Egyptian bloggers rally against military

[EFerrari]

Source: Al Jazeera English

Egyptian bloggers rally against military
Evan Hill Last Modified: 23 May 2011 19:34

Hundreds of Egyptians have staged an unprecedented show of online defiance against their country's military leadership, taking to their blogs to write at times scathing critiques of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) that assumed power after longtime president Hosni Mubarak stepped down in February.

The show of anger on Monday came ahead of a "million-man" protest that activists have called for Friday, one they hope will be the largest since the revolution and will demonstrate widespread public support for their call to put former government officials on trial and restrain the power of the armed forces.

Criticising the military in any form is a dangerous act in Egypt and is sometimes considered a crime. Maikel Nabil, a pacifist who blogged against the army, was tried and sentenced to three years in prison by a military court in April. It was the first trial of a blogger since the revolution.

But on Monday, the military appeared to strike a different tone.


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[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, EFerrari.

[EFerrari]

2. I'm so in awe of this disciplined movement.

Started reading about 20 of them on Twitter in January. They are remarkable people.

[Uncle Joe]

3. I agree,

I also believe that if the Egyptian military tries a bait and switch game, they will be sorely disappointed.

The times are a changing and there is no going back.

:hi:

[Dawson Leery]

4. A society cannot be free unless there are strict restraints

on those in uniform and the powerful they protect.