A revolution far from over

[babsbunny]

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/anger-in-egypt/2011/02/201122675333177233.html

Saturday's army crackdown in Cairo's Tahrir Square highlights deepening tension between protesters and army.
Gregg Carlstrom

The reports started coming in shortly after midnight: Contacts I met in Cairo earlier this month, a few of them still camped out in Tahrir Square, said the Egyptian military was using force to expel protesters from downtown Cairo.

Protesters had gathered on Friday, the two-week anniversary of Hosni Mubarak's ouster, to remind the country's military junta that they want real democratic reforms.

Witnesses in the square said soldiers, many wearing masks and wielding cattle prods or automatic weapons, forced everyone to leave. A number of people - it is not clear how many - were injured and arrested during the onslaught.

The crackdown highlighted a tension that is likely to worsen in the months leading up to scheduled elections in September. Many protesters do not trust the military, and say they will continue agitating for political and economic reforms; but the military's patience with demonstrations seems to be wearing thin.

An ongoing process

[midnight]

1. Sounds like these poor people have lots of work ahead of them....

[MedleyMisty]

2. I trust them to keep fighting

They are extremely brave, motivated, full of energy and hope. And people all over the world have their backs.

I think....

People all over the world are starting to have everyone's back.