Looks like Mubarek has his own Janjaweed forces in the streets

[SoCalDem]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janjaweed

We know of them by their deeds in Darfur, but the tactics here are pretty much the same..

armed, scary men swooping into crowds on horses & camels...just to create chaos & scare & injure people:(

Remember the Fedayeen in Iraq?

and the Basiji thugs in Iran , on motorbikes?

paid thugs..just out to create mayhem :grr:

[Bonhomme Richard]

1. This is how dictators maintain power and don't think for a moment that..

the tea party types in this country wouldn't be used to protect interest here.

[SoCalDem]

2. yep.. they have different names, but their activities are the same

That's why I think Mubarek is going nowhere, anytime soon.
:(

If it only took protests in the streets, there would be few dictators:(