Ashley Mwanza
The remarkable story of Egypt's anti-government protests continues. Night has fallen there, and the protests are continuing.
(Amr Nabil/AP) An Egyptian mother hugged her child as she watched thousands of
Egyptian protesters gather at Tahrir square in Cairo earlier today (Jan. 30, 2011).
It’s not clear at all whether they believe them or not, but the Egyptian elite have been telling themselves lies and half truths for years. Today may have seen the day when those lies and half truths caught up with them. Clearly, the many thousands of people in Tahrir Square don’t take the regime’s claims about reform seriously.
The press has focused on economic grievances—perhaps taking their cues from government spokesmen—but the only demands we hear are political. The young people in Tahrir want freedom and liberation from Hosni Mubarak, his family, and the National Democratic Party.
Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading opposition figure, has joined thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, in continued demonstrations demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. He told the crowd on Sunday night that "what we have begun cannot go back" referring to days of anti-government protests.
"As Muslim Protestors prayed, Christian Egyptians formed human chains to protect them. Solidarity, strength and co-existence."
Victory for the people is certain...it's only a matter of time...
Only a matter of time indeed!
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