Pro- and anti-government demonstrators clash in the capital Cairo in an escalation of tension.
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2011 12:56 GMT
Clashes have broken between pro- and anti-government dmonstrators in the Egpytian capital Cairo.
Protesters from both sides threw stones at each other in Tahrir Square, the epicentre of opposition demonstrations now in their ninth day.
An Al Jazeera correspondent reporting from the scene said that at least 15 people were injured in a stampede that started when clashes began between the two groups.
Also in Cairo, Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton, reporting from a vantage point of Tahrir Square, said that "hundreds of anti-government supporters were running from the square, including many women and children".
Fighting took place around army tanks deployed around the square, with stones bouncing off the armoured vehicles. Soldiers did not intervene.
Several groups were involved in fist fights, and some were using clubs. The opposition said in a statement that plain-clothes policemen had stormed the square.
"Members of security forces dressed in plain clothes and a number of thugs have stormed Tahrir Square," three opposition groups said in a statement.
Clashes have broken between pro- and anti-government dmonstrators in the Egpytian capital Cairo.
Protesters from both sides threw stones at each other in Tahrir Square, the epicentre of opposition demonstrations now in their ninth day.
An Al Jazeera correspondent reporting from the scene said that at least 15 people were injured in a stampede that started when clashes began between the two groups.
Also in Cairo, Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton, reporting from a vantage point of Tahrir Square, said that "hundreds of anti-government supporters were running from the square, including many women and children".
Fighting took place around army tanks deployed around the square, with stones bouncing off the armoured vehicles. Soldiers did not intervene.
Several groups were involved in fist fights, and some were using clubs. The opposition said in a statement that plain-clothes policemen had stormed the square.
"Members of security forces dressed in plain clothes and a number of thugs have stormed Tahrir Square," three opposition groups said in a statement.
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Class analysis
An opposition source is reporting on Aljazeera Arabic that the "businessman"--a reference to the billionaires/cronies of the Mubarak regime--are funding a plan to abort the Egyptian uprising.
Posted by As'ad at 5:14 AM
Of course, the primarily responsibility for the blood in Tahrir Square is that of cynical Obama who decided to heed Israel's advice regarding what is happening in Egypt. The imperial power that is the US requires the existence of one region--the Middle East--ruled largely like colonial settlements of the 19th century.
Obama has given license to Mubarak and the Egyptian Army is executing the plan. The dumbest view by the Egyptian protesters is to regard the Army as their protectors or even as being neutral.
The Army was a tool for Mubarak and will remain his tool to the last day, unless ordered otherwise by the US.
This is not the same Army that overthrew Faruq--and many in that Army were with Faruq which explained the secrecy that Nasser required for his plan prior to the revolution.
Obama has given license to Mubarak and the Egyptian Army is executing the plan. The dumbest view by the Egyptian protesters is to regard the Army as their protectors or even as being neutral.
The Army was a tool for Mubarak and will remain his tool to the last day, unless ordered otherwise by the US.
This is not the same Army that overthrew Faruq--and many in that Army were with Faruq which explained the secrecy that Nasser required for his plan prior to the revolution.
Posted by As'ad at 5:09 AM
Can you imagine how disgusted Arabs will feel now anytime an American official utter the word democracy?
Can you imagine how disgusted Arabs will feel now anytime an American official utter the word democracy?
Operation Ajax in Egypt
There are a lot of similarities already between Iran of 1953 and Egypt of 2011. Don't forget what happened in 1953 in Iran? The CIA then hired armed goons and thugs to defeat the pro-democracy movement. This time around, the armed goons are hired by the regime itself. Mubarak state TV is now showing "pro-Mubarak" demonstrations all over Egypt. These scenes will only fool Obama and his team.
Posted by As'ad at 6:16 AM
Uprooted Palestinian
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