Egyptians are returning to Tahrir Square

[malaise]

Something is wrong here - the same old Mubarak Cabinet is meeting.
I thought the army had disbanded the Cabinet and Parliament.
I have a feeling that Suleiman the not so magnificent is still running this show.

People are very suspicious of the army.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12442270

[ellenrr]

1. Something is going on that bears watching

This is what I pick up from presstv (http://www.presstv.ir/- live coverage)

Army is taking down tents and scuffling with demonstrators.
The Police also returned to the Square, chanting "The Police, The Army, The people are one"
As you can imagine, the police were met with great anger by the people.

Military police are making arrests in Tahrir Square.
Speculation on the street is that the police are trying to re-assert their control.

Disgruntled police hold protest outside Interior of Ministry for better wages.
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----A time for great vigilance.....

[malaise]

2. Vigilance must be the word

The establishment does not relinquish power easily.

[OneGrassRoot]

3. Thanks for the heads up. n/t

[malaise]

4. Turns out that antiquities were stolen from the museum

in the early days.

[Catherina]

11. Glad u mentioned that. Latest article

Cairo Museum Looting: One Looter was looking for "Red Mercury", the Rest...
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So despite all the attempts to play down the news of the looting of the museum, it now turns out (Zahi Hawass, 'Sad News') that thieves got away with several items. As I earlier suspected one of the Tutankhamun figures is missing, in fact two were taken. The missing items known at present are (Hawass gives a list on his blog, without the museum accession numbers which makes it difficult to identify which of a number of objects that could fall under the same description (numbers 4.5.6) he is talking about. (Dorothy King on her blog has attempted to provide pictures of all of the missing objects, though it still is not clear which items are actually meant in some cases, so for now I reserve judgement and refer readers to her efforts):

1. STOLEN: Gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun being carried by a goddess (photo below),


2. STOLEN: The upper part of the gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun harpooning (broken off at the legs).


More items and information at lin

http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2011/02/cairo-museum-looting-one-looter-was.html

[fasttense]

5. Kick to find out what happens. n/t

[snappyturtle]

6. K&R

[maryf]

7. k&r

just getting started...moving into step 2?

[jimlup]

8. It isn't going to be as simple and neat a package as is being portrayed by the naive US media

This will be long and messy and established power would like nothing more than for everyone to believe that it is over and solved.

[Junkdrawer]

9. +1000

[originalpckelly]

14. Exactly.

Real change takes time.

[formercia]

10. The Counterrevolution has begun

while Mubarak waits in his villa by the sea, bags unpacked and ready to return to Cairo.

[maryf]

12. power to the people.

they aren't stupid, they won't tolerate this.

[formercia]

13. I agree

A population with nothing to lose but their lives, is a formidable foe.

[maryf]

16. amen.

solidarity.

[Raksha]

17. I agree - the people knew what they were dealing with

and most likely they expected it. They hoped it would work otherwise, but an entrenched power structure doesn't give up power easily.

[originalpckelly]

15. The great blob of freedom shall win in the long run.

You can hold it back, but the pressure builds up and will eventually break through all the things holding it back.

[L. Coyote]

18. 18 antiquities - including statues of King Tutankhamun - have been stolen from the Egyptian Museum