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Social media plays role in Egypt some expected in Iran

By Michael Calderone michael Calderone – Fri Feb 11, 2:39 pm ET

As Egyptians celebrated in the streets of Cairo Friday, CNN's [COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]Wolf [COLOR=#366388 ! important]Blitzer[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] posed a question to activist Wael Ghonim: "First Tunisia, now Egypt, what's next? "

Ghonim, a 30-year-old Google executive who became a symbol of the country's democratic uprising against Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime, replied with two words: "Ask Facebook."

"I want to meet [Facebook founder] Mark Zuckerberg one day and thank him, actually," Ghonim said.

Dictators are toppled by people, not by media platforms. But Egyptian activists, especially the young, clearly harnessed the power and potential of social media, leading to the mass mobilizations in Tahrir Square and throughout Egypt.

The Mubarak regime recognized early on that social media could loosen its grip on power. The government began disrupting Facebook and Twitter as protesters hit the streets on Jan. 25 before shutting down the Internet two days later.

In addition to organizing, Egyptian activists used Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to share information and videos. Many of these digital offerings made the rounds online but were later amplified by Al Jazeera and news outlets around the world.

"This revolution started online," Ghonim told Blitzer. "This revolution started on Facebook."

Egypt's uprising followed on the heels of Tunisia's. In each case, protestors employed social media to help oust an authoritarian government--a role some Western commentators expected Twitter to play in Iran during the election protests of 2009.

But there was no revolution in Iran, as President Ahmadinejad cracked down brutally on protesters. While "[COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]Twitter [COLOR=#366388 ! important]Revolution[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]" might have made for snappy headlines, social media alone wasn't enought to topple a strongman.

For a social media to work, it still needed a deliberate mobilization of activists on the ground. So the "Twitter Revolution" talk proved premature and led to some backlash.

Evgeny Morozov writes in his new book, "The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom," that only a small minority of Iranians were actually Twitter users. Presumably, many tweeting about revolution were doing so far from the streets of Tehran.

"Iran's Twitter Revolution revealed the intense Western longing for a world where information technology is the liberator rather than the oppressor," Morozov wrote, according to a recent Slate review.

In his book, Morozov writes how authoritarian regimes can use the Internet and social media to oppress people rather than such platforms only working the other way around.

The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell, in a much-talked-about piece in October, wrote how the "revolution will not be tweeted."
It's true that tweeting alone--especially from safe environs in the West--will not cause a revolution in the Middle East.

But as Egypt and Tunisia have proven, social media tools can play a significant role as as activists battle authoritarian regimes, particularly given the tight control dictators typically wield over the official media. Tomorrow's revolution, as Ghonim would likely attest, may be taking shape on Facebook today.

(Photo of Egyptians in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on Feb. 11, 2011: AP/Tara Todras-Whitehill. Photo taken by NBC correspondent Richard Engel and uploaded via Twitter)

 

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Mubarak's departure: What it means, what's next



Play Video Reuters – Obama: Egypt has spoken



AFP – An Egyptian anti-government protester kisses a soldier as he celebrates at Cairo's Tahrir Square …

Fri Feb 11, 4:51 pm ET

By Steve Clemons

Pro-democracy protesters celebrated in cities across Egypt on Friday after forcing President Hosni [COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]Mubarak[/COLOR][/COLOR] to step down.

Mubarak, who had announced Thursday night in a televised speech that he would keep his title and give some of his authority to Vice President Omar Suleiman, suddenly handed over power to the military and left Cairo. (Latest developments)

Mubarak's resignation, which ends three decades of authoritarian rule, raises numerous questions about what led to his decision, what happens next and what the transition means. Here are some answers.

What does the change in Egypt mean for the United States?

Mubarak's resignation and the uncertainty facing Egypt are serious issues for [COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]American [COLOR=#366388 ! important]foreign [/COLOR][COLOR=#366388 ! important]policy[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR].

Mubarak's Egypt was a longstanding American ally that cooperated with the United States on a long list of issues, ranging from combating terrorism to assisting U.S. military operations in the Middle East to helping secure shipping lanes to facilitating Arab-Israeli negotiations.

The tectonic shift going on in Egypt, and in the broader Middle East, may have dramatic effects on the future price of oil, the extent of American regional influence, Israeli security, and a host of other key questions.

With Egypt in a state of transition, the United States might see some of its interests suffer and some remain secure. Whatever ultimately happens in Egypt, the process has only just begun.

The fate of America's regional influence and its diplomatic, economic and military ties to the Middle East is a part of that process.

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Who is in charge of Egypt now?

Around 11 a.m. EST, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president for almost 30 years, resigned. In a 30-second statement, his vice president, Omar Suleiman, announced that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces would manage the state's affairs.

The military now appears to be fully in control of the country. Suleiman, Mubarak's ally, is still part of the governing body but with potentially diminished influence. It is a fluid situation, and how power ultimately will shake out is unclear.

The Supreme Council is made up of the heads of the different branches of the military as well as the Minister of Defense and the General Chief of Staff. Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi chaired the most recent meeting of the Council in Mubarak's absence.

What happens next? How will the transition work?

What is clear is that a process will begin in which the opposition parties will be involved, though how it will work has not been defined. Much depends on how the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will structure the tasks ahead.

The military already has said it will not accept the legitimacy of the state, meaning it has no intention of maintaining power for the long term.

The Army probably will now step back to establish a playbook by which the nation moves to both change laws in the Constitution that have hindered democracy-and set up a process by which new political groups get a role in determining collectively how a fair election needs to be structured.

Where is Mubarak now, and where is he likely to go?

Earlier this morning President Mubarak's presidential plane reportedly left for and landed in Sharm el-Sheikh, the [COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]Red [COLOR=#366388 ! important]Sea[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] resort city in the south of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. There are some rumors at the moment that he has left the country, but that has not been confirmed.

If he has not yet left, it is very possible that he will try to leave Egypt for a safe haven in one of the Gulf States, Europe, or perhaps in the United States, but any nation that accepts Mubarak will have to deal with the anger of the Egyptian public.

Mubarak also might have to worry about legal challenges and extradition.

What happened between Mubarak's speech last night and his decision to resign today?

Totalitarian regimes don't fall very neatly and predictably. There were 18 days of pressure that finally produced a resignation, but there was no certainty that Mubarak would in the end give in. Mubarak's ability to stand against the headwinds facing him was impressive on one level.

The military most likely had some divisions between those who believed Mubarak should go and those who remained loyal or fearful. This might have been a "soft coup" in which Mubarak was forced by the military to announce the suspension of his presidency.

It is important that we did not hear Mubarak resign; we heard Suleiman announce the words that Mubarak refused to utter.

Did the White House play a role in Mubarak's decision to step down?

Yes, the White House mattered but certainly did not play the decisive role. The Egyptian public catalyzed the events that brought Mubarak down.

The White House defined the core principles that it most cared about-no violence, respecting the right of people to assemble and protest, and calling for meaningful, inclusive transition-and these became the frame for many other key nations and commentators.

This principle-driven pressure from the United States made a difference but was not what mattered most.

What will the relationship be between the United States and the interim government and the civilian opposition leaders now?

This is unclear. The military continues to have robust communication with the Pentagon, and the White House and State Department are in increasing communication with representatives of opposition leaders.

The future course of this communication is unclear - but United States can be expected to reach out at the appropriate time to a broad array of leaders in Egypt who themselves are committed to democratic principles.

The United States will not, however, attempt to select political winners or losers. This would backfire and undermine [COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]America's [COLOR=#366388 ! important]ability[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] to have a healthy relationship based on mutual interests with Egypt's next government.

What will the repercussions be across the Middle East?

Egypt is a major anchor in the Arab world, in the Islamic world, and a key nation of Africa. The effects of this earthquake may be substantial but also hard to predict.

The governments in the region that may be most vulnerable immediately might be Jordan, Morocco, and Yemen, but the political and government dynamics in those countries are not the same as that in Egypt.

The dynamic we have seen unfold in the Middle East probably is not done unfolding.

Will the protesters leave Tahrir Square?

Tahrir Square probably will remain a heavily populated site for weeks to come, not because of protesters but because of celebrations that the people there on that site changed their history peacefully and powerfully.

Some also might remain in Tahrir Square so that the interests of the public remain visible to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

[COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]Steve [COLOR=#366388 ! important]Clemons[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] is founder and senior fellow of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. He is part of a group of foreign policy experts that the White House has consulted with concerning the situation in Egypt. He also is publisher of The Washington Note.

MAONI YANGU:

Kuondoka kwa Mubarak madarakani kuna gharama yake kubwa sana tu kiuchumi, kiusalama na kidiplomasia. Mpaka hivi sasa gharama za mafuta inatarajiwa kupanda kutokana na washiriki wengi sokoni kutokuwa na uhakika wa mambo ya kesho, usalama wa wananchi wa Israel bado iko kwenye mikono isiofahamika vema Ghuba na uweaazeakano wa Islamic Brotherhood kuleta fujo, na mataifa washirika wengi wa Marekani kuweza kupunguza ushirikiano baada ya kuona amshirika mkuu Mubarak alivyoondolewa madarakani.

Shida tupu bado mpka hali kuja kutengemaa huko baadaye.

 

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World reacts as Mubarak steps down
Global leaders hail "historic change" and "victory" in Egypt, but Obama warns of difficult days ahead.

Last Modified: 11 Feb 2011 20:22 GMT

Barack Obama watched history unfold in Egypt on a television screen just outside the Oval Office, sources said [AFP]

World leaders have welcomed the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president hailing it as a "historic change" and victory for protesters.

Barack Obama, the US president, said the move was the beginning, not the end, of the transition to democracy in Egypt.
"The people of Egypt have spoken - their voices have been heard and Egypt will never be the same," he said on Friday evening.

He said the people would settle for nothing less than "genuine democracy" and called on the military to ensure a credible political transition.

The US leader added that Egyptians had inspired the world with their moral force and nonviolence, but warned there could be "difficult days ahead".

Earlier, Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, said it showed Mubarak had "listened the the voices of the Egyptian people" and opened the way to reform in the country.
"It is important now that the dialogue is accelerated leading to a broad-based government which will respect the aspirations of, and deliver stability for, the Egyptian people," she said just after Egypt's vice-president delivered the news on Friday.
"The future of Egypt rightly remains in the hands of the Egyptian people," she said.
Barack Obama, the US president, is due to make a statement on the development later on Friday.


The White House said Obama watched the television coverage of history unfolding outside a meeting at the Oval Office.
A day earlier, the US leader had said Cairo "must spell out a clear path to democracy".
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that the Egyptian army must allow free and fair elections to get back to civilian rule after President Hosni Mubarak's departure
"I commend the people of Egypt for the peaceful and courageous and orderly manner in which they have exercised their legitimate rights. I call on all parties to continue in the same spirit," Ban said"I urge the interim authorities to chart a clear path forward with the participation of all stakeholders."
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, hailed Mubarak's decision as an "historic change", and called on the country to respect its 1979 peace treaty with Israel.

Her sentiments were echoed by a senior Israeli official, who said: "We hope that the change to democracy in Egypt will happen without violence and that the peace accord will remain."

David Cameron, Britain's prime minister, also urged Egypt to "move towards civilian and democratic rule".

"Egypt now has a really precious moment of opportunity to have a government that can bring the country together," he said.

Meanwhile Switzerland reacted by saying it was freezing the assets potentially belonging to Mubarak, according to a foreign ministry spokesman.
Echoing other European nations, Greece welcomed the news of Mubarak's resignation.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday said Egypt had taken a "great step toward democracy" but warned that the road to reform following Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's resignation would be difficult.
"The Egyptians are living a moment of liberation and their country has taken a great step toward democracy," Papandreou said in a statement.
He said the country needed a national consensus on its future and responsible leaders capable of responding to the "expectations of the people," particularly the youth.
"The democratic process in Egypt will be difficult and laborious," he said.
India also welcomed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and called for quick elections for a democratic government.
"We were all very concerned about the developments in Egypt and we were hoping that a solution which is Egyptian-led would be found," Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna told reporters at the UN headquarters."We are very happy that a decision has been arrived at, as a result of which President Mubarak has relinquished office."
'Lesson' for Arab nations

The Arab world was quick to respond to Mubarak's resignation, with Amr Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League, saying there was now a "big chance" to build a "national consensus" in the coming period.
"Mubarak's departure should have happened from the start. It's only natural after his oppression and corruption. Congratulations to our people in Egypt"
Jamil Abu Baker
Muslim Brotherhood Jordan
"There is a big chance now and a window has opened after this white revolution and after the president's concession," he told Al Arabiya television.

The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan said events in Egypt should serve as a "lesson" for other Arab governments.

"Arab regimes should learn a lesson from what has happened," Jamil Abu Baker, spokesman for the movement, told the AFP news agency.

"Mubarak's departure should have happened from the start. It's only natural after his oppression and corruption. Congratulations to our people in Egypt."

In Gaza jubilant scenes followed the announcement, with Palestinians setting off fireworks into the evening sky.

"The resignation of Egyptian president ... is the beginning of the victory of the Egyptian revolution," Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said.
"Such a victory was the result of the sacrifices and the steadfastness of the Egyptian people," he told the Reuters news agency.

The Emir's royal council in Qatar also said Mubarak's resignation was a "positive, important step towards the Egyptian people's aspirations of achieving democracy and reform and a life of dignity".

'Where to go next'

Iran said Egyptians had achieved a "great victory".

"The conquest by the will of the great Egyptian nation over the resistance and persistence of officials who were dependent on the world powers is a great victory," Ramin Mehmanparast told Al-Alam television.

However analysts have remained cautious despite the scenes of jubilation across Egypt.

"Huge questions remain as to where we go next, and it could be a tortuous path," Julien Barnes-Dacey, a middle-east analyst told the Reuters news agency.
"There must be serious questions over how acceptable Suleiman will be given his support for Mubarak. I think he has to come up with sessions very quickly for very comprehensive reform.
"There will be a feeling of jubilation on the streets in the very short term, but I think if they do not seek change protests could still continue."

But in Egypt, opposition figurehead Mohamed ElBaradei said it was the "greatest day" of his life following the announcement. "The country has been liberated".

 

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SIKU MOJA BAADA YA KUKIMBIA NCHI, MUBARAK ATIWA
UMASIKINI NA MABENKI USWISI:

Ama kweli, ule mzimu wa Nguvu ya Umma wa Misri waonekana kuendelea kumuandama vibaya mno Dikteta Hosni Mubarak.

Masaa chache baada ya Hosni Mubarak kuachia ngazi kwa shinikizo la Nguvu ya Umma Misri, Uswisi yafunga akaunti zake zote kiongozi huyu, maswahiba pmoja na zile za ndugu jamaa na marafiki wa karibu.

Wananchi wao sasa wasema hizo fedha wazitaka zirudi upesi nyumba.

CNN

 

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What next for Egypt?

Analysts, politicians and pro-democracy campaigners outline how they
see the future of Egypt developing post-Mubarak.

Last Modified: 11 Feb 2011 19:01 GMT

People celebrating in Tahrir Square after the announcement that Mubarak had stepped down [Reuters]

After 18 days of persistent protests calling for his resignation, Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as Egypt's president following three decades in power.

For an interim period, power has been handed over to the armed forces. Below, commentators, politicians and pro-democracy campaigners outline how they see the future of the country developing.

Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian opposition figure "What I have been proposing is a transitional period of one year. We will have a provisional constitution. We'll have a transitional government, hopefully a presidential council, including a person from the army and a couple of civilians.

"The main idea is that the army and the Egyptian people will work together in a systematic way for a year to reach the point where we can hold a genuine free and fair election, a parliamentary election and a presidential election.

I think the people of Egypt, who have been suppressed for at least 30 years, are ready to wait for a year as they see things are going in the right direction."

Ayman Nour, former presidential candidate, Al Ghad party "From today, we are going to meet with the National Society for Change to arrive at a final conclusion whereby we can shape and define our demands.

"We want a civil state. We are going to agree on the shape and format of the transitional period of the coming few months. where the landscape of Egypt will change, through reforms, political and economical, whereby we can end by a civil state, free elections for people to chose who will represent them ... We can endure a transitional period for six to nine months, even a year.

"We have been waiting for years, years of struggle against this tyranny."

Adhaf Soueif, Egyptian writer and political commentator "I imagine that we are going to want to put in place a civilian council that will put in place a civilian technocratic non-political government which will run the country while a constitution is being fixed so that it can serve its purpose of delivering free and fair democratic elections and then that should happen within six months within six months.

"The military has said it will guarantee this process. Obviously the details will have to be worked out but I think the last two weeks have been a crash-course and people have found such join and pleasure in it that the process will be quite smooth."

Catherine Ashton, EU foreign policy chief "The critical thing for the EU now is to offer our support, to help in this process. It needs to be a process that people can believe in and the people of Egypt need to feel that there's a transition under way and that the people of Europe will be there to help them.

We have a lot of experience and we will put resources behind that. "We're keen to put that at the disposal. It's for the Egyptian people to decide their future but we're willing to help.

"We'll be looking to see whether we can support them in the election process, to help them not only to monitor the elections but also get ready for the elections, to look at whether we can support them in other ways, to build civil society, all the different elements to really build what I call deep democracy."

Hossam El Hamalawy, pro-democracy campaigner "This is only the beginning. We have a list of demands and the battle is not over yet. We got rid of Mubarak but now it's time to get rid of the Mubarak dictatorship."

Ali Abdel Wahab, pro-democracy campaigner "People are ushering in a new era for Egypt. What happens next much depends on how the military handles things from now on.

"What most expect is an interim government and not solely to be ruled by the military council because that would be just taking us back to the era of this horrendous regime that has rule the country not for 30 years but for 60.

"I think all of us have to be involved in creating democratic institutions and a powerful civil society assuring that freedom of expression becomes a trademark of the future Egypt."

Barack Obama, US president "The people of Egypt have spoken. Their voices have been heard - and Egypt will never be the same. By stepping down, President Mubarak responded to the Egyptian peoples' hunger for change.

"Egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day. The armed forces will now have to ensure a political transition that is credible in the eyes of the Egyptian people."

Source: Al Jazeera

MAONI YANGU:

Taifa la Misri ni Muhimu zaidi kuliko aliyekua Rais Dikteta Mubarak. Maisha bila Mubarak yaanza kwa jinsi wanavyopenda wananchi wenyewe. Sasa hivi akina kabwela ni WAHESHIMIWA ndani ya nchi yao; hata jeshi lao lawaheshimu sana tu.

Hata hapa nyumbani, vyama na viongozi wote ni wa kupita ila taifa letu Tanzania ni la kudumu. Tufungua macho sote kabla hatujachelewa sana!!!

 

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Mubarak was out of touch in his own village

Egyptian demonstrators protest in central Cairo to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and calling for reforms on January 25, 2011. Current events in Egypt highlight the need to rethink and re-evaluate risk in the Middle East. Photo/AFP

By (AFP)Posted Sunday, February 13 2011 at 18:49

KAFR EL-MOSEILHA, Sunday

When Hosni Mubarak, then an aloof young military officer, returned to his Nile Delta hometown to bury his mother he was so disliked, according to residents, he was told to find another burial site.

"They told him: ‘You have nothing left here'," said Sabri Nabawi, a local school principal, giving a history lesson from behind his desk. The residents of Kafr el-Moseilha insist they are as pleased as any other town in Egypt to see Mubarak fall.

Once a small village from where a young Mubarak would set out every morning to attend school several kilometres away, Kafr el-Moseilha is now a large neighbourhood of the sprawling city of Shibin el-Kom.

Youthful, smiling

A picture of a youthful, smiling Mubarak on a sign pointing the way to the school named after him has been defaced.

Close by, someone has scrawled on a wall, "Islam is the solution" - the motto of Mubarak's foes in the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement. But Kafr el-Moseilha's residents say their grievances are not religious.

"This village is a slice of Egypt. All Egypt wants freedom. It all suffered the same," Nabawi says.

The town, says Mohammed al-Shirbani, an elementary school teacher, perhaps suffered even more because it boasted a large number of college graduates who could not find jobs.

"I won't lie. Some here felt sadness to see him leave the way they did. They think his dignity was part of theirs. But the youth, they didn't think: ‘Oh, he's from here'. They were only thinking of freedom," Shirbani says.

Mubarak, born in 1928, left the village to go to military academy, from where he ascended to become air force chief and finally president.

He would never return to visit, the residents complain. "He never identified with the village, he had no roots here," Mr Shirbani says.

Residents say the Mubarak was cold, imposing, like the large fresco of the veteran president that decorates the Hosni Mubarak youth club, next to the Hosni Mubarak school, not far from Hosni Mubarak Street.

"Mubarak always dealt with life like a pilot - always up in the air and distant from the people below. This wouldn't have happened to him if he weren't so distant," said Mr Nabawi.

"Mubarak didn't like to flatter. As a person, I think he hated corruption, the corruption came with the new generation brought in over the past 10 years," said Mustapha al-Fikki.

UJUMBE HUMU:

Mubarak ni mtu ambaye si kwamba tu alikataliwa na taifa lake bali pia ukweli wa mambo ni kwamba hata kijjini kwao kabisa, kule Nile Delta, walimkataa na hata aliporudi huko kwa maziko ya mama yake mzazi mambo yalikua ni mbinde mwanzo mwisho!!!