Katherine Gustafson

Huffington Post

11th February, 2011

At 1am on Saturday, January 29, I watched from the balcony of my Cairo apartment as a mob of young men with crude weapons smashed and looted the Radio Shack store next door. The building’s guards shot a rifle vainly into the air, the report so close that it rattled my bones. This was the first moment in the unfolding uprising in Egypt when I realized things were deadly serious. Chaos descended; gunshots crackled throughout the night as looters and shop owners clashed all over our neighborhood.

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Robin Yassin-Kassab

Pulse Media

8th February, 2011

Until today the earthshaking Egyptian revolution appeared to be losing momentum. Regime propaganda, repeated on state TV and in Saudi-owned regional media, appeared to be convincing significant sections of the population that the protests were responsible for diminished security (although it was the regime that freed violent criminals and pulled police off the streets) and economic destabilisation (although it was the regime again which closed the internet, halted the trains, and dealt perhaps a long-term blow to tourism by encouraging mobs to attack foreigners). As 40% of Egyptians rely on daily wages for survival, success of regime propaganda in this area could fatally undermine the revolution.

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Press TV interviews Co-Founder of the April 6th movement, Ahmed Salah regarding the Egyptian revolution and how the opposition groups are being supported.

Press TV: April 6th Co-founder, Ahmad Salah is joining us to shed more light on what is going on. Many thanks for joining us Ahmad Salah. First of all we are looking at day 16 of this revolution, and two of the main headlines which seem to be very heavy in terms of its significance. One which came from the Vice President and he said there would be no ending of their regime, and two that the government is not going to tolerate these protests. What do you have to say to that?

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Pepe Escobar

Asia Times

10th February, 2011

Here’s a crash course on the Egyptian military dictatorship’s sinister worldview compared with the courage displayed by people power.

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Today’s Zaman

9th February, 2011

Ahram

9th February, 2011

“The Youth Revolution” has become the term widely used to describe Egypt’s recent uprising, despite the diversity of its members. Although people of all ages and various social backgrounds have taken part in one way or another in the (thus far) 15-day revolt, the uprising has been widely attributed to the youth primarily because of their 25 January Internet initiative.

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Pepe Escobar

Asia Times

9th February, 2011

The Egyptian revolution is being dissolved right in front of the world’s eyes by an optical illusion.

The protesters who have been on the streets for two weeks still want President Hosni Mubarak out. Now. Yet United States President Barack Obama is firmly in not-so-fast mode, glad that “Egypt is making progress”. Obama has not mentioned even once the capital words “free elections”.

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Bettina Marx

Deutsche-Welle

8th February, 2011

For two weeks now, Egyptians have been demonstrating for democracy, freedom and civil rights. With admirable courage, they have put up with discomfort and danger, and have put their lives and their health on the line. For two weeks now, an entire population of freedom fighters has taken to the streets and squares to demand democratic participation and justice.

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Arutz Sheva

8th February, 2011

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reportedly warned Israel not to interfere in the violent riots and possible regime chance happening in Egypt. The Turkish English language newspaper Hurriyet published an editorial by writer Semih Idiz which stated:

“Remarks Erdoğan made to us on the plane as we were returning from Syria, however, are bound to increase the animosity felt towards him among Israelis even further. Answering questions for the small group of journalists accompanying him Erdoğan said – when referring to what must not happen in Egypt – that Israel must under no circumstance interfere in that country.”

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