Read this I dare you not to weep.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Letter by Egyptian activist.

"the end is near. I have no illusions about this regime or its leader and how he will pluck us and hunt us down one by one until we are over and done with and 8 months from now will pay people to stage fake protests urging him not to leave power ....."

"this is a losing battle and they have all the weapons but we will continue fighting until we can't.
I am heading to Tahrir right now ....."

" Egypt needs you. be Heroes."

rest of the letter here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vm-_ZFixW0E4Rjd8SUH_oRGNLjccX6QuwC-FTYpg62c/edit?hl=en&pli=1#

How many of you today called/wrote the WH? Your senator, if you have a good one?

( Yes, I did)

My heart is breaking.

[JuniperLea]

1. The Senate is drawing a line in the sand...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x342473

I'm not saying this is a good thing, but it looks like things are changing more rapidly now.

[Obamanaut]

9. Lines in the sand are so easy to obliterate. nt

[virgogal]

2. We all have two senators,not one, and both should be called.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Yeah, I know. I have ZERO..they are both asses.

[virgogal]

5. We have one of each----Kerry and Brown. I'm still calling both.

[formercia]

12. The Parade of Virgins

One is sick and the other refuses to march alone.

[Mira]

4. The letter needs to be read and acted on RECOMMENDED

[Fuddnik]

16. Amy Goodman read it on Democracy Now today.

The blogger was called "The Sand Monkey" (His term, I'm not trying to be racist).

That was his last post. He was picked up that day trying to deliver medical supplies to the square.

[WillyT]

6. K & R !!!

:cry:

:kick:

[Obamanaut]

7. delete - posted in wrong spot nt

[Mojeoux]

8. K & R

[Curmudgeoness]

10. Heartbreaking or heroic, either way. Imagine...

fighting a battle that you believe you will lose. You have no illusions of success. But you refuse to give in. I am impressed.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Another activist said yesterday:

"We have to stay here and fight. If we go back home they will hunt us down and kill us anyhow, so we are safer here for now.There is not going back."

Can you imagine being in that situation? Knowing that either way you may die?

Can you imagine THIS sign being a true statement of your life?

[Curmudgeoness]

14. Very powerful sign. Would I be willing to die? I don't know.

I admire them, I can agree with the message, but I cannot answer this.

[xchrom]

11. Recommend

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." Dolores Iburruri

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. They have more courage that we do.

Perhaps it is in our future to develop that same courage.
Perhaps a time will come when there is no other choice.

[WhiteTara]

18. I called the WH a couple dozen times

today, but the line was always busy. So many many people are calling.

[Khan Descend]

19. "...they have all the weapons..."

"...and we never had a Bill of Rights"