Bad form!!!
While Egypt retreats into horrific murder and violence, the White House seemingly decided it was time to tweet a photo of Joe Biden with a camel.
Huh..
Showing posts with label egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label egypt. Show all posts
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Bloodbath in Cairo.. Egyptian security forces shoot dead dozens of pro-Mursi supporters
This is how Reuters captured the moment in time:
Men in helmets and black police fatigues fired on crowds gathered before dawn on the fringes of a round-the-clock sit-in near a mosque in northeast Cairo, Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood said.
This claim is coming from the Muslim Brotherhood about the violence: 220 killed and 4,500 injured. Is it not confirmed at this point, but the potential fatalities are being heard around the world..
Obviously a developing story that is sure to change numbers wise..
Bloodbath in Cairo.. Egyptian security forces shoot dead dozens of pro-Mursi supporters
Friday, July 5, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
This and many other amazingly cool images from Egypt were snapped by a man named Vitaliy Raskalov .. He sneaked up to the top of the Great Pyramid at Giza before the sun began to set—and he has the photoset to prove it..
Sunday, February 20, 2011
The world is on fire: my thoughts on a violent weekend
The world looked at a man setting himself on fire in Tunisia.. They watched protesters storm Egypt and escort Hosni Mubarak out of office.. they are watching intense rage on the streets of Bahrain, as the government tries to crack down on protesters.. Libya, like others, has cut off the internet.. Saudi Arabia is on edge.. Iran is watching and quickly trying to put out small fires of protest throughout the nation.
And even the United States is increasingly on edge, as protesters storm Madison Wisconsin in protest of Governor Walker, who is intent on diminishing the amount of benefits that public employees in his state have.
But now, the intensity of the world on edge is perhaps most exemplified by China, where government forces are dispersing protesters in Shanghai.. According to reports, police began to quickly filter crowds of protesters that popped up in the city..
We have seen a crackdown before in Tiananmen Square. The world watched tanks storm peaceful Chinese protesters.. And after that, not much more freedom ever flourished.
Most recently, China received the scorn of the world (but only scorn and that’s about it) after it began a systematic campaign of the arrest of bloggers and immediate put-down of any free speech that violated what state media wanted the Chinese to hear..
But it appears, in a sense, that this burst of newfound freedom of expression thanks to Facebooking Tweets and Tumblering blogs.
However, China is on guard. An online call for a “Jasmine Revolution” has been watched by Chinese officials, who are not about to let freedom fighters prevail against totalitarian aims of the current regime.
While no major protest occurred (And not that we know since state media controls mostly everything in China), it’s amazing how this new energy is racing around the world. Is it people power? Is it all real?
Are we watching a revolution..? Or is it simply opening shots in a soon-to-occur war?
Perhaps it’s worth nothing: Photos of this weekend’s events in China certainly illustrate that it was more than just a few who showed for the Jasmine callout..
Where it goes from here? We’ll have to stay tuned to official government state media for that, I suppose.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Your head may hurt trying to understand the situation in Egypt
Mine does. But as the best I can describe, this is what occurred today:
News from Egypt was instantly interesting today when rumors surfaced that Hosni Mubarak would resign as President.. confimed later by Leon Panetta of the CIA.. Later in the day, Mubarak did NOT resign but instead, the Vice President of Egypt told protesters to go home.. Nothing to see here. Keep moving. Until Friday, when protesters in Egypt plan a large demonstration on Hosni’s palace. The ball is in the military’s court now..
Now.. why? Well that’s anyone’s guess.
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