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What is Obama Waiting for? Egypt is Burning. (Live blog)

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Click Image to go to Feb 3 Live Blog of Egypt Protests at Al Jazeera English

This post will update frequently with links, tweets, and information.

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JohnKingCNN (at 10:11 pm CST):

Obama admin official sees tipping point, says next “24-48 hours” key and US urging military to choose “society” over mubarak.

Heartwarming moment in the middle of chaos:

http://yfrog.com/h7ap5rdj

Christian Protesters protecting their Muslims Fellows during their prayers in #Tahrir square.

Enduring America‘s latest tweets:

#Egypt: Captured Thug in Cairo: We Were Paid by MP to Beat Americans in Tahrir Square http://tinyurl.com/5ukrq7l

#Egypt: Egypt State TV Blaming Killings in Tahrir Square on a Random Car Shooting on Protesters http://tinyurl.com/5ukrq7l

Mona Eltahawy, an hour ago (around 10 pm CST):

My heart, my sould, my memories, what most excites me about #Egypt, is there at #Tahrir. Only thing keeping me optimistic re #Egypt is youth

Mona, we are with you in Tahrir Square!

Another tweet from Mona, about an hour later:

I am torn between staying here NYC and continuing my media uprising to amplify #Egypt voices and returning to #Cairo for revolution. #Jan25

Egyptian blogger Ramy Raoof broadcasted this LIVE about 20 minutes ago:

http://bambuser.com/channel/RamyRaoof/broadcast/1378902

AJE Live reporting:

5 killed 7 killed in overnight clashes and more than 800 wounded

arise_subvert 836 casualties is being reported on Al Jazeera. #Egypt The reporter thinks that is low.

Interesting read from pbs.org Frontline:

Women, Islam, Egypt, and Iran by SETAREH SABETY

Last update to the live blog for now (more in the comments):

RT @kttrend: #egypt can’t sleep when i know the massacre of innocent ppl is happening wo any intervention from world leaders, do smthg #obama do smthing

Comments

44 responses to “What is Obama Waiting for? Egypt is Burning. (Live blog)”

  1. dakinikat Avatar
    dakinikat

    I’m watching MSNBC Brian Williams is describing what’s going on in the square. He’s showing picture of people riding in from rural areas on camels and horses with big scimitars waving to join the protesters in the fight.

    Also this wikileaks cable was just released re the torture by the Police via our Cairo embassy

    http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2009/05/09CAIRO814.html

    –Torture: Broadening the definition of torture and increasing the penalties. (Comment: Currently, the law defines torture only in the context of extracting confessions. Most sentences for police offices have been the minimum prescribed by law. End comment.)

    1. bluelyon Avatar
      bluelyon

      Which protesters are they joining, pro or anti Mubarek?

      1. dakinikat Avatar
        dakinikat

        sorry, just chatted my dad up in Seattle … anti Mubarak …

  2. WomanVoter Avatar
    WomanVoter

    wikileaks WikiLeaks
    Egypt: US State Department and Google talk to unblock videos, blogs
    http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2008/11/08CAIRO2371.html

    I mean, really what could some 40 photos of grannies, mothers, youth wimminz and little girls do to US policy. They are Freedom/Pro-Democracy protesters, some ultra religious, some moderate, some modern liberal and they all are willing to speak up and be heard, because they can’t tolerate the continuation of generational oppression under dictator Hosni Mubarak.

  3. dakinikat Avatar
    dakinikat

    http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0211/Hillarys_3_am_moment.html

    Ben Smith: Hilary’s 3 am moment

    Confronted with the most acute foreign policy crisis of his administration, President Barack Obama is increasingly relying on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her advice and connections — including a 20-year friendship with the family of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that has drawn fire from human rights advocates.

    It was Clinton who came up with the idea of sending Frank Wisner, U.S. ambassador to Egypt in the 1980’s, to Cairo to deliver Obama’s pointed request that Mubarak not seek a new term as the country’s leader, an administration official told POLITICO.

    And it was Clinton who Obama dispatched to appear on five Sunday morning shows to send a not-so-subtle message to the tottering dictator that the time had come for a “peaceful transition to real democracy,” not Mubarak’s “faux democracy.”

    As a Democratic presidential candidate in 2008, Clinton aired the famous “3 a.m.” commercial, with its image of a White House phone ringing with news of an international crisis, to question Obama’s foreign policy experience. But in the past week, Clinton has been at the center of Obama’s frantic attempt to keep pace with spiraling events — including a critical meeting in the Oval Office last Saturday when Obama deputized Clinton to clarify the administration’s confused response to the crisis.

    Can I hear a rousing round of WE TOLD YOU SO!!!

    1. dakinikat Avatar
      dakinikat

      and MSM late to the party again.

      Frank Wisner, the Diplomat Sent to Prod Mubarak

      Now the do a profile on him?

    2. bostonboomer Avatar
      bostonboomer

      Yay, Hillary!

      1. WomanVoter Avatar
        WomanVoter

        Yes, she did well and considering VP Biden going on about Hosni Mubarak not being a dictator. ((( 😯 )))

    3. Minkoff Minx Avatar
      Minkoff Minx

      This comment about Hillary is provocative. Makes you think…what if she was Madame President.

  4. WomanVoter Avatar
    WomanVoter

    </stroWikiLeaks among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

    OSLO – Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian politician behind the proposal said on Wednesday, a day after the deadline for nominations expired.

    The Norwegian Nobel Committee accepts nominations for what many consider as the world’s top accolade until February 1, although the five panel members have until the end of the month to make their own proposals.

    Norwegian parliamentarian Snorre Valen said WikiLeaks was “one of the most important contributors to freedom of speech and transparency” in the 21st century.

    “By disclosing information about corruption, human rights abuses and war crimes, WikiLeaks is a natural contender for the Nobel Peace Prize,” Valen said.
    http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/wikileaks-nominees-nobel-peace-prize/

    Some good news amidst all the horror of today, by the violence by Hosni ‘Dictator’ Mubarak’s paid thugs.

    1. dakinikat Avatar
      dakinikat

      OKAY STOP THE PRESSES!!

      RPCnewsfeed RPCnewsfeed

      National Enquirer Publishes Story Accusing John Boehner Of Extramarital Affairs http://dlvr.it/FgqCN

      (That’s from the Royal Press Canada news feed)

      1. WomanVoter Avatar
        WomanVoter

        Gee, what was Glenn Becks Rally called…hemmm…Oh, yeah! Restoring Extramarital Affairs Honor Rally! Taking the country back was to take it to the Newt Gingrich type affairs in Washington D.C.

      2. Minkoff Minx Avatar
        Minkoff Minx

        I read somewhere a headline that said, Boehner to have shortest tenure as Speaker…I can’t remember where. The headlines have become a blur…

      3. Minkoff Minx Avatar
        Minkoff Minx

        Suburban Guerrilla » Blog Archive » That’s too bad

        CHELSEA: MARRIAGE OVER! – Celebrity News | Gossip – National Enquirer

        Enquirer is working overtime!

  5. dakinikat Avatar
    dakinikat

    TimothyS Tim Shorrock
    “Mubarak has broken the deal” says Clemons. I would think that reflects how the WH views the situation. So – expand discussions w/military.
    2 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply
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    Tim Shorrock
    TimothyS Tim Shorrock
    Rachel didn’t mention that Steve Clemons is advising Obama administration, as reported by the Guardian today. He’s excellent but she should.

    Steve Clemons is being interviewed by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC

    1. WomanVoter Avatar
      WomanVoter

      That explains the F/U and the State Department asking all Americans to leave, because there is going to be a blood shed and the White House thought they had more clout in dealing with a dictator and are now learning what the Freedom/Democracy protesters already know all to well…dictators NEVER KEEP THEIR PROMISES!

  6. WomanVoter Avatar
    WomanVoter

    timeoutcorner Andrew McInnes
    by JShahryar
    @monaeltahawy @wedaddy @JShahryar @ioerror Isn’t it lovely that White House is hanging up on people who call about #Egyptians being killed?

    This is very concerning because I honestly was hoping that Freedom and Democracy by the Generation X & Y was what was going to usher peace in the region, but the White House is going the Huckabee way and with the fears of Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly. They don’t get the connection, between poverty and ultra conservativeness with a promise of something better somewhere else, blah, blah, blah…

    I trust the youth that is fighting for their Freedom/Democracy and Universal Human Rights. We have seen the thugs, going after the protesters and now have journalists hiding for safety and VP Biden still insists that Hosni Mubarak isn’t a dictator.

  7. bostonboomer Avatar
    bostonboomer

    President Obama is “very concerned” about Mubarak’s refusal to transfer power.

    Mubarak was described as being alternately sanguine and defiant in his conversation with President Obama last night, though it was described by one official as being very different from their conversation Friday night when Mubarak blamed the protests on the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and assured President Obama the situation was under control.

    Needless to say, it wasn’t then, and it isn’t now.

    The Obama administration is also very concerned that no matter what interim government in Egypt comes next, the situation for the US could get worse not better. Administration officials are worried about continued Egyptian cooperation on matters such as counterterrorism, upholding the Camp David accords, access to the Suez canal, combating the smuggling of weapons into Gaza, and standing against Iran. Officials say it’s difficult to see how whatever comes in the interim for the Egyptian government will end up being better for the US on those issues.

    Other worries include the spread of the contagion of chaos into countries such as Jordan. Some in the administration are weighing how will recent US actions will be perceived by US allies in terms of the lack of support for Mubarak.

  8. WomanVoter Avatar
    WomanVoter

    Is it possible to embed Al Jazeera Live Stream here like they are doing in the live blogs?
    http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/2/2/egypt-latest-live-coverage-from-al-jazeera-english.html

    1. WomanVoter Avatar
      WomanVoter

      Listen while blogging is the max time information for me, for as long as it lasts, if indeed Hosni Dictator Mubarak is planning a lock down via the army as is rumored.

    2. Wonk the Vote Avatar
      Wonk the Vote

      I tried to vodpod it here–didn’t work. Bigger sites must have media permissions to embed.

      Ok I got it to work finally but the AJE feed crashes my browser for some reason (that’s why I use the AJE on youtube stream instead.) Anyhow it was difficult, but I think I got it for you guys. I’ll embed it into the post. Just give me a moment.

      1. WomanVoter Avatar
        WomanVoter

        Wonk,

        Thanks for trying. 🙂

      2. Wonk the Vote Avatar
        Wonk the Vote

        Woman Voter, look up, the Al Jazeera feed is there!

      3. dakinikat Avatar
        dakinikat

        that’s kewl … i’ll add that media update within the week …

      4. Wonk the Vote Avatar
        Wonk the Vote

        Sweet! This wasn’t a wordpress media problem though. The AJ site feed just doesn’t work for me–I have to stream AJ live on youtube, but the youtube version has embedding disabled… so I thought Al Jazeera had embeds blocked. Then when Woman Voter asked, I remembered AJ’s direct site feed, but I had to figure out how to snag a video basically hidden in an invisible cloth to me since it doesn’t even work on my end. Anyhow, hope it works for all those who can see it!

        1. dakinikat Avatar
          dakinikat

          Working fine for me.

      5. Minkoff Minx Avatar
        Minkoff Minx

        AJE is using Creative Commons for their video and photos, I believe if you credit the source there is no blocked embeds.

        I have a hell of a time with the AJE feed, wish they had a live audio only feed. Like satellite radio.

      6. Wonk the Vote Avatar
        Wonk the Vote

        Yeah I just thought it was a more a technical streaming issue that blocked it, and maybe these other sites have the streaming version rights, but then I realized that probably I have permission too , I just can’t tell bc of all the problems I have with the feed.

        I’d love a Sirius version of AJE, heh

      7. Wonk the Vote Avatar
        Wonk the Vote

        Kat @ 1:11

        oh goodie! thx for letting me know

  9. Minkoff Minx Avatar
    Minkoff Minx

    Hey, you got the AJE live feed to embed? Wonderful!

    1. Wonk the Vote Avatar
      Wonk the Vote

      yes and all while the feed doesn’t even work for me Lol

      1. Minkoff Minx Avatar
        Minkoff Minx

        It does not work for me either, but then sometime the site acts wonky anyway…for me at least.

  10. Wonk the Vote Avatar
    Wonk the Vote

    I’ve just added the Al Jazeera English Live feed to the post per Woman Voter’s request. I can’t check if it works properly because it’ll crash my browser again.

    Let me know if it’s working/not working.

  11. WomanVoter Avatar
    WomanVoter

    MA Blue,

    So, what is your top secret post about, since I can see it!

    1. Wonk the Vote Avatar
      Wonk the Vote

      Mablue doesn’t have a post up I don’t think. Bostonboomer has an excellent post up about NSA spying software and internet kill switches:

      Total Information Awareness* is Here

  12. Minkoff Minx Avatar
    Minkoff Minx

    Dima_Khatib Dima Khatib أنا ديمة
    Get live reporting from protesters on Tahrir Square: @Alaa @RamyRaoof @aGharbeia @monasosh @Sandmonkey @WaelAbbas @3arabawy #jan25
    1 minute ago http://twitter.com/#!/Dima_Khatib

  13. WomanVoter Avatar
    WomanVoter

    EANewsFeed EA WorldView
    Latest #Egypt Video: Must-Listen I-view w Anti-Mubarak Protester “We Are Not Leaving” http://tinyurl.com/6kq2dpc #p2 #tcot #sidibouzid

    This young lady’s experience is just heart breaking and the realization that they will more than likely remain, under a dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak. “It becomes the massacre square”-young lady

  14. Wonk the Vote Avatar
    Wonk the Vote

    More than 800 wounded….

    1. Wonk the Vote Avatar
      Wonk the Vote

      Sigh…

      RT @ashrafkhalil: #Jan25 Mini-busses pulling up to Tahrir with more Mubarak guys RIGHT NOW.

      1. dakinikat Avatar
        dakinikat

        This guy isn’t going quietly. Obama needs to pull up his underroos and make a big boy phone call.

      2. Wonk the Vote Avatar
        Wonk the Vote

        Kat — added an update at the bottom of the live blog — it’s an interesting read about women protesters in Egypt vs. women protesters in Iran.

    2. Wonk the Vote Avatar
      Wonk the Vote

      on a more populist note…

      RT @tamersalama: Just thought of reminding follower – Egypt uprising is a POPULAR uprising. It’s not religious, political, ideological. POPULAR.

  15. Wonk the Vote Avatar
    Wonk the Vote

    AJE live:

    ElBaradei says if there is another massacre, Mubarak will be held personally responsible.

  16. Wonk the Vote Avatar
    Wonk the Vote

    etharkamal: Mubarak told Saddam to leave Iraq and spare his country carnage in 2003. Now, Egyptians telling Mubarak to leave. via @Firas_Atraqchi #jan25 10 minutes ago via web

    RT @sharifkouddous: I’m inside Tahrir. It looks like a war zone. Many wounded. But there are still many here and more are coming in. They are defiant. #Egypt