Highlights from Egypt, Dec 7 2012 (Part 2)

[Catherina]

Part 1 is here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021940838#op as well as links to previous threads


Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

BREAKING: Protesters have broken Republican guard curfew and are now in front of presidential palace #Egypt


Mohamed Abd El-Hamid ‏@MohAbdElHamid

Protesters broke the republican card barricade and are marching towards the palace. #Itehadya


Edit: Update, Protesters are at the front gate of the palace. LIVESTREAM here: http://www.livestream.com/ontveg AMAZING!

[Catherina]

1. protests on the other side of the Republican Guard (abu shakra side) are merging ....

Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

The protests on the other side of the Republican Guard (abu shakra side) are merging with Nedi Heliopolis side, defying soldiers #Egypt

[Catherina]

2. Pic The front of the protest at the #presidentialpalace

Egyptocracy ‏@Egyptocracy

7.02pm: The front of the protest at the #presidentialpalace. #Egypt screenshot from OnTV:

:large

[Catherina]

3. People pouring into area behind army lines. Army offering no resistance

Loay El Biritaany ‏@ElBiritaany

People pouring into area behind army lines. Army offering no resistance #PresidentialPalace

[Catherina]

4. Today is MUCH bigger than 700,000 mobile phones

Mohamed El Dahshan ‏@eldahshan

You know when the telecom authorities said there were 700,000 mobile phones by the presidential palace on Tuesday? Today is MUCH bigger.

[Catherina]

5. The presdential guard no longer have control. No secured zone. The street is ours. n/t

@Sandmonkey

The presdential guard no longer have control. No secured zone. The street is ours.

[Catherina]

6. Marching to palace

Egyptocracy ‏@Egyptocracy

7.06pm EET: #Assiut. #Egypt screenshot from OnTV: pic.twitter.com/MKUuo54K

[Catherina]

7. VIDEO - Marching on the presidential palace against the ruling MBs

Hossam عمو حسام ‏@3arabawy

VIDEO - Marching on the presidential palace against the ruling MBs

&feature=youtu.be

[Catherina]

8. On the other side of the baracade. It was t0o easy

Egypt Photographer ‏@degner

On the other side of the baracade. It was to easy, a trap either physically or politically for the opposition.

[Catherina]

9. Thousands protesting against Morsi in #Asiut

Gigi Ibrahim ‏@Gsquare86

Thousands protesting against Morsi in #Asiut via @JimmyGamal2012

:large

[Catherina]

10. 1000s flood Republican guards &charge to doors of palace -- "Leave"

Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

Awesome scenes at presidential palace, watched 1000s flood Republican guards &charge to doors of palace from above."Leave" they chant #Egypt


Mohamed Abdelfattah ‏@mfatta7

Barricades broken into from least two areas. I'm adjacent to a presidential palace gate now. #egypt

[Catherina]

11. guards are not reacting, they are letting people pass peacefully without resistance n/t

Gigi Ibrahim ‏@Gsquare86

The presidential guards are not reacting, they are letting people pass peacefully without resistance #Iti7adyia

[Catherina]

12. 1000s stretching down road by palace, New march arrives too

Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

Can you see the 1000s stretching down road by presidential palace? New march arrives too #Egypt http://yfrog.com/hsbukwpj

[Catherina]

13. VIDEO - Clashes in Sharqiya, Morsi's hometown

Hossam عمو حسام ‏@3arabawy

VIDEO - Clashes in Sharqiya, Morsi's hometown

#ACAB

[Catherina]

14. we were "let in" by the palace again. Heavy army presence afterwards.

Lobna Darwish ‏@lobna

I have no clue what's happening, we were "let in" by the palace again. Heavy army presence afterwards.



Ziad ‏@ZiadM

Yes plz RT @leimolavida There is no fucking point of getting into the palace ... it is our loss only!

[Catherina]

15. Ambulance sounds. Don't know what's going on at the front. 10,0000s in the way

Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

@Shaimaakhalil Ambulance sounds. Don't know what's going on at the front. 10,0000s in the way.

[Catherina]

16. Be careful,when police withdrew on Wednesday there was a bloody attack....

Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

Be careful,when police withdrew on Wednesday there was a bloody attack.Army just let protesters thru prez palace barriers,what next? #Egypt

[Catherina]

17. All barriers down. Thousands of protesters are now converging

Mohamed Abdelfattah ‏@mfatta7

All barriers down. Thousands of protesters are now converging freely on the presidential palace #Egypt

[Catherina]

18. People at the front gate of palace now, looks like there will be a sit-in

Gigi Ibrahim ‏@Gsquare86

People at the front gate of palace now, looks like there will be a sit-in pic is via @Shokeir #Ita7adyia

[Catherina]

19. Alexandria, Assuit, Beheira, Zakazik, Mahalla and Cairo are revolting against Morsi.

Wael Abbas ‏@waelabbas

RT @MinaNaguib90: Now it is confirmed that Assuit, Beheira, Zakazik, Mahalla and Cairo are revolting against Morsi.


@MinaNaguib90

According to @M_Rushdy79 and Essam Aamer, Alexandria is revolting too

[Catherina]

20. Important that people show restraint and not get in the palace. This is a trap

نشرة القاهرة‎ ‏@cairowire

RT @NaziqAlAbed Important that people show restraint and not get in the palace. This is a trap. #dec7 #egypt #Itahadya

[Catherina]

21. why the MoI and the Parliament are now walled and ferociously defended while the palace...

Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

Rt @kikhote: why the MoI and the Parliament are now walled and ferociously defended while the presidential palace fell twice in three days ?

[Catherina]

22. at the gates of the #PresidentialPalace chanting the people want to bring down the regime

Loay El Biritaany ‏@ElBiritaany

Now at the gates of the #PresidentialPalace chanting the people want to bring down the regime.

[Catherina]

23. MB offered bribes for the families of victims in Itihadiya clashes, now claiming were MB...

Ahmed Ateyya ‏@Ateyya

MB offered bribes for the families of victims in Itihadiya clashes, in exchange that they claim they were MB members http://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/92006 …


Ahmed Ateyya ‏@Ateyya

The MB themselves were stupid enough to publish videos for themselves torturing protesters to elicit false confessions that they were hired

[Catherina]

38. Brother of dead victim of pres palace incident refuses #Ikhwan request to 'add his brother to >>>

marlyn ‏@virtualactivism

Brother of dead victim of pres palace incident refuses #Ikhwan request to 'add his brother to Ikhwan list of martyrs'. Says they killed him

[Catherina]

40. Karim Sagyos, 41 Copt, died in the prezpalace clashes. Ministry of Health never announced his death!

Ahmed Ateyya ‏@Ateyya

Karim Sagyos, 41 Copt, died in the prezpalace clashes. Ministry of Health never announced his death!

[Catherina]

24. #Morsi in the presidential palace? NO, he's not

Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

Re: #Morsi in the presidential palace @monaanis: @Beltrew NO, he's not

[Catherina]

25. What are MB figures doing in the U.S. while protestors are brutally attacked, arrested?

Sarahngb ‏@Sarahngb

What are MB figures doing in the U.S. while protestors in Zagazig are seeing brutal attacks by police and are being arrested here in Cairo?

[Catherina]

26. Mahalla protesters throw out head of city council, announce autonomy “We no longer belong to ...

SlipknotMody ‏@SlipknotMody

#EgyWorkers RT @hany2m: #Mahalla protesters throw out head of city council, announce autonomy - http://bit.ly/11S2n8V - #Egypt #Morsi

Mahalla announces autonomy

Sara Abou Bakr / December 7, 2012

“We no longer belong to the Ikhwani state”




Mahalla. AFP/File Photo

Protesters in Mahalla, the largest industrial city in Egypt, threw out the head of their city council, Friday night, and announced their autonomy from the “Muslim brotherhood” state.

“We no longer belong to the Ikhwani state,” they announced from the city council.

Mahlla is known for its clashes with the police in 2008 which some analysts consider to be the spark of the January 25 2011 revolution.

http://dailynewsegypt.com/2012/12/07/mahalla-announces-autonomy/

[Catherina]

27. feed of OnTv from in front of the presidential palace is AMAZING! - Link

@MinaNaguib90

The feed of OnTv from in front of the presidential palace is AMAZING!

http://www.livestream.com/ontveg

[Catherina]

28. Video: MB mob beat up a Christian Egyptian coz he has a long beard (NYTimes translator?)

Ahmed Ateyya ‏@Ateyya

Coming up: video of MB members beating a Christian man, because he has a long beard. They thought he was an infiltrator, spy!


Ahmed Ateyya ‏@Ateyya

Video: MB mob beat up a Christian Egyptian fixer coz he has a long beard http://www.elwatannews.com/video/details?Id=2987 …



Why would that SOB do that?? NYTimes translator attacked when Ikhwan found out he was a Christian with a beard. Says he's had beard for 3yrs

[Catherina]

29. News of Ikhwani mobilization to protect President legitimacy around Presidential Palace n/t

Menna منّة ‏@TheMiinz

News of Ikhwani mobilization to protect President legitimacy around Presidential Palace


Andy Carvin ‏@acarvin

Anyone confirm? MT @Gsquare86: According to Al Watan news MB gathering at Rabaa mosque to head to prez palace now ..not sure if true ?!

[Catherina]

30. People need to start worrying when army and military stations around the palace start withdrawing

Egyptocracy ‏@Egyptocracy

People need to start worrying when army and military stations around the palace start withdrawing. #Egypt #Morsi

[Catherina]

31. Reuters Live video: Protests outside presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt

Amir Nagi Mosaad ‏@amirmosaad

Reuters Live video: Protests outside presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt http://bit.ly/Y1tfEj

[tkmorris]

32. I appreciate these threads tremendously Catherina

Don't think that because there is little feedback that no one is reading them. I know I am and I am certain I'm not the only one.

[Catherina]

39. Thank you! Much appreciated. I know some do

which is why I keep going. Plus it's a great place to have a record of what really happened. Solidarity

[Catherina]

33. BREAKING: MB demonstrating by Rab'a ElAdwia mosque planning to head to pres palace

The Daily News Egypt ‏@DailyNewsEgypt

BREAKING: Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Channel 25: people are demonstrating by Rab'a ElAdwia mosque in support of #Morsy


marlyn ‏@virtualactivism

#Ikhwan congregating at Rabaa al Adaweya mosque in Madinet Nasr and planning to head to pres palace http://almogaz.com/news/politics/

[Catherina]

34. republican guards withdrawing +Brotherhood's supporters mobilizing = shit's about to hit the fan.

Andy Carvin ‏@acarvin

Quite possibly. RT @DaliaEzzat_: republican guards withdrawing +Brotherhood's supporters mobilizing = shit's about to hit the fan. #Egypt

[Catherina]

35. Anti-Morsi protest of a few hundred in Hurghada going down sa2ala street

Mariam Ali ‏@mariamali7

Anti-Morsi protest of a few hundred in Hurghada going down sa2ala street مظاهرة في الغردقة #Egypt

[Catherina]

36. overseas voting in the constitutional referendum, supposed to start tomorrow, has been postponed

Gregg Carlstrom ‏@glcarlstrom

AJA says overseas voting in the constitutional referendum, supposed to start tomorrow, has been postponed

[Catherina]

37. NPR correspondent to Brotherhood

Andy Carvin ‏@acarvin

@ikhwanweb: can you confirm if MB members are gathering at Rabaa El Adawia Mosque, and if so, will you tell them not to confront opposition?


Andy Carvin ‏@acarvin

@TheMiinz Just trying to get them to say something on the record; they've replied in the past.



Cute Andy. Real cute.

Andy Carvin
@acarvin

Senior strategist at NPR. Online community organizer since 1994. Former director of the Digital Divide Network. Writer. Photographer. Dad.

out and about · http://about.me/acarvin

[Catherina]

46. MB answers NPR correspondent "we don't condone violence "

Ikhwanweb ‏@Ikhwanweb

.@acarvin they're gathering there, no plans for confrontations, we don't condone violence

[Catherina]

41. Unconfirmed reports of gunshots used against anti- #Morsi protesters in #Minya

SlipknotMody ‏@SlipknotMody

#Egypt RT @DailyNewsEgypt: Unconfirmed reports of gunshots used against anti- #Morsi protesters in #Minya #Dec7

[Catherina]

42. Already, vendors,food are set up all along in front of the palace. This is a return to the sit in

Egypt Photographer ‏@degner

Already, vendors and food are set up all along in front of the palace. This is a return to the sit in.

[Catherina]

43. Breaking : The MB have agreed to meet with Morsi, who is a member of the MB... It's a boring farce

SlipknotMody ‏@SlipknotMody

Breaking : The #MB have agreed to meet with #Morsi, who is a member of the #MB... It's a boring farce, you know !! #Egypt

[Catherina]

44. around 400 MB members gathered in Madinet Naser, more are on the way.

Ahmed Ateyya ‏@Ateyya

Sources: around 400 MB members gathered in Madinet Naser, more are on the way.


(I hope they're not on camel)

[Catherina]

45. #Tahrir sq filling up with anti-#Morsi protesters as tens of thousands surround the palace

#Egypt RT @dailynewsegypt #Tahrir sq filling up with anti-#Morsi protesters as tens of thousands surround the presidential palace in protest


The livestream is too amazing!

[Euphoria]

52. Great work Catherina.

This is so important. Thank you for helping us keep informed and connected to what's going on.

[Catherina]

62. My pleasure to do this. Duty even I feel since the MSM

can't be trusted. Then there's that solidarity thing too

Thank you

[Catherina]

47. In Zagazig, street battle ongoing, 6 ambulances running every where

J. Berry / ست الحته ‏@moneloky

Protestors are back to AlMabarra hospital / Fath mosque area ! #zagazig #egypt #الزقازيق





J. Berry / ست الحته ‏@moneloky

6 ambulances running every where and parked next to Fath eye hospital . #zagazig #egypt pic.twitter.com/P9TaDVVp

[Catherina]

48. MB gathering v. close to palace... Worrying.Expect bloodshed if they meet

Bel Trew - بل ترو ‏@Beltrew

Reports #ikhwan are gathering v. close to the presidential palace, at Rabaat el-adaweya mosque.Worrying.Expect bloodshed if they meet #Egypt

[Catherina]

49. thousands of MB members gathering an hour walking distance from palace

Nadia El-Awady ‏@NadiaE

Reports on Twitter that thousands of MB members gathering in Madinat Nasr, a neighborhood about an hour walking distance from palace


Andy Carvin ‏@acarvin

@Beltrew: @ikhwanweb confirms they're gathering there, but "no plans for confrontations" http://bit.ly/YKbCJM



shaimaa khalil ‏@Shaimaakhalil

#MuslimBrotherhood on its TV ch Misr25 hundreds of #Morsi supporters gathering 3 miles frm the pres.palace infront of Raba El-Adawiya Mosque

[Catherina]

50. MB official tweet about "war of rumors aided by media & foreign funding to manipulate the situation"

Ikhwanweb ‏@Ikhwanweb

Opposition is waging war of rumors aided by media & foreign funding to manipulate the situation & perception, we ask public to b vigilant

[Catherina]

51. Mahalla electing their OWN government council now

Tori Aarseth ‏@toriaar

Yay! MT @RanyaKhalifa #Ma7alla has just declared its autonomy from the #ikhwan state and are electing their OWN government council now!

[TeeYiYi]

53. k+r Thank you Catherina. ...nt

TYY

[Catherina]

63. TeeYiYi!

Fascinating days...

[Catherina]

54. photo showing gathering of MB in front of Raba'a Mosque now

Lilian Wagdy ليليان ‏@lilianwagdy

photo by @ahmedHkamal showing gathering of MB in front of Raba'a Mosque now

:large

[Catherina]

55. timelines & FB profiles of my MB youth friends are scary, very scary and sad. being radicalized

Iyad El-Baghdadi ‏@iyad_elbaghdadi

The timelines & FB profiles of my MB youth friends are scary, very scary and sad. So many of my friends are being radicalized. #Egypt



Iyad El-Baghdadi ‏@iyad_elbaghdadi

If I'm worried about what has happened then that's nothing compared to how worried I am about what may well happen. #Egypt

[Catherina]

56. Ruling just in - all 49 protesters who were arrested this week will be released

Mohamed El Dahshan ‏@eldahshan

I'm at the Heliopolis court. Ruling just in - all 49 protesters who were arrested this week will be released.

[polly7]

67. Woot! Awesome to see a bit of good news in all of this. nt.

[Catherina]

69. I know. I think Morsi realizes he overplayed his hand.

I still have a bad sense of foreboding though. You?

[polly7]

71. I'm not sure what to think, but it doesn't feel good for me either.

He doesn't seem to want to budge, other than merely postponing the referendum until Wednesday? The MB hardliners seem to want no compromise at all and after all the violence, I can't imagine a few days delay making any difference to opposition supporters. It's really sad, they fought so hard for change.

[Catherina]

57. Protests in Maadi in Victoria square (Grand Mall) shaking up the ground

Mohamed Abd El-Hamid ‏@MohAbdElHamid

RT @loveLife_Smile: Protests in Maadi in Victoria square (Grand Mall) shaking up the ground

[Catherina]

58. Unconfirmed report that Egypt's military chiefs are in an emergency meeting re: Morsi

Andy Carvin ‏@acarvin

Can anyone confirm the report from Dostor News that Egypt's military chiefs are in an emergency meeting re: Morsi? http://bit.ly/YKeC8J



(article in Arabic)

[Catherina]

59. MB evacuates #Ismailia offices fearing possible attacks

SlipknotMody ‏@SlipknotMody

RT @jadaliyya: MB evacuates #Ismailia offices fearing possible attacks (via @Tahrir_News) #Egypt #MB #Ikhwan



lol.

[Catherina]

60. Republican Guard withdrew from El-Merghany st. by the palace.Protesters blocked entrances instead

The Daily News Egypt ‏@DailyNewsEgypt

Republican Guard withdrew from their station at El-Merghany st. by the presidential palace.Protesters blocked entrances instead


this is a very similar replay of what went down last time.

[Catherina]

61. protesters near prez palace graffitied a Republican Guard tank: "Down with Morsi"

Reem Abdellatif ريم ‏@Reem_Abdellatif

Anti - #Morsi protesters near prez palace graffitied a Republican Guard tank: "Down with Morsi" #Egypt

:large

[Catherina]

64. MB now saying Rab'a is a gathering not march; will only march if ppl break in palace or something

MT @LamiaHassan FJP Samir El Wesimy tells Dream that Rab'a is a gathering not march; will only march if ppl break in palace or smth similar.

[Catherina]

65. From Sandmonkey to "Dear US followers"...

@Sandmonkey

Dear US followers, MB Jihadists militias are threatening to attack peaceful protesters again. Is a ceasefire in israel worth our blood?

[Catherina]

66. MB Tv announcement that MB was gathering was actually an announcement TO gather - a public mobilizat

con o'donnell ‏@kanaafa

The Ikhwan TV channel reporting of a gathering of Morsi supporters was actually an announcement TO gather - a public mobilization call

[Catherina]

68. Part 3 continued in next thread

Continuing here: "Highlights from Egypt, Dec 7 2012 (Part 3)": http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021942199

[TeeYiYi]

70. "The only English profanity we know on the presidential palace walls"....

My brain imagines it can see another, the 'c' word, just below the C in "fuck". My bad.



The Big Pharaoh ‏@TheBigPharaoh
The only English profanity we know on the presidential palace walls.

https://twitter.com/TheBigPharaoh/status/277117541623689217

TYY