It is 06:26 Cairo time

[nadinbrzezinski]

The twitter has not been quiet all day... expect some breaking news... I suspect.

[gateley]

1. I've had the remote wrested from my hands, so I'm relying on DU now - and

I know I won't miss a thing!

My bellwethers - brother and sister-in-law are only aware of "Egypt" because they've heard it on the car radio driving home, just the top of the hour news blips. They have absolutely no interest or comprehensive of what's going on. I do think they're representative of many Americans. Which is why almost everybody in the ME is in the streets and everybody in America is pissed because Lock Up isn't on tonight. :eyes:

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Lock up is on

sadly

[gateley]

6. See? And here I was concerned that something important was transpiring! Silly me. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. They simply do not have the people

and that is by design.

Part of the reason are your guests tonight. They don't give a shit. So... that trash is a better driver of eyes on screen than a revolution in one of them "dark" places with strange names.

Sadly that is the case.

[gateley]

14. Sigh. I wish they were my "guests" so I could fake an intestinal illness and bid them adieu,

but I live with them. Their house, their remote. Poor, poor gateley. :(

[hatrack]

16. It gets even better - I was watching a live feed earlier today from Egypt (Al-Jazera, I think) . . .

And next to the feed was a countdown clock giving how long it would be before new episodes of "Glee" were going to air.

It was a little more than nine days, btw.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. scratches head... what is glee?

I have to start watching the teevee machine. I am missing ALL KINDS of references.

[Oilwellian]

20. I can top that

Did you see Ratigan's Steel on Wheels program discussing Egypt from a ski lodge in Colorado? The split screen of Egyptians rioting and the pristine snow-capped mountains was surreal.

I've been watching the sites from Egypt all day. I don't think I've ever witnessed such bravery from so many people in my entire life. It is my hope Mubarek will step down very soon, and El Baradei (sp?) steps in as interim president until an election can be held.

I'm here with you fellow DU'ers watching history transpire before our very eyes. I'll check in often for the next couple of hours.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. I have...

[Oilwellian]

26. I remember that like it happened yesterday

We live in interesting times.

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Yep, truly the chinese curse

and yes I remember that one too...

[spanone]

2. historic day ahead....

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. What is the expectation?

[spanone]

5. i expect that we'll find out as the day goes by???

:shrug:

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. So many lives have already been lost.

:(

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. The army really has the ball on their court

they moved in with M-113 APCs and M1-A1 Abrams tanks... to secure critical assets.

The 113 I get it... the armor... is heavy armor.

(What is sad is I can look at footage and recognize the damn gear)

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. I had read that the army (conscript) was expected to be with the people

as opposed to the police (career) who were expected to side with Mubarek.

Non-official source, just opinion.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. It is the next few hours that will tell us

depends on how they do command... if they are still using Russian Doctrine... well independent action is not quite what they are trained for.

US Doctrine gives troops independence at all levels. For people with no military training this does not matter, but it is a huge thing... in how an army works, especially in a situation like this.

[Synnical]

7. I'm paying attention to AJ Blog

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/01/28/liveblog-egypts-protests-erupt

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. I refresh it every so often

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. Thanks for the link. nt

[Mojeoux]

21. Thanx for this Synnical.

I have bookmarked it now. The blackout of the net is chilling. Cameras can still take pictures and videos. The blackout is being protested by international press, world leaders.
It will be lifted and we will see what they didn't want us to see and read.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. From Al Jazeera feed

6:04 am Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton, reporting from Cairo, says the National Museum in Cairo has not been damaged by the fire that destroyed the neighboring office of the National Democratic Party last night.

5:29 am Associated Press news agency is reporting that China has blocked the word "Egypt" from the country's wildly popular Twitter-like service, while coverage of the political turmoil has been tightly restricted in state media.

Methinks China don't want any ideas.

[KansasVoter]

19. Please keep updating your thread to reflect the accurate time!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. I am waiting for AJ liveblog to update

[sufrommich]

23. Al Jazeera English has started it's morning program.

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. from Liveblog

6:30 am The Headquarters of the ruling National Democratic Party in Cairo are still on fire.

[rollin74]

28. I just started watching Al Jazeera English again

live report from Cairo- streets are very quiet so far this morning
unclear if more demonstrations will take place later in the day
internet still being blocked by the gov't

nat'l museum was not damaged by the fire...protesters formed a human shield around the museum to prevent looting

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. For whatever reason it quit on my puter

thanks