Sunday, April 30, 2006
Egypt: Mubarak's Real Targets
His real enemy is Democracy, just like Bush.
Egypt: Mubarak's Real Targets - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com:
"May 8, 2006 issue - They moved under cover of darkness. Batons in hand, visors over their faces, black-uniformed troops charged toward the Judges' Club, a social gathering spot for magistrates in downtown Cairo. For a week hundreds of protesters had gathered there in solidarity with two magistrates who have accused ruling party hacks of rigging last year's parliamentary elections. Now the judges were facing possible prosecution, and pro-democracy forces were outraged. As the protesters held hands and chanted antigovernment slogans, the club-wielding cops fell upon them, beating many and dragging 60 to jail. The following day, thousands of security forces sealed the High Court, arresting even more demonstrators as troop carriers rumbled through the city center. 'This is Mubarak's democracy,' said one young protester who witnessed the crackdown but did not want his name used for fear of retribution."
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