And, yes, I DO take it personally: This isn't just about Egypt [UPDATE] [UPDATE II]

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Thursday, February 10, 2011

This isn't just about Egypt [UPDATE] [UPDATE II]

it's about ALL of us and we would all do well to pay attention... the tectonic plates are shifting and this will have ripple effects around the world in ways that we can only guess at...

obama is scheduled to take the stage in michigan in about 10 minutes and i suspect that mubarak will be making his appearance at about the same time...

watch al jazeera here...

[UPDATE]

guessed wrong... obama mentioned that we "witnessing history unfold", his usual non-committal statement...

[UPDATE II]

egyptian state television says mubarak will address the nation within the hour... it's currently 11:04 a.m., u.s. pacific time, 9:04 p.m., egyptian time...

Labels: Al Jazeera, Barack Obama, Cairo, corruption, egypt, protestors, revolution, Tahrir Square, tectonic shift