You are in the the 32nd Child Diary of the Liveblog of the 2011 Egyptian Uprising and other uprisings spreading throughout the Mideast. We stand with our Egyptian friends and their courageous struggle for freedom.
DO NOT REC THIS DIARY! Rec the Mothership here.
(The idea is to keep the Mothership visible on the rec list, with links therein to the child diaries where we can discuss the events. This prevents multiple liveblog diaries taking up slots on the rec list.)
It bears repeating - Please DO NOT Rec this diary, Rec the Mothership Diary here.
HOW TO HOST A CHILD DIARY:
post a comment with "I"LL HOST CHILD #XX" in the subject.
ask for the link to the google doc template
follow instructions in doc. it takes about 1 minute to copy and paste the sections: Title, Intro, Body, Tags
email unaspenser at una [dot] spenser [at] yahoo [dot] com OR
conchita at sharon [dot] lynch [at] verizon [dot] net
for more info - we all thank you for your service.
email unaspenser @ una [dot] spenser [at] yahoo [dot] com for more info and so she can send you the link. (or whomever is coordinating at the moment.)
Resources:
Note: The Mothership Diary is the place to go for a complete list of resources.
Al Jazeera English - Watch Live (the Youtube link below should work for Mac users unable to load this.)
Al Jazeera live also available on
Dish Network channel 9410
DirecTV: Channel 375 Link
Al Jazeera Live on YouTube
English Stream http://www.youtube.com/...
Arabic Stream http://www.youtube.com/...
BBC Reports
bicycle Hussein paladin - Why Iran 1979 Went to the Islamists and This One Won't
weasel - Updates on the Egyptian Protests
People to follow on twitter:
@sharifkouddous
@monasosh
@ioerror
@ElBaradei
@SultanAlQassemi
@evanchill
@glcarlstrom
@nolanjazeera
@3arabawy
@shadihamid
@bencnn
@arabist
@speaktotweet: Egyptian Voice Tweets on Twitter
Previous Child Diaries:
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #31 - by politik
Egypt LiveBlog: Sub-Diary #30 - by Pluto
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #29 - by shenderson
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #28 - by Red Sox
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #27 - by dmac
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #26 - by unaspenser
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #25 - by unspeakable
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #24 - by dingodude
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #23 - by unaspenser
EgyptLiveblog: Sub-Diary #22 - by conchita
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #21 - FlySwatterBanjo
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #20 - Scarce
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #19 - Lexington1
US calls for an "orderly transition" Elbaradei: "I would advise him to leave today" - Lefty Coaster
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #17 - BlueDragon
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #16 - by David_PA
Egypt Liveblog: Sub-Diary #15 - by politik
Update: As of 18:30 EST reports/coverage of military forces firing into the air to break up pro-Mubarak protesters and other protesters appear to have abated - AJE saying that more shots may have been fired in Alexandria "in the last few minutes" @ 18:40ish - it was unclear if this referred to the original incident or a second outbreak, though no further incidents have been reported as of 19:20ish EST. President Obama is expected to speak imminently.
Update: President Obama has made a speech praising the Egyptian military for their non-interference and peacekeeping role and the Egyptian people for protecting their cultural heritage. He confirmed that he has spoken to Mubarak, who "recognises that the status-quo is not sustainable". He also stated that whilst it is not our role to dictate matters, that a peaceful transfer of power "must begin now", leading to free and fair elections and a government responsive to the Egyptian people. Finally, he made a commitment to providing support to the Egyptian people in rebuilding from their current hardship.
