UPDATE: “This is a movement led by secularists.” Al Jazeera English now.

UPDATE: UN says as many as 300 people may have been killed so far in the protests.

UPDATE: Al Jazeera English: “For everyone down here, it’s a matter of time…I’ve seen injured people down here, I’ve seen people with Band-aids over their eyes,” still doggedly protesting.

UPDATE: Obama essentially withdraws support for Mubarak.

Protests continue strong, and Egyptian TV says Mubarak will speak again soon.

After Hillary Clinton’s statements over the weekend disappointed Egyptians, maybe John Kerry’s Times op-ed will make them feel better?

President Hosni Mubarak must accept that the stability of his country hinges on his willingness to step aside gracefully to make way for a new political structure. One of the toughest jobs that a leader under siege can perform is to engineer a peaceful transition. But Egyptians have made clear they will settle for nothing less than greater democracy and more economic opportunities.

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2 replies on “Egypt Now”

  1. The problem with most of the US reaction is that it assumes that this is all about Mubarak himself, whether it should be him or someone new who is dictator. All of US policy assumes this. But the Egyptians don’t want a different government; they want a different KIND of government.

  2. Or they just want Freedom and Democracy.

    It was like this when the Wall fell and people realized the authoritarian despots had no real power to stop them.

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