Uprising: Army on Streets of Egypt

28 Jan, 2011 by Donald Douglas

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Things are moving so fast it’s difficult to know exactly what’s happening.

This first clip, from Al Jazeera, shows protesters overcome by tear gas (at about 2:00 minutes):

And here’s the scene from the Qasr al-Nil bridge near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Students push back riot police:

And from yesterday, dramatic footing of a man being shot during protests, and Vice President Biden’s interview on PBS: “Protests Escalate in Egypt – U.S. Stands by in Realpolitik Mode.”

More from Michelle Malkin, “Uprising in Egypt“:

They’re calling it “Angry Friday.” Protesters in Egypt may have been cut off from the Internet, but information will always find a way to free itself. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is presiding over a violent crackdown against opponents who have joined a region-wide revolt against autocracy …

Also, at Wall Street Journal, “Egypt Deploys Military On Cairo’s Streets” (via Memeorandum).

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