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Friday, February 11, 2011
Watching history: Mubarak steps down
Sometimes there are no words. Today, after 18 days of peaceful protest by the Egyptian people, Hosni Mubarak stepped down from his 30 year reign as dictator and the hope for a peaceful transition to democracy in Egypt begins. I had the good fortune, thanks to Twitter and Al Jazeera English, to watch and experience the moment live. The revolution will be televised, live-streamed, tweeted, Facebooked, and tumbled.
The moment, captured in the online live feed from Al Jazeera English:
My Twitter feed during this historic moment:
"For Egypt, it was the moral force of non-violence that bent the arch of history toward justice." President Barack Obama, in remarks following the news Mubarak had stepped down.
Great post to remember this historic period in time that we should never forget. That was a great day for the Egyptian people, and also for mankind. As the saying goes powers yields to nothing without a struggle. They did a great job with those protests.
Great post to remember this historic period in time that we should never forget. That was a great day for the Egyptian people, and also for mankind. As the saying goes powers yields to nothing without a struggle. They did a great job with those protests.
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