newspaper did not mention the personal fortune of Gamal Mubarak, the NDP also resigned. For most opposition movements, including the Brothers Muslims (to believe a statement this morning), the departure of President Mubarak is the condition sine qua non
for any negotiations with the government. - Meanwhile, the military seeks to restrict the space of protesters still camped on Tahrir Square, while business returns to Cairo with the opening of banks and shops:
business as usual! The protesters know that if things remain there they will not get much. The regime has not fundamentally changed and "law enforcement", authors of terrible abuses, including the commanders have been dismissed or not even called to account for their actions against the population, remain one of the pillars of power in place. Furthermore, the work of foreign journalists is becoming increasingly difficult in the current circumstances, the information flow from Egypt begins to dry up, and the Western public will eventually lose interest in the situation, as the propaganda and misinformation are increasing, as can be expected. Therefore, a formidable media blackout again threatens to hit the country in whose shadow the regime could make a comeback. International political leaders, for they are integral with the uplift of the Egyptian people, have no power of interposition or interference. Only the street can now prevent the reestablishment of the police state. This afternoon, the Guardian includes this little walk through the camp Tahrir Square: [17:30] As shown in the images of Al Jazeera , the centrality of Cairo fills somewhat, 1:30 curfew, while the army gradually reduced the scope of the demonstrators. - The Egyptian regime is seeking clearly a return to normal business recovery and the return of tourism. - He promised investigations into the violence of last Wednesday and Thursday, including the images start to appear and could involve some of the military, according to Al Jazeera's special correspondent in Cairo, which also brings a sense of hope in the city shared by Obama in his statement yesterday (on Fox): "Egypt will not return
not what it was
. [18:00] The Guardian reports that the Muslim Brotherhood website puts a link on the cables Egyptian American diplomacy published by WikiLeaks. One of the headlines said: "The main danger in the eyes of Suleiman [Omar Suleiman], was the exploitation that made the group [Muslim Brotherhood] of religion to influence and mobilize the public. Suleyman called 'unfortunate' the recent successful elections FM parliament, adding that in his opinion, even if the group was technically illegal, the existing Egyptian laws were not sufficient to keep the FM in check. " - The British newspaper also publishes a message to Reuters, which reports a message to the Egyptians of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (literal translation of the English version): "Your movement will completely change the face of our region in the interest of his own people. - You cross the battle of Arab dignity, restoring the dignity of the Arab people. "[Your
movement Entirely Will Change the face of Our intérêt pour la Region of Its Own People - You are Going Through the battle of Arab Dignity, Restoring The Dignity of Arab people
] [18:30] The Guardian

publishes a few pointers from Egyptian economist Inji Amr, allowing people to better manage the situation during the riots:
• Do not panic. The panic is bad ... Your money is going nowhere, you do not need all retire. Let us there is enough liquidity to ensure the normal conduct of business operations. • Buy


dollars if they are essential to your business operations .... A stable exchange rate will be received very positively by the global arena and enable faster recovery when things are settled.


• Support small. Fruits and vegetables, p ar

example, are highly perishable : when you buy them, buy from the small retailer with wooden cart at the corner of the street rather than in hypermarkets in the world.

• Opt for local ... Some non-Egyptian actors of the market were temporarily relocated, others have withdrawn their funds and business for good. This created a market opportunity (I know it's a way of looking incredibly glass-to-half-full). • Be efficient in terms of gasoline. Limit your use of motorized vehicle park your car and walk or bike.

• Spend your holiday in Egypt. The tourism sector was hit for a while, but this is absolutely not a reason not to learn about your country.

[19:30] A number of people arrested have been released: Daniel Williams (
Human Rights Watch, detained for 36 hours )
, Wael Ghonim (Google employee
and political activist on the Internet captive since January 28, @ ghonim
), Ayman Mohyeldin (Al Jazeera

detained for nine hours). The latter relates the presence of three other journalists, including a reporter from the New York Times

] [ Guardian ] Fifteenth day of protests. Early this morning, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Cairo evokes images of extreme violence, which testify to the brutality of the clashes last Wednesday and Thursday. Contrary to official announcements, the number of victims could be very high. We note in particular laser markers that precede the sniper fire.
On his live blog
, Al-Jazeera tells us this: "Hamas follows the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. - A change of regime in neighboring Egypt could lead to a considerable expansion of the movement Hamas that governs Gaza for four years. Initially, Hamas comes from the Muslim Brotherhood and the two groups still have strong ties. " Here are excerpts from an historical point of
(6-02-11) entitled
Shadow of the Muslim Brotherhood :

The Ikwan - Brothers in Arabic - Have no legal right to participate in political life since the Egyptian constitution bans religious parties. Also members of the brotherhood are they campaign under the label of "independent". Their slogan, "Islam is the solution," takes the place of their program. It all began in 1928, when a schoolteacher, Hassan al-Bana, railed against the frivolous life, contrary to the precepts of Islam, led by the big bourgeoisie of Cairo and Alexandria. The movement he organizes advocates a return to strict observance of the precepts of the Koran. In the 1940s, the Brotherhood already has two million followers and begins to disturb the state. Especially as Hassan el-Bana demand the application of Sharia (Koranic law) and the Brotherhood wants to be associated with politics. [...] The Muslim Brotherhood does not shrink from violence and murder are two prime ministers, Ahmed Maher Pasha (1945) and Nokrachi Pasha (1948). Become a real threat to Egypt, Ikwan are hunted down and eliminated the secret police Hassan el-Bana, 12 February 1949. - Lack of transparency in the organization of movement allows it to survive. In 1952, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat are discreet contacts with Muslim Brotherhood and get their support for the overthrow King Farouk. Nasser will not recognize them, and in 1954, the Brothers are trying to assassinate him in Alexandria. The response of the Rais is relentless. Eleven officers were sentenced to death and thousands of activists were imprisoned. Tack in 1970. In Egypt, as elsewhere in the Arab world, power is flirting with the Muslim Brotherhood to fight against the Communists. But October 6, 1981, Sadat was assassinated by a soldier, a member of the Jihad Islamiya, a small group that does not forgive the Rais have signed peace with Israel. - Under Mubarak, for fifteen years, the Brothers and the State have relationships sawtooth. In 1997, the Brotherhood renounced violence solemnly. She will play a limited role in parliament until elections in 2005, which are the "independents" take the fifth seat. But in November 2010, the massive fraud in the parliamentary elections has granted them a single member . The

Spiegel publishes an article on the possible arrival of Hosni Mubarak to Germany to make further medical attention after those of last year. Moreover, politicians evoke the possibility of gathering - at least temporarily - Egyptian President on the ground German if it is decided to exile. It would, they say, he "discreetly waving" that such a possibility. That is fact, even if the proposal was nothing more "discreet". - It should be added that the activists of human rights threatens to file complaint against Hosni Mubarak upon his arrival in the Federal Republic.
The live blog of
Guardian recalls that Human Rights Watch estimates the number killed to 297 since at least January 28: 232 dead in Cairo, 52 and 13 in Alexandria to Suez. This figure is based on research conducted in five hospitals in the capital, two in Alexandria and Suez. But it could be much higher because the organization has taken into account that the deaths she could see for herself. In addition, hospital officials could have been instructed to revise downward the total number of victims. While Tahrir Square is transformed into "permanent revolution", a new large-scale mobilization is planned after midday prayers ... [12:00] (*)

Reuters reported a statement by Omar Suleiman on state TV after a briefing with Hosni Mubarak on the national dialogue: "The president welcomed the national consensus confirming that we take the right path to overcome the current crisis [...] A clear roadmap has been established with a fixed timetable for achieving the peaceful transfer of power and organized. "-
AP adds:" Mubarak also ordered an inquiry into the clashes last week between protesters and supporters of the president. "(in Guardian) - By day, Omar Suleiman has yet announced that President Mubarak had signed a decree to amend the Constitution (Al Jazeera
).
[13:00] Al Jazeera

wrote: "Today, Military prohibit access to Tahrir Square to foreign reporters in Egypt that have no local accreditation. The Committee to Protect Journalists based in New York has issued a statement accusing the army to detain journalists and confiscated their equipment. Since January 30, there were at least 140 direct attacks against journalists trying to cover the Egyptian uprising. "
[2:50 p.m.]
Al Jazeera shows pictures of the central Cairo:" hundreds of thousands "of protesters have already met there, many more are expected ... In the city of Alexandria," thousands " of people also gathered ...
[16:30] The crowd continues to flock to Tahrir Square. The correspondent of Al Jazeera , people of all Egypt had joined the protests. Teachers, students and doctors are also involved.
[17:30] A correspondent of Al-Jazeera reports that a few thousand protesters left the square to sit in front of the parliament ...

[20:00] Start of curfew (lost one hour) while Tahrir Square is always full ...
Since the beginning of the afternoon, the news wire Guardian
is no longer updated, that of Spiegel
was abandoned before yesterday. Nothing, for now, is played. On the one hand the regime seeks apparently to make amends. Apparently. The other, the street did not budge: the public demands the departure of President Mubarak, who did everything to retain power and immense wealth (between 40 and 70
billion dollars for the whole clan The World according
). In this regard, a committee of Egyptian lawyers will launch an investigation into the source of the money, arguing that the president might have served in the state coffers. - A new "General mobilization" of the Egyptian people is scheduled for next Friday (11-02-11), the beginning of the weekend in the Arab world. In the meantime, people will try to ensure regular, as we all ...

picture: al jazeera

result [ February 9, 2011]

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