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Mubarak has taken the unprecedanted move of naming a vice president. the first time he's ever done that during his presidency.
im currently watching al jazeera, and Tahrir Square it still full of thousands of demonstrators, but outside in the suburbs, looting and shootings have changed the landscape of the protest. some communities have set up 'neighbourhood watch' groups to protect their suburbs from looters and thugs. There's also reports coming in right now of thugs cutting off water to suburbs. it looks like law and order has totally broken down. this is a scary situation.
the body count on cnn of 25 dead is way understated. al jazeera has shown images of the dead in the morgues. in one morgue alone in Al Salam city, there are 15 dead (by gunfire) as reported by one al Jazeera reporter. Another reporter has reported 15 and 23 dead respectively
even one of the most respected sunni scholars Yusuf Al Qaradawi has asked Mubarak to step down for the good of the coutry. Qaradawi is a massive voice all over the muslim world, so i think this is the nail in the coffin for Hosni. Ive spoken to some egyptians here, and they're telling me that Hosni has sent his family abroad. im not even sure if that is true or not, but its interesting nonetheless.
my first post in this thread i predicted the mubarak government taking control of this, at least until mubarak's death. im eating my words here. I dont think Hosni will last the week.
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btw, al qaeda hasnt even been mentioned ONCE during the last 5 hours of constant al jazeera updates.
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