As the Egyptian military slowly "sided" with the Egyptian public, and then   
   ultimately deposed Egyptian "president" Hosni Mubarak by means of a   
   bloodless coup d'etat, I warned that I smelled a rat in the mix. I strongly   
   suggested that the Egyptian military might just be playing a shrewd game of   
   deception.   
      
   Now, not even ten days later, it appears that the reservation and caution   
   that was expressed by so many other people like myself, appears to have been   
   fully warranted.   
      
   With the mass media's current emphasis on the ongoing bloody events in   
   Libya, I was wondering what was happening in the other nations where civil   
   unrest has already occurred; that is, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen   
   and Bahrain. In particular, I have been wondering about Egypt, since the   
   news media has been rather silent.   
      
   Well, I was just reading an article in the New York Times entitled "Egyptian   
   Military Forces End to New Protest", and it seems that we have been given an   
   answer, and it does not appear to be good. The article states in part:   
      
   ----- Begin Quotes -----   
      
   Tens of thousands of protesters returned Friday to Tahrir Square, the site   
   of demonstrations that led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak two   
   weeks ago, to keep up the pressure on Egypt's military-led transitional   
   government.   
      
   But by early Saturday, the military made it clear there would be limits to   
   further dissent as soldiers and plainclothes security officers moved into   
   the square, beating protesters and tearing down their tents, witnesses said.   
      
   The first sign of tension arose when hundreds of people rallied in the   
   intersection in front of the prime minister's office, barred from taking   
   their protest any closer to the ornate building by armored personnel   
   carriers and a line of soldiers armed with Tasers.   
      
   . . . in Tahrir about a thousand people began to pitch tents and settle in   
   for the night.   
      
   After midnight, soldiers and police officers took over the square.   
      
   Salma Said was asleep in a tent when it began to fall down on top of her.   
   Outside people were screaming, and she emerged to see people being beaten by   
   soldiers and armed plainclothes security officers wearing masks.   
      
   "They had their faces covered like criminals," she said, "They only showed   
   their eyes."   
      
   "One of the officers threatened to shoot us and said he was going to set our   
   tent on fire," she said.   
      
   ----- End Quotes -----   
      
   While all of this has been going on, former "president" Hosni Mubarak has   
   apparently remained holed up in his palace at the resort town of Sharm   
   el-Sheik on the Red Sea coast. At the same time, there have been absolutely   
   no signs whatsoever that his appointed heir -- Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq   
   -- is going to be forced to step down by the Egyptian military. Furthermore,   
   the thirty-year Emergency Law is still in effect.   
      
   So one must wonder, what has really changed, if anything? Yes, we all   
   recognize that any real, meaningful, enduring change requires time to   
   formulate and to put into effect, but is this recognition being used to   
   simply return Egypt to the status quo? What do you think?   
      
      
      
   Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23   
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