The day part of the Internet died: Egypt goes dark

[Docfeelgood]

You write a lot like how my Chinese students used to.

You teach?

[DaShi]

Not anymore.

[Zevico]

I'm surprised by the lack of discussion about Saudi Arabia. If any people are rife for a "democracy movement", it's the Saudi's.

Where would saudis learn about democracy? And where would they learn about wahabbism? The former on the internet if theyre lucky or books( if theyre not banned). The latter everywhere.

[Docfeelgood]

I have a lot of respect for teachers.
It takes a special person to be able to teach.
I learned something about you.
Thanks for sharing this with me.

[DaShi]

I make porn now.

[Wezil]

You go long time?

[Docfeelgood]

Some are able to converse better when writing.
Some are not.
I converse much better with verbal communication.
Typing my thoughts is a handicap.
I try to keep it short and understandable as best as I can.

[DaShi]

Have you ever been diagnosed with ADD?

[Docfeelgood]

Have you ever been diagnosed with ADD?

Yes

[Al B. Sure!]

So they're saying Mubarak is in a coma now...

[DaShi]

I would be too after losing all the power so rapidly.

[Wezil]

So they're saying Mubarak is in a coma now...

I suspect he's been in a coma for the last two weeks.

[Wezil]

Washington (CNN) -- Middle Eastern leaders "can't be behind the curve" as their populations demand change, President Barack Obama said Tuesday after protesters forced out Egypt's longtime strongman and faced a government crackdown in Iran.

This from the man that has been two time zones behind his own ******* on the issue.

Priceless.

[Sprayber]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecutline/20110215/bs_yblog_thecutline/cbss-logan-suffered-brutal-attack-in-egypt

Looks like journalists are still taking a beating from many sides.

CBS News correspondent Lara Logan "suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating" on Feb. 11 in Egypt, according to a network statement. The incident took place as Logan was covering celebrations in Tahrir Square for "60 Minutes" shortly after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Logan and her security team "were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration," according to the CBS statement. There were over 200 people in the mob.
"In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew," the statement continued. "She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers."
Logan reconnected with her team and returned to the United States the next morning. She's currently recovering in a hospital.
During the Egyptian uprising, numerous journalists were attacked by pro-Mubarak mobs and arrested. Unlike the attack on Logan, which took place after Mubarak left office, most took place during a two-day period when Mubarak supporters hit the streets. The attack on Logan shows the danger to foreign correspondents reporting from hot spots around the world.
Journalists continue to face threats in the Middle East and North Africa, as protests inspired by events in Egypt and Tunisia take place throughout the region. On Monday, government loyalists in Yemen attacked a BBC reporter and his cameraman.
Nearly two weeks ago, Logan described the difficulties facing foreign journalists in Egypt--a country not unlike other authoritarian regimes in its treatment of the press--just before she was also detained by police. Watch below:
Logan spoke to Esquire about her earlier police interrogation on Feb. 10, the night before the attack transpired.
"We were all blindfolded," Logan told the magazine. "They blindfolded me, but they said if I didn't take it off they wouldn't tie my hands. They kept us in stress positions—they wouldn't let me put my head down. It was all through the night. We were pretty exhausted."
She said Egyptian police also accused her crew of being "Israeli spies" or agents. "We were accused of everything," she said.
But Logan, who had returned to the United States after the police detention, wasn't going to sit out the rest of a major revolution. She decided to return to Egypt on Feb. 10, telling Esquire "there's no doubt in my mind that the situation we were caught in before, we are now arriving into again."
The New York Times noted Tuesday that "some female journalists complained about being singled out by crowds" while covering the protests in Egypt. However, it's unclear at this time if there were other incidents of sexual assault involving journalists.
The crowd in Tahrir Square during the early days of the protest was overwhelmingly male. But as the protests grew, the crowd resembled a cross-section of Egyptian society, with women and children present at demonstrations. That continued through the celebrations following Mubarak's resignation, which until this incident, have been largely viewed in a positive light.
CBS said Tuesday that there will be no further comment and that "Logan and her family respectfully request privacy at this time."

[Heraclitus]

I have a strong feeling this whole buisness will not end well for the Copts or Egyptians in general. I would say there is a distinct possibility we will see a Islamic Republic in the country in the next decade. There is very little hope of a secular society coming out of this.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gn...=Google+Reader

On the x-axis you see the proportion who accept that adulterers should be stoned. On the y-axis you see the responses to amputation and apostasy. The red points are the proportion who agree with the death penalty for apostates, and the navy points those who believe in whipping or amputation for robbers.