Posted by Gopal Unnikrishna
This is a new Egypt and no matter what happens it will not rivert to become the old Egypt.
In Cairo's Tahrir Square, thousands of Egyptians-men and women, young and old, rich and poor-gathered today to celebrate their victory over the regime's hated police and state security forces and to call on Mubarak to step down and leave once and for all. This followed the massive protest on Friday, the culmination of three days of demonstrations that began on January 25th to mark National Police Day.
The people had almost believed that they culd never revolt during Mubarak"s regime but the Tunisians showed the way and the Egyptians did it in just three days. People talked about Friday's protest like a war; a war they'd won. Crowds had the right strategy in that the military was greeted warmly on the streets of Cairo Throughout the day people chanted: "The people, the army: one hand."Crowds roared with approval as one soldier was carried through Tahrir square holding a flower in his hand. Dozens of people clambered onto tanks as they rode around the square.
The police were a different story. Their brutality the past few days--decades in fact--has been well documented. Saturday the police force hauled up iside their HeadQuarters in the Interior Ministry fired upon the crowd when they approached the building, three people instantly fell, and the crowd retreated, but only to advance menacingly as soon as the firing stopped, while the burnt up skeleton of Mubarak's National Democratic party Headquartes loomed in the background pointing to the ominous portends.
At this point it seems clear that the people are not leaving the streets. They own them now and they are refusing to go until Mubarak does.
In Cairo's Tahrir Square, thousands of Egyptians-men and women, young and old, rich and poor-gathered today to celebrate their victory over the regime's hated police and state security forces and to call on Mubarak to step down and leave once and for all. This followed the massive protest on Friday, the culmination of three days of demonstrations that began on January 25th to mark National Police Day.
The people had almost believed that they culd never revolt during Mubarak"s regime but the Tunisians showed the way and the Egyptians did it in just three days. People talked about Friday's protest like a war; a war they'd won. Crowds had the right strategy in that the military was greeted warmly on the streets of Cairo Throughout the day people chanted: "The people, the army: one hand."Crowds roared with approval as one soldier was carried through Tahrir square holding a flower in his hand. Dozens of people clambered onto tanks as they rode around the square.
The police were a different story. Their brutality the past few days--decades in fact--has been well documented. Saturday the police force hauled up iside their HeadQuarters in the Interior Ministry fired upon the crowd when they approached the building, three people instantly fell, and the crowd retreated, but only to advance menacingly as soon as the firing stopped, while the burnt up skeleton of Mubarak's National Democratic party Headquartes loomed in the background pointing to the ominous portends.
At this point it seems clear that the people are not leaving the streets. They own them now and they are refusing to go until Mubarak does.
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