Things have turned violent in Cairo where the government has sent in troops to end the protests.
The president also imposed an overnight curfew nationwide, but fighting continued on the streets of Cairo, the capital, and smoke from fires blanketed one of the city’s main streets along the Nile. The ruling party’s building was in flames at nightfall, and dramatic video footage on Al Jazeera showed a crowd pushing what they identified as a burning police car off a bridge. ...NYT
The Atlantic has just published the contents of a pamplet, designed by activists and distributed to protesters, which outlines the plans for protest and lays down some ground rules and goals, including tips on how to defend oneself from angry riot police.
...The creators of the pamphlet explicitly asked that the pamphlet not be distributed on Twitter or Facebook, only through email or other contacts. We're publishing this piece of ephemera because we think it's a fascinating part of the historical record of what may end up becoming a very historic day for Egypt.
The "demands of the Egyptian people" are as follows:
The downfall of the regime of Hosni Mubarak and his ministers.
The cessation of Emergency Law.
Freedom.
Justice.
The formation of a new, non-military government with the interests of the Egyptian people at heart.
The constructive administration of all of Egypt's resources.
Of course, all communications except (and maybe now including) land phones have been cut to frustrate the protesters.
