"They are Hired Muscle" - Richard Engel

[RagAss]

...on the so called counter-protesters in Egypt.

[jannyk]

1. He actually called them 'Goon Squads' . Said he has encountered them before

during Egypt's so called elections. They are paid to intimidate and stuff ballot boxes with Mubarak votes.

[leftstreet]

2. Is this why the army said they wouldn't fire on protesters?

Because they knew the 'thugs' would be posing as pro-Mubarak 'protesters?'

:shrug:

[RagAss]

3. I'm guessing they will fight to the death...

Because the minute Mubarek is gone...their days are numbered.

[Leithan]

4. Ding ding ding

Hired "help."

[highplainsdem]

5. And some are freed prisoners told they wouldn't have to go back to prison, if they

attacked the antigovernment protesters, according to what Brian Williams said on MSNBC a few minutes ago.