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Iran bans footballers for 'immoral' goal celebration

Is the butt slap still allowed? :)

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Oh ****!

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AFP: Father of second in command of Wefaq opposition party "beaten to death" by Bahrain police

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Bahrain govt says father of second in command of Wefaq died of natural causes

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I keep remembering a fake news story I read, decades ago, in the fake newspaper that used to be inside every issue of National Lampoon.

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin announced today that 1,400 Ugandan dissidents have died in a four month long bus crash.

When asked about anonymous reports that the bodies of the dissidents had been riddled with bullets, the dictator pointed out that it was very dangerous to be cleaning automatic weapons in a moving vehicle.

International human rights organization Amnesty International has announced their intention to investigate. The President is quoted as saying "The **** they will".

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A change of pace....a look at finances

http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2011/11/17/egypt-syria-and-turkey-the-lepers-with-the-fewest-fingers/?singlepage=true

With the financial news focused on the unraveling of Europe’s state finances, the mounting economic catastrophe in the Muslim world has barely merited a mention. Egypt and Syria are about to go over a cliff, while Turkey, supposedly the poster boy for Islamic success, faces a nasty economic reversal — not a catastrophe of Egyptian proportions, but sufficient to destroy Tayyip Erdogan’s reputation as an economic wizard and make his fractious country hard to govern. The so-called Arab Spring will end with no winners, only losers.

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By early 2012, expect to find the members of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces moving into just-purchased mansions in South Kensington or Cannes, and bare cupboards in state warehouses. The military’s only response to the crisis was to fire all the independent directors of Egypt’s central bank, as I reported last month. That implies that they want a free hand to embezzle. By the end of next year, I predict, Egypt will become Somalia-on-the-Nile.

Assad Goes for Broke, Literally

Erdogan to Turks: “Let Them Eat Baklava”

The Turkish government seems to be losing its grip on reality.

(more @ link)

Spengler is always entertaining. :)

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several tweeps/journos reporting the same MT @msheshtawy 100s of rubber bullets shot at head-level, lots of face injuries in Tahrir. 10 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/jonjensen

Police brutality continues: the arrested from Tahrir are paraded down the long street, beaten the whole way. At least 15 so far. 11 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

Egypt State TV anchor: We wish for security & the respect for the state authority to return 50 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Fareeda Shobashy (writer, identified as activist): These people in Tahrir now don't deserve to be Egyptians 32 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Fareeda Shobashy: These people (in Tahrir) are tools in the hands of the enemies of Egypt, they don't want it to succeed 33 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Arif Al Dosooki, Deputy head of Al Ghad Party: These protesters (in Tahrir) must be banished from the Earth at least. 27 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Arif Al Dosooki, Deputy head of Al Ghad Party: The punishment against these protesters (in Tahrir) must be multiplied 26 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Arif Al Dosooki, Dpt. head of Al Ghad Party: Their hands must be cut off, & their necks must be cut off, no mercy, no mercy. 26 minutes ago

Egypt State TV reporter: These protesters are unrelated to the principles of the revolution. 16 minutes ago

Look like there's still some revolutioning to do.

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And it keeps coming:

http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

Egypt State TV is now lining up Egyptian intellectuals (now Dr Hassan Abu Taleb from Al Ahram) to condemn the protesters one after the other 28 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Dr Mahmoud Kbeesh (lawyer & Dean of Law School in Cairo Uni): Instead of building these protesters are destroying 9 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Dr Mahmoud Kbeesh (lawyer): The state has a right to use force to stop these protests, citizens also have a right to stop it 8 minutes ago

Egypt State TV anchor asks lawyer Kbeesh: How does the law punish those who vandalise public property? A: Severely, can be a life sentence 5 minutes ago

Calling for the old lynch mobs to start up again?

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Egypt State TV: Salah Ragab: Dept Editor of Alarabi newspaper: I accuse the media, who are causing what is happening in Egypt right now 41 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Salah Ragab: Dept Editor of Alarabi newspaper to Tantawi: Please shut these Satellite TV channels down 35 minutes ago

Egypt State TV: Salah Ragab: Dept Editor of Alarabi newspaper to Tantawi: Do your job, don't pay attention to criticism, shut them up! 35 minutes ago

I'm thinking that the SCAF maybe should have shut up and accepted things without stiring the pot via state media.

http://twitter.com/#!/leloveluck

State TV reportedly blaming everything on ever-present 'foreign hands'. How much longer can this divisive arm of the state survive? 17 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/gharbeia

In transit to hospital with my long time friend and comrade @MaLek. He lost his right eye today in Tahrir. The fight is still on. 22 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/FarahSaafan

Two people that I know have lost an eyes in the clashes today! I am speechless! 23 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/hackneylad

Tahrir retaken by protesters, fire ablaze in middle of the road, thousands chanting 'horreya' ('freedom') and building barricades 20 minutes ago

Hundreds now praying in Tahrir as thousands around them bang signs and grab metal sheets to defend the square 18 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/iyad_elbaghdadi

The crowds have recaptured Tahrir square, by the way.

16 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/sharifkouddous

Protesters have retaken Tahrir square. Chanting for an end to military rule. http://pic.twitter.com/paypaZkc[/size] 17 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/iyad_elbaghdadi

Tahrir TV reports no security forces at all in the square, seems they completely backed down & pulled back. 14 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Alaabayoumi

The Muslim Brotherhood just said on Twitter that they asked the Minister of Interior to pull out his forces from Tahrir Square 22 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/AJELive

Thousands of police have been deployed to Tahrir Square, as security forces clash with protesters in Cairo http://aje.me/uxnpKG 3 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/jonjensen

Police firing shotguns into the crowd. These protesters keep on pushing forward though. 6 minutes ago

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/19/egypt-violent-clashes-cairo-injured?CMP=twt_gu

Egypt: violent clashes in Cairo leave dozens injured

http://twitter.com/#!/sabrykhaled

Back to tahrir square Victory , protesters are calling for a sit-in till the scaf is down, no clashes now, Home tahrir is safe now :) 32 minutes ago
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Alexandria: Several hundred youth are now outside the Army Northern Command protesting Tahrir crackdown 1 hour ago

http://twitter.com/#!/jonjensen

Tahrir protesters have taken Mohamed Mahmoud street. They are now 2 blocks from interior ministry, setting up barricades on Falaky. 1 hour ago

http://twitter.com/#!/mosaaberizing

The square is full and well secured now thanks to the few dozen who braved tear gas and rubber bullets for hours until police were drained.

50 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/ErinMCunningham

I just saw a man with half of his face shot off, brains coming out. Friends were carting him out of tahrir. This is going to be ugly. 11 minutes ago
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Hadn't heard that; confirmed? RT @Rehab_Elbakry: They cut off water to tahrir to prevent treating the injured. Egypt getting very ugly. 12 minutes ago

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@acarvin @rehab_elbakry yes, water is cut around Tahrir. Has been cut in Garden City since around noon. 3 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/ErinMCunningham

Man who was shot in the face was coming into Tahrir off one of side streets. @jonjensen says police firing live rounds on Mohamed Mahmoud 16 minutes ago
This battle has been raging for almost 8 hours. Thousands now chanting against SCAF. Police still firing shotguns. 16 minutes ago

@ErinMCunningham unclear if live rounds are being fired. I've heard rubber pellets hit our position though. 14 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/hadearkandil

Omg. Graphic> VIDEO: Egyptian activist Malek Moustafa loses his right eye from CSF rubber bullets.
via @JonathanRashad

1 hour ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Sarahcarr

LOLLL MOI statement, as Ontv shows Tahrir full of protesters: security forces have succeeded in clearing the square. 21 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/AalamWassef

10 press cameramen attacked or shot at with rubber bullets. At least 2 arrested. Press syndicate issued statement. 17 minutes ago

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Sounds like they don't like the New Boss that much, either.

New boss apparently = same as the old boss.

It's been a while since I read about a "the people and the army are one" chant.

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Police charge again, led by an armored van. Protesters have fallen back to near Tahrir. The battle for Mohamed Mahmoud continues. 20 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/CarterTroy

CSF is trying to run people down with armored vans.

23 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/evanchill

AP says @ghadasha of Egypt Org for Human Rights heard cop give order to fire at heads. http://ow.ly/7z44T 20 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/ErinMCunningham

Speaking to many Salafis in Tahrir who came out after the protestors (many liberals) were tear-gassed. Solidarity to protest military rule. 25 minutes ago
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Big govt building across the way from Tahrir. RT @kristenchick: There is fire inside a mogamma window 14 minutes ago

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Everyone clapping for the guy who put out fire in mogamma #tahrir 'we have a lot of spiders in Egypt' says one guy 15 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/LeShaque

AJA: Egypt Cabinet: What's happening in Tahrir is dangerous and affects the course of the country and the revolution. 20 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/evanchill

According to various sources there are protests in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez, Mahalla and Mansoura tonight. 17 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/AlexanderPageSY

Around 50,000 demonstrators in tahrir sq. Defying crackdown by security forces 3 are said to have died and over 1000 wounded 10 minutes ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/LeShaque

AJA / reporter: Sharaf will meet with SCAF Sunday morning to discuss the Tahrir events. 16 minutes ago

AJA reporter: Protesters surround security directorate in Alexandria and set three police cars ablaze. 4 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Nadiaglory

report: 1st fatality in Alexandria, number of wounded as thousands surrounding, trying to break into security headquarters there. 7 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Repent11

Tahrir resonating with one unified chant against General Tantawi heading SCAF. 23 year old boy died of gunshot wounds. 18 minutes ago
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Tahrir uprising - Nov19

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mosaaberising/sets/72157628055488321/

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http://twitter.com/#!/Beltrew

People moving to Tahrir street. csf firing tear gas from Mohamed Mahmoud over the buildings to Tahrir Street! That is the range.4 minutes ago

csf gathering force possible to come via Tahrir street. A lot of tear gas there. People banging on the barricades& whistling for back up 2 minutes ago

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Watching the massive crowd at Tahrir on Al Jazeera English right now,

The crowd is getting louder.

Chanting for Tantawi to go.

http://www.aljazeera.com/watch_now/

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http://twitter.com/#!/JShahryar

AJE: Crowds chanting, "Raise your head! You are an Egyptian!" in Tahrir Square. Thousands have gathered and number looks 2b growing. 6 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/ahauslohner

Plainclothes men harassing journos. One demanded our IDs, followed us saying "F*** TIME Magazine. F*** Europe, F*** America." 19 minutes ago

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AJE Correspondent: Crowds still flocking to Tahrir Square, confirms death of one protester from asphyxiation after tear gas attacks. 18 minutes ago

AJE: Massive protest 48 hours ago in Alexandria, but was largely peaceful and called on SCAF to leave power. 17 minutes ago

AJE Correspondent: They are firing 'spray bullets' that are small balls of rubber and metal being shot at protesters in Cairo. 10 minutes ago

AJE Correspondent: Some of the protesters were brought on wheelchairs, they were thrown off their chairs in Tahrir Sqr. 9 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Reem821

Minister of culture Emad Abu Ghazi resigns in protest over security forces violent reaction towards protesters. 5 minutes ago

Don't know if this is true. I haven't seen it confirmed.

http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

Al Jazeera: Entire Egyptian cabinet heads to meet SCAF to discuss the protests 2 minutes ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/JonathanRashad

Just got off the phone with @Massouny. His left arm is broken, limping in right leg, eyes and right ear bleeding. **** you Tantawy! 6 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

Al Jazeera: Muslim Brotherhood: Attacking protesters is a crime & postponing the elections will be considered a coup against the revolition

4 minutes ago

On the other hand, the liberals who were the main force behind this protest have been calling for a delay all along, because the MB and the former/current regime associated politicians had a huge advantage.

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On AJE right now they just showed a clip of a guy getting shoved around from person to person and beat on with long wooden sticks by various police, military, and plainclothes thugs (Egypt)

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The Egyptian interim cabinet has said that elections will go on as planned.

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http://twitter.com/#!/AJELive

Egyptian cabinet says elections will go ahead as planned on November 28 http://aje.me/tz8yfa 20 seconds ago
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9 min 33 sec ago

The image below tweeted by @anjucomet allegedly shows up to eight bodies in Tahrir Square:

http://twitter.com/#!/anjucomet

8 unmoving bodies in tahrir, pic i took 3 hours ago, just got to computer 2 upload. not sure how many dead vs. unconscious. corner of tahrir sq & tahrir st.

http://twitpic.com/7h0ewk 32 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/cairowire

policeman drags body of protester into pile of rubbish after tahrir stormed. http://is.gd/YkrLDr is.gd/YkrLDr (via @elijahzarwan) 5 minutes ago
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On my way back to tahrir, passing a wedding procession. Life appears normal outside the square. 2 hours ago

tahrir field hospital is insane. Dozens of wounded, more pouring in, three lines of 'security' outside to keep ppl out bc so crowded 1 hour ago

Now guys with machetes gesturing angrily at me. 'go away!' near Mohamed Mahmoud and falaky st 43 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/oxfordgirl

Just caught bit of video from Cairo showing policeman dragging away a dead body like it was a bag of junk 1 hour ago

It is now raining on Tahrir square, apparently very cold, the protesters calling for more people to join them. 1 hour ago

http://twitter.com/#!/blakehounshell

RT @ayaelb: AP: At least four killed in Tahrir today. 41 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/mmbilal

Tahrir still ripe with tear gas. Scores of ppl leaving but many say they'll be back. 44 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/adamakary

Heard gun shots by the police headquarters, didn't before.. Alexandria Egypt 42 minutes ago

A bunch of thugs just arrived at the police headquarters Alexandria egypt

42 minutes ago

At least 15 arrested, tens injured in ongoing clashes in Alexandria Egypt

15 minutes ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/Egyptocracy

Someone just died in Mohamed Mahmoud Street RT @mand0z: شهيد سقط في معركة محمد محمد Tahrir Egypt 12 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/RamyYaacoub

The battle front is in Mohamed Mahmoud st. the protesters are holding off security forces from entering Tahrir 10 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/hadeelalsh

Egypt Tahrir death toll so far: 7; that's 9 incl yesterday's

9 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/sharifkouddous

They are carrying a dead body through the square. It's packed with people. Very loud chants against the military council. 12 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/jonjensen

There is a massive street battle on Youssef Gindi right now. Military just made a massive push back against hundreds of protesters. 2 hours ago

Protesters on Yousef Guidi lobbing Molotovs at army APC, military responding with gunshots. Crowd chanting "Down with the Field Marshall." 16 minutes ago

Uh oh. Residents of Yousef Guindi apartment building just lobbed what looked like a wooden table from 7th floor onto protesters below. 2 minutes ago

Protesters immediately tried to storm the building. 1 minute ago

Just heard automatic gunfire from Yousef Guindi street area. 1 minute ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

Al Arabiya: Cairo hospital confirms receiving four dead bodies of victims of Tahrir clashes killed by live bullets 51 seconds ago

http://twitter.com/#!/AJELive

Death toll of today's clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square has risen to 11 - morgue sources http://aje.me/ruz2TK 3 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/blakehounshell

Still can't get over that video of the riot policeman dragging a protester's body to the garbage. Sickening. 5 minutes ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/evanchill

Live feed of Tahrir from al-Masry al-Youm. Big crowd. Ambulance. The banging on metal fencing is a call to arms. http://ow.ly/7zDKV 56 seconds ago

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Me too, in the videos. RT @moftasa: Have seen several cases where the CSF have captured and beaten people ruthelessly and then left them. 28 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/ErinMCunningham

Security forces at field hospital at Hardees -- ppl forming line and crying allahu akbar, the army is coming (tahrir)24 minutes ago
Gunfire shots at the front line at Mohamed Mahmoud st. Lines of ppl watching the fighting. 23 minutes ago

Injured being rushed out. Ppl at front lines say thugs wielding machetes. tahrir. Air thick w tear gas. 15 minutes ago

End of Tahrir st thugs and police. Ppl breaking rocks, making barricade to keep cops out of square. 17 minutes ago

Sounds of clanging metal is deafening but rallying the troops. Almost musical. tahrir 11 minutes ago

Tear gas enters the field hospital top of Tahrir. Ppl run out choking.

7 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/hamzamu

it's Camel battle Again SCAF got thugs and thieves like 2Feb Please HELP Message from Tahrir 18 minutes ago

We demand outside support to expel Egyptian Ambassadors of SCAF PLEASE SUPPORT RT and PROTEST 3 minutes ago

A 13 year old just got killed with a bullet in tahrir fired by police forces, news that thugs arrived in a near by square. 3 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

"The elections can go to hell; Tahrir comes first, & we must complete our half-finished revolution" - Protester http://bit.ly/sxMmUx 20 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/mosaaberizing

The young men who've been fighting in Tahrir for over 30 hours now will go down in history for their stunning heroism and bravery. 14 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/jonjensen

Scores of plainclothes police milling about streets of Bab al-Louq now. Some carrying handguns, cattle prods, and machetes. 10 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/RuwaydaMustafah

In Tahrir now, @ahmedfatah who lost an eye yesterday, still determined to continue protesting against SCAF. 10 minutes ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/DLachine

European Union foreign policy chief urges Egypt to halt violence against protesters - Reuters http://bit.ly/vpa3Np 14 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Egyptocracy

Egypt is amazing, the pharmacist just gave us a discount, because the supplies are going to the injured in tahrir. 10 minutes ago
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Just got call frm morgue, ovr 27 bodies,leaving tahrir 2go,things in babellouk r th same, death &injuries but brave ppl holding the fort 43 minutes ago

Going into the morgue, wkeel neyaba here, at least 30 bodies 14 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/ahmed

AJM reporter: protesters keep pouring into Tahrir, checkpoints have been formed to prevent thugs from entering the square 23 minutes ago

AJM reporter: protesters worried if they leave Mohammad Mahmoud security forces will use it to enter Tahrir 21 minutes ago

Eyewitness on AJM: security forces are trying to force their way into Tahrir, but protesters in Mohammad Mahmoud holding their ground 19 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/mosaaberizing

Ambulances are overwhelmed. Every few minutes, people on motorbike rush into the battlefront and come back with a bloodied protester.13 minutes ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/ahmed

Ayman Nour: Government of Sharaf has expired a long time ago. Past 10 months passed with no value added to life of Egyptians. 2 minutes ago

Ayman Nour: Firing the interior minister is an important demand. We can't move forward without doing this. Info minister must be fired too. 2 minutes ago

Ayman Nour: what state media did yesterday was unforgivable. 1 minute ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Sandmonkey

The sniper is on top of the auc building. People are pointing at him. @NoorNoor1 is at babellouq, gunfire galore there 1 minute ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/hadeelalsh

Attack on Tahrir street. Molotovs on Moh Mahmd str. Tear gas getting closer to square. Tires on fire. 6 minutes ago

At Mohd Mahmoud huge bangs of what sounds like gunfire. Police firing at AUC bldg to drop glass on protesters. 2 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/RamyYaacoub

Leaving Tahrir was utter chaos for @Sarahngb @EmadBk and I, a woman was injured, bleeding and having seizures, we tried to help . . . 23 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Sandmonkey

The tahrirhospital just got evacuated. Teargas lelrokab. Everything is being moved to omar makram. Scene horrific. 19 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/TamerELG

Guys on motorbikes with small flatbeds are moving all the medical supplies to mosque where clinic has been set up after original one gassed 11 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/CarterTroy

The field hospital behind hardees is gassed out. Everyone moved to the sidewalk out front&Some going to Omar Makran Mosque. 20 minutes ago

We estimate (with an imperfect method) that in the last 3 days CSF has fired $207,360 (EGP 1,236,176) worth of tear gas. 21 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/hamzamu

Tahrir : Activist declare to Aljazeera there is NEW Gas we never experienced before I Smell USA involvement 26 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/3arabawy

Reminder: Egypt's ruling military junta who committed the Tahrir massacre receives USD1.3 billion from the US tax payers money every year. 2 hours ago
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Army officer defected to protesters today & was killed by a shot in chest. His name is Major Mohamed Nabil via @Ooz__ 34 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/marysherif

Man pulls a girl out of harms, says, "u look educated, let us poor die instead so u can rebuild when its all over." 2 hours ago

http://twitter.com/#!/mosaaberizing

Saw a man in ambulanse suffering from severe epilepsy. Doctor said nerve agents within the tear gas very concentrared tonight. 39 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Sandmonkey

Just spoke to @fazerofzanight , she is at the zeinhom morgue & about to get arrested. The police don't want her there with the families. 45 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/RamyYaacoub

Unsung heroes of Tahrir are the kids on Mo-pads who didn't waver in transporting the injured from the front lines to field hospitals 30 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/CarterTroy

Protesters hitting rocks on metal doors to intimidate CSF. Its deafening. Rock battle now. I think they're getting low on gas. 19 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/TheMiinz

A doctor in tears after he failed to save one of the injured. http://pic.twitter.com/ts9nQJDo 22 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/msheshtawy

Remember while you are sleeping on your bed, you have a brother dead. For our freedom, he fell, while standing against oppression 3 minutes ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/RuwaydaMustafah

Killing & attacking people 8 days before election is set to start isn't a way to reinstate their faith in a democratic transition. 8 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Egyptocracy

Reports: Omar Makram mosque loudspeakers announcing that a cease fire has been negotiated with egyarmy and Egypolice. 8 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/mosaaberizing

Omar Makram statement calls on all youth to cease the rock throwing and stay within the square's parameters while barricading it. 16 minutes ago

Suddenly it all gets very quiet over here after the supposed agreement of a 'ceasefire'. Police hasn't retreated yet though. 11 minutes ago

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A photo of what was the field hospital, totally destroyed by the military brutal attack http://twitpic.com/7h52qe 1 hour ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/mosaaberizing

So much for a ceasefire. Hearing gunshots from Mohamed Mahmoud now. 21 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/jonjensen

Clashes resume on Mohamed Mahmoud. Shotguns and Molotovs being fired on both sides. So much for that truce. 21 minutes ago

Calm has returned to the front. Ceasefire seems to be holding. For now.12 minutes ago

Protester just tossed a Molotov into police line from 10 feet away during ceasefire. Clearly not everyone wants to stop fighting. 6 minutes ago

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Fresh clashes break out in Cairo's Tahrir Square; 13 reported dead in overnight violence - news24 http://n24.cm/tiUxVI 10 hours ago

http://twitter.com/#!/nadiaaboutaleb

A Syrian saying on #cbc : "Egyptian army, don't be like the Syrian one. Shame on u Egyptian army." he was very moving. 36 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

Tahrir clashes death toll hits 33 by third day of clashes - morgue officials http://bit.ly/uWMofQ Reuters 48 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/bencnn

Photo: HUGE crowd in Tahrir and growing. Can't imagine anyone can drive them out tonight. Then again... http://pic.twitter.com/TWzmxsfb 1 hour ago

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http://twitter.com/#!/hollypickett

Lots more people in tahrir tonight than last night. Twitter is finally working on my phone again. 45 minutes ago
Protesters have created a wide lane in the square to carry the many wounded to a field hospital in the center circle http://pic.twitter.com/LE8SWhfE 49 minutes ago

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BAHRAIN

http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

AFP: Bahrain admits uprising forcibly crushed http://bit.ly/vdGZOZ "excessive force" was used on pro-democracy protesters 1 hour ago

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Live coverage and footage of Tahrir Sqaure right now on Aljazeera English.

Quite a massive crowd right now.

They're reporting that there are tons of injuries so far, mostly from clashes outside the square.

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http://twitter.com/#!/iyad_elbaghdadi

AJA just confirmed that the entire cabinet has resigned, but the SCAF hasn't accepted the resignation yet. 37 seconds ago

http://twitter.com/#!/SultanAlQassemi

Al Jazeera: SCAF yet to accept resignation of Egyptian government

15 seconds ago

http://twitter.com/#!/monaeltahawy

Dear White House: restraint from both sides? Excuse me? Who's armed w weapons u happily provide? R u using old statements from minutes ago

A slow and meaningless response from the Obama administration again.

The sort of thing you expect from Russia actually.

You think they would have learned by now to get ahead of these things.

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A better statement would have been: "We urge the Egpytian government to treat their people with respect and refrain from actions which will only reopen old wounds"

Or something like that. Make it clear that you support the Egyptian people and their rights, without calling for anyone to resign or having to specifically condemn anything.

(yet) And don't foolishly come out and say that the election needs to be held on time, which is growing more and more unpopular now.

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Al Jazeera English just anounced that the cabinet resignation has been accepted!

Unfortunately for the SCAF it ain't the cabinet that the people there want to resign.

http://twitter.com/#!/SlipknotMody

THE EGYPT'IAN PEOPLE DEMAND THE RESIGNATION OF THE SCAF, WE DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE CABINET. 7 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/ahmed

[LIVE] from Mohamad Mahmoud. "People demand the fall of Tantawai!" RT @waelabbas: محمد محمود - LIVE at http://t.co/ZFGxsade 9 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/Reem821

This isn't about Sharaf's cabinet, we knew they had no power to begin w/. Scaf is illegitimate right now, down w/ military rule for GOOD! 9 minutes ago
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http://twitter.com/#!/RawyaRageh

BREAKING Alexandria police releases 44 protesters held during past 48 hrs 57 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/shashj

Astonishingly shortsighted, cowardly and feeble US policymaking towards the Egyptian Army. Urging "restraint on all sides" is incoherent. 44 minutes ago

10 months on, US State Dept. appears to have learnt nothing about falling behind curve. Will disillusion more Egyptians about US intentions. 41 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/evanchill

AJA: A military spokesman says the SCAF needs to find a new prime minister before agreement on new government. 37 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/3effat

terrible terrible round of tear gas and bullets, saw a boy fall at the far frontline not moving, left behind. Retreated to square corner 20 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/jonjensen

Police advancing in direction of Tahrir. Extremely heavy gunfire now.

17 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/hamzamu

Egypt 9mm bullet from a dead body and another body has several bullets of Machine gun of Police near Tahrir Plz RT 17 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/WyreDavies

Terrible scenes of violence in Tahrir Sq tonight. Many unconscious thru inhaling tear gas, others with head wounds. http://pic.twitter.com/lvxYDfxF 12 minutes ago

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Wow. There's a lot of ambulances at the edge of Tahrir on AJE tv now.

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El Baradei is supposedly being considered for PM by the military council.

It would probably be a mistake for him, since he would end up lumped together with them and would probably have his credibility tarnished.

It would definitely destroy his credibility with the activists but to be honest El Baradei doesn't have a terribly large base of supporters. These conflicts have been building for some time between the SCAF and the activist population, the numbers in the square are bad news for the SCAF because it might be a sign the average guy on the street in Cairo or Alexandria is moving away from them and towards the revolutionaries. At this point there is no way elections will mean anything until the military council steps down.

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It would definitely destroy his credibility with the activists but to be honest El Baradei doesn't have a terribly large base of supporters. These conflicts have been building for some time between the SCAF and the activist population, the numbers in the square are bad news for the SCAF because it might be a sign the average guy on the street in Cairo or Alexandria is moving away from them and towards the revolutionaries. At this point there is no way elections will mean anything until the military council steps down.

I didn't think he did, but someone put up poll numbers on twitter earlier that had him at 19% in second place to Amr Moussa 20%, no idea if the numbers are accurate.

It seems like less and less are wanting the elections to go forward anytime soon.

I heard a lot of people were canceling or postponing campaigns this morning.

Not sure if the MB are still pushing for it to go forward though, they were yesterday.

The US and Europe I think have both come out and (stupidly) said the elections need to take place as scheduled.

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http://twitter.com/#!/ghazalairshad

Upper levels of tahrir cilantro on fire..with ppl inside. 32 minutes ago

I witnessed ppl in upper levels of tahrir cilantro bldg burning myself. Hundreds of protesters were chanting "fire" & "get down." 26 minutes ago

@cairowire I'm not sure how much of bldg on fire, but def saw flames from rooftop, and ppl on balcony. 20 minutes ago

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http://twitter.com/?photo_id=1#!/Egyptocracy/status/138771969582694402/photo/1

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http://twitter.com/#!/Egyptocracy

Fire on top of one of the building in Nohamed Mahmoud. 1.47am. http://pic.twitter.com/j07QyBD2 1 hour ago
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