"Mubarak viewed President Bush as naive, controlled by subordinates, and totally unprepared for dealing with post-Saddam Iraq, especially the rise of Iran's regional influence," US ambassador says.
Mubarak was right. However, government suppression of free media and open-source information is the characteristic of a cruel dictatorship. Kifaya, meaning "enough" in Arabic, is a coalition of activists from different political backgrounds. It includes leftists, nationalists and Islamists and its aim is to discontinue Mubarak's authoritative reign.
In Cairo, more than 1,000 riot police prevented about 300 protesters from approaching the Supreme Court. In the southern city of Luxor, more than 1,000 people are said to have taken part in the protest.
President Mubarak, under US pressure through political reform, said in an interview that he has not decided whether to step down.
Unbeknownst to typical North Americans, we sit comfortably in our homes as mass violence and public riots erupt throughout Egypt.
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