saadibaba
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It's been a week of protests on Tahrir Square. Over 40 people have died and many injured. Over 100,000 people are standing strong with one demand, end of military rule, now. They have begun to realize that the initial "revolution" or Arab spring which began in January this year and resulted in the ouster of Mubarrak was a farce and was engineered by the intelligence apparatus to replace one military regime with another while giving the impression to the whole world that a new era has dawned on Egypt. This time the military is finding it hard to quash the protests. The interim govt. recently resigned and a new prime minister was appointed, 78 year old Ganzouri, a former Mubarrak era prime minister. As expected, it failed to appease the protesters who correctly saw it as another ploy by the military to buy time. The elections are supposed to be held in a few days but it's hard to imagine elections happening in an environment like this. The people of Egypt have realized their strength.*It will be a remarkable feet if this time they are finally able to get rid of the army's control over their country. This could be great example for countries all over the world that once people unite and come out on the street, no power in the world can stop them. I sincerely hope so...