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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:53 AM Original message |
Egyptian Secret Police Thugs Are Rampaging Across Cairo In An Attempt To Discredit The Protesters |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. I don't know. In every huge crowd |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think so too. I wonder if he's using his police force to try and get |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I heard that offered as a possibility last night - that's why Mubarak rolled out the |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. There are also reports on no police presence in Cairo. So |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Just heard someone reporting from Cairo that he hadn't see one policeman. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. mob mentality takes over |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I remember watching a guy on TV, middle class businessman, law abiding citizen, |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
5. Its probably illegal antiquities dealers or their patsies |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. The antiquities weren'tbeing stolen, they weredestroyed.nt |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Exactly! This reminds me of the sort of underhand tactics that went on in Iran after the election nt |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. Oy. That is sad. |
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CJvR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
7. Plenty of reasons... |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. I agree. These sort of events bring out the best and worst of humanity |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. Reports have confirmed the looting is being done by the secret police in an attempt to discredit |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. oh come on. A tweet saying that is hardly evidence. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I'm going to go with the possibility the secret police are playing a part in this |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. of course it's a possiblity, but we just don't know. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. There are human trash in every society... |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Some of those museums house the worlds most sought after treasuries. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. "secret police...attempt[ing] to discredit protesters." |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. It's profitable to steal |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Someone on AJe pointed out that Suez is a very poor city. n/t |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. Possibly genuine looters, but also police provocateurs trying to discredit the protesters. |
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whirlygigspin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. the government planned it |
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CJvR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Simple! |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. A group with a purpose can sometimes turn into a "mob" with a life of its own. |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
24. There will always be a segment of the population that will take advantage of chaos |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Exactly. Of course one could argue that the prudent thing for |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. The Antiquities Museum is the pride of the Egyptian people... |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. "Not even any traffic police on the roads" |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
30. Mubarak wants the protestors to look bad. There is no better way than to let |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
31. "the army were beating looters at the museum. Stopped when the looters said they were police." |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Just seen that one. I thought these stories stank from the offset. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Well there must be a way to find out the truth. |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
36. rec'd and kick |
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Agony (865 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
37. Kick nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
38. The fucking pigs were looting the museum! FUCKERS! |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
39. Ah, so Egypt has a Republican Party too huh? |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
40. "All this seems to be prearranged. They are punishing us for asking for this change," |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
41. Eyewitnesses say state sponsoring vandalism |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
42. CIA tactics. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
43. A bit late for that tactic. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
44. Central Cairo last night |
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