For a different take on the situation in Egypt

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

A 'different' take? Al Jazeera is THE take.

They've been central to the coverage like no other group.

We have some Brooklynian members that watch CNN and/or BBC, I wanted them to explore a "new" website.

I support your endeavor.

Lol when I liked Al Jazeera on facebook all these Americans came in commenting all up in arms and I had to tell them its not what they think and to check it out. Sad.

Holy crap. Is this even possible?

http://gigaom.com/2011/01/28/how-egypt-switched-off-the-internet/

Not only is it possible, they did it and your country can do it too any time they want.

Hmm... well, the article says they'd have to compel each individual ISP to shut down their routers. I don't know what your country is, but in the US, I doubt that would be possible to accomplish, let alone enforce. No matter how badly President Jenna Bush wants it to happen.

who needs the internet when you have a word processor and copier....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/egypt-protest-leaflets-mass-action

(all together, with fists in air....)

the

people

united

will

never

be

defeated

(people are getting hyped)

Are you aware that there are many many websites that the rest of the world can see but are blocked in the US and the only way you can see them is to go on proxy from a different country?

So yes they can do it anytime they want. Also, look at the main ISPs ; TimeWarner, Comcast and Optimum. Yes they would do it with the quickness.

whynot_31 said:

who needs the internet when you have a word processor and copier....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/egypt-protest-leaflets-mass-action

(all together, with fists in air....)

the

people

united

will

never

be

defeated

(people are getting hyped)

"Will never be deleted" is more like it.

the strategy is clear....

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/11/01/translated-excerpts-from-egyptian-activists-action-plan/70388/

Here daily heights:

http://gizmodo.com/5746121/how-egypt-turned-off-the-internet

Surprise surprise...

http://aljazeera.com/news/articles/39/Mubaraks-planning-exile-to-Tel-Aviv.html

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/scarce/mona-eltahawy-cnn

January 29, 2011 04:52 PM

Mona Eltahawy to CNN: Call Egypt an Uprising, not Chaos

By scarce

(click thru to link for video)

Noted Egyptian journalist and speaker Mona Eltahaway takes CNN to task for their sensational descriptions of the events in Egypt and call it for what it is: a people's uprising and revolution.



The New York Times describes an interview on CNN with Mona Eltahawy:

Eltahawy ... appealed to the media to not fall for what she described as a Mubarak regime plot to make the protests in Egypt seem like dangerous anarchy. "I urge you to use the words 'revolt' and 'uprising' and 'revolution' and not 'chaos' and not 'unrest, we are talking about a historic moment," she said.

Moments later, as Ms. Eltahawy suggested that looting and damage to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo shown on Egyptian television was the work of "the police and the thugs of Hosni Mubarak," the lower third of the screen displayed the banner headline: "EGYPT IN CHAOS."

She added, "Egyptians want to fix Egypt, they don't want to destroy Egypt."

The network then displayed video from Egyptian state television of damage to the museum, which has been shown around the world on Saturday.

Less than hour later CNN finally smartened up (a little) and began calling it what it is, as Robert Mackey noted.

Less than an hour after Mona Eltahway, an Egyptian blogger and journalist, appealed to CNN to stop focusing on looting and security problems in Egypt following the government’s decision to withdraw the police from the streets, the broadcaster has changed its onscreen headline from “CHAOS IN EGYPT” to “UPRISING IN EGYPT.”

I find it very interesting that the government of Egypt has found itself in the position of banning Aljazeera on the basis that it is encouraging the demonstrators.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/201113085252994161.html

Needless to say, Aljazeera isn't perceived as being pro-western, and the protesters likely see this "attempt at a ban" as further evidence that the present government (what is left of it...), does not represent their interests.

and then, the disparate drums and drummers began to find a unified rhythm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110131/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt

and Mubarak steps down!

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

.... so far, this has been one of the most peaceful, dignified revolutions in recent history

Well, up to or beyond 600 people have died, and thousands tortured, but yeah. Considering it's one of the most populous and powerful countries in the world... so far so (pretty) good.

yup, it is all relative, and was not without cost.

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, El Salvador, and Nicaragua seem to be my comparison "brutal revolution countries". (In my mind, Poland and many of the former soviet bloc countries had reasonably peaceful revolutions, but I am not very educated on these topics)

....time will tell if we can avoid violent struggle.

We will see if those who benefitted under Mubarak are going to let the country peacefully transition.

Do the cameras and crowds gather in Yemen next?

I found this a really helpful overview of how Mubarak lost power, and the various allegiances and issues at work to bring him down and take Egypt forward.

http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/516/why-mubarak-is-out