So What’s Up In Egypt Now?

   I have had to reinstall my Windows 7 from a recent snap-shot, but not recent enough, so here is some of the latest from Al Jazeera blog feeds

(All times are local in Egypt, GMT+2)

4:00pm Al Jazeera's James Bays, reporting from Cairo, says the curfew hours in the country have been reduced, and are now in effect from midnight until 6 am. Meanwhile, state tv announced that the stock market is due to open on Wednesday.

3:29pm The New York Times reports on how Friday's events in Egypt seemed to take many news organisations by suprise - many except for Al Jazeera:

There was no hesitation on the English-language service of Al Jazeera, which covered the uprising 24 hours a day and provided an up-close, almost personal experience of populist revolt. At times, the coverage looked less like a front-row seat to history than a video game — World of Warcraft: Anti-Mubarak Edition.

3:11pm Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has just issued its fourth communiqué broadcast live on state television.

In the announcement, the country's new military rulers promised to hand power to an elected, civilian government. They also pledged that Egypt would remain committed to all international treaties - in an apparent nod to its 1979 peace treaty with Israel.

11:50 The Associated Press news agency has reported that Syria's state-run press is praising the fall of the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
The Al-Baath daily of Syria's ruling Baath Party said Mubarak's departure will change the "face of Egypt, the region and the entire world."

Al-Baath said Egypt under Mubarak was "at the service of the Zionist and American project."

Technorati Tags: Egypt,Middle East,Hosni Mubarak,Current Events,Al Jazeera

Saturday Satire

    Another one of those hectic weeks has come and gone. Hosni Mubarak has left the Egyptian capitol for his massive palace to plot his next move. Mitt Romney has taken to scrubbing his support for mandated healthcare from his book which came out about a year ago. Another GOP two-faced piece of garbage.

     So let us have a few laughs from the late-night talk show crowd.

Conan O'Brien :

"The demonstrations are getting bigger in Cairo. The Egyptian government tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas, and when that didn’t work, a Black Eyed Peas halftime show."

"Christina Aguilera is bouncing back from her Super Bowl appearance by singing at the Grammys. She’ll be accompanied by a full orchestra and 135 teleprompters."

Craig Ferguson:

"Michelle Obama says her husband, President Obama, has quit smoking. Fox News reported this as 'Obama Destroying the Tobacco Industry.'"

Jay Leno:
"President Obama had lunch with Republican leaders at the White House today and had to do without salt, pepper and butter. Not for dietary reasons. The Republicans refused to pass anything.

"The problem in Egypt is that so many government officials are rich and the people are poor. I think it’s a pyramid scheme."

Jimmy Fallon:

"On the 'Today' show, Michelle Obama called the Bush twins 'magnificent' and Chelsea Clinton a 'solid young woman.' In fact, the only president’s kid she didn’t compliment was George Bush Sr.’s."

"Nancy Pelosi described Justin Bieber as 'adorable but also substantial,' while Justin Bieber described Nancy Pelosi as 'court ordered to maintain a distance of 300 feet at all times.'

"Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is the richest man in the world, with more than $70 billion in hidden assets. That will go up even more once his unemployment kicks in."

Technorati Tags: Politics,Political Humor,Jokes,Jay Leno,Conan O'Brian,Jimmy Fallon,Current Events,Mitt Romney

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