Tweets From The Ground In Egypt

Cairo is burning, and the government has virtually cut off the internet. Pressure is mounting on President Hosni Mubarak as the biggest protests yet were held in Egypt on Friday.

Despite the crackdowns, there are still some who have found a way to Twitter in Egypt, and they're describing the violence and events that have occurred. Some of the most amazing tweets are below.

See an incredible tweet we missed? Let us know in the comments!

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IndependentMeans said on 28 Friday 2011 pm31 5:23 pm: This tweet sounds like the U.S. "One man said he graduated from college 4 years ago, hasn't worked a day since. Has been in streets since Tuesday protesting. #Jan28 #Egypt

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[TheBestLackAllConviction]

12:13 PM on 01/30/2011

(Repost - in response to corporate coruption in American visa vis the Government "Agreed, but since they aren't elected, as citizens, what are the options for changing the corporate corruption­?")

Good Morning,

The last thing I would advocate is the type of "uprising" that is happening in Egypt in America - albeit (in Egypt) a true response to a corupt 30 year period. My poorly made point is that IF there was to be actual large - and pray - non violent demostrati­ons where 10,000 gather it should be directly on Wall Street; the offices of Goldman-Sa­cs; Exxon-Mobl­e, etc. We should turn the light on the real robber barons and the "goverment­" - or at least those who support and shield this activity will know they better step in line.

Also, we need to change campaign finince law and turn back "Citizens United". If the TPers really want to have less government­, don't look to Obama as the bad guy - look to the conservati­ve supreme court and all the other players who fill the "no nothings" will platitudes and enrich and grab more power for themseves at the exact same moment. "Look at the shinny thing" kind of misdirecti­on.

[llozano]

10:25 AM on 01/30/2011

None of the reasons cited in the article mention the people of Egypt and their suffering. It is as if that is the cost of maintaining the status quo. The overall picture I get from this is that we are propping up an artificial system in the middle east to suit our interests and not the regions interests. This is where western diplomacy has led us. It is similar to the situation before World War 1 when secret treaties and deals sustained dangerous and oppressive regimes around Europe until the entire region exploded. It took but the murder of the Archduke to ignite the world into one of the bloodiest wars in our history. The same is happening now. We have created such a mess in the region that it was bound to fall apart sooner or later. It will continue to spread worldwide now. I hope our leaders are on the right side of history on this and that they won't lead us in the wrong way once again.

[shazdada]

02:46 AM on 01/30/2011

An urgent cry for help and media attention from friends in downtown Cairo. All services including firefighting and ambulances have been suspended leaving Cairo residents to fend for themselves, not only against the prisoners released by Mubarak, but for all medical and life support systems.

[Trogenhorse]

12:22 AM on 01/30/2011

As I read these posts, It is my truest hope that the price hikes that are surely to come from this uprising, will be tolerated and celebrated as doing our part to stand up.

We have lessons to learn here. One is our dependence on mid-east oil. I know Egypt is not the supplier of the world, but the unease this has caused will have a ripple effect on our economy.

[Atcha]

09:56 PM on 01/29/2011

http://twitter.com/Sandmonkey

# In Heliopolis, police dressed as civilians r shooting gun fire to scare ppl. We're going out with sticks to ambush the thugs. #Jan25 #Egypt Il y a environ 11 heures via web

[William David Smith]

04:07 PM on 01/29/2011

So much for transparency in Egyptian government.

[insideJoe]

11:31 AM on 01/29/2011

Why don't we insist on a fair elections in Egypt. We have supported rigged elections for a long time. The HuffingtonPost has the best coverage as does the LA Times and inAfrica.com.

[WFWS]

03:08 PM on 01/29/2011

Why don't we get out of the way and let the people of Egypt decide their own fate? They think the US is to blame for Mubarek's reign. We really should have nothing to say- we are part of the problem there.
Just let them work thru this- and be willing to support whatever outcome the people of Egypt embrace. Its NOT OUR COUNTRY.

[francny]

06:13 PM on 01/29/2011

I guess you don't do your homework "inside Joe". Fair elections was a condition Obama made on the last aid deal with Mubarek. However, Mubarek cheated in that election, reneging on the deal he made with the U.S. He held elections, but they were a farce. Since he reneged, Obama knows he can't be trusted. Obama can't meddle in this uprising. The other middle east countries would be furious. However, he has show his support for the people. Words mean a lot in a situation like this, so Obama needs to be very careful what words he uses or risk alienating EVERY country in the middle east. If he alienates the people by meddling, the US would be at serious national security risk. Regarding the US made tear gas: the middle east buys most of their weapons from many different countries. They also buy from Russia,China, and even Great Britain, besides the US. The US cannot interfere in this. Democracy comes from within and the citizens of Egypt need to decide their own affairs.

[Trogenhorse]

12:18 AM on 01/30/2011

could not have said it better. Thanks

[b1986]

04:15 AM on 01/29/2011

Hopefully the regimes of Libya and Saudi Arabia fall next.

[ForRichardorPoorer]

09:06 AM on 01/29/2011

The corporate owned goverment regime of the united states will soon follow!

[eagle17765]

09:28 AM on 01/29/2011

you've been up too long

[eagle17765]

09:28 AM on 01/29/2011

Your comment is absurd -- go get some sleep

[b1986]

04:13 AM on 01/29/2011

These tweets make it sound much more dire then the MSM. it sounds like like government has already lost. Hopefully a new Egyptian government will give the people what they want. They aren't Islamists. They are the youth of the nation taking what is rightfully theirs.

[CabCurious]

06:19 AM on 01/29/2011

Mubarak is done.

Strikes beginning. The army seems to be more interested in protecting the protesters from the police than in stopping the protest. The US has all but asked Mubarak to step down (and nor should the US intervene to that degree). The police have gone back into their dark holes while the buildings of the establishment burn in several cities.

The only question is how long this will go on.

There are elections coming up in Sept. Whether Mubarak lasts until then doesn't even matter, because the real question is what the people of Egypt are going to do next to move the country forward.

[WFWS]

03:10 PM on 01/29/2011

Take notes on how they do it.. They STRIKE. They use civil disobedience by violating curfews. They storm government centers and police stations. They ask the army to intervene on their behalf and turn against the corrupt regime.
Hmmm.

[999theantiantichrist]

04:15 PM on 01/29/2011

What are you suggesting?

[TheBestLackAllConviction]

07:42 PM on 01/29/2011

The corruption you appear to be refering to is found in our corporations and finanacial insitutions - the torches and pitchfolk crowd should be looking at thier beloved private sector job creators as a major part of any outrage.

[freecitizen1946]

01:18 AM on 01/29/2011

Most of these so-called "leaders" like Mubarack can be classified as having been "previously owned". These guys have been bought and sold many times over.

Will the people on the street end up with anything better, not likely but the price of doing business will inevitably rise. There is bound to be a lot of inflation in the new and used dictator market. Selling out one's people to the highest bidder just took on additional risk.

Meanwhile, Wall Street, take a hint, another $5 billion dollar pay day at a 15 per cent tax rate and we're coming for you.

[risingsun4995]

11:10 AM on 01/29/2011

What's more important. Being an ally to a foreign government or being an ally to your people. If you can be an ally to your people and to another country that's good. If you can't be an ally to your own people while allying with a foreign government then that's no good.

[Willmore]

01:08 AM on 01/29/2011

Amoured personnel carriers? What's love got to do with it?

[DatelessNerd]

11:52 PM on 01/28/2011

Terrific info. Thanks for posting this!

Are people using satellite phones and portable uplinks to get reports out of Egypt? Amateur radio? Where there's a will, there's a way!

[planetjeffy]

06:10 PM on 01/28/2011

@bencnn
benwedeman
Teenager showed me teargas canister "made in USA". Saw the same thing in Tunisia. Time to reconsider US exports? #Jan25 #Egypt

Bad enough that we sell these despots tear gas
even worse that it has "made in the USA" stamped on it...

we never learn

[dayahka2]

09:45 PM on 01/28/2011

What planet are you from, sir? Don't you know that the US is the largest exporter of weapons of mass destruction in the world, and that we sell to anyone and everyone with money--money! Don't you know that your senators and representatives will vote against social programs while at the same time supporting the weapons' industry in their own state? Don't you know that the US is the supplier of the most arms in the world? Yeah, that's right, the good ole USA, out of its right tongue it speaks of human rights, and out its left tongue it sells weapons of all sorts used to kill and maim and murder ordinary people worldwide. You must be some sort of Rip Van Winkle, clueless and dumb as the Palins of the world.

[argentinian]

10:02 PM on 01/28/2011

EXCELLENT! One that SEES reality!

The World is always suffering these WARS to FEED GREED of Imperial realpotics.

Thanks for your comment!
from Argentina-

[freecitizen1946]

01:25 AM on 01/29/2011

I goes like this..... The US government borrows $5 billion a year from the Social Security trust fund, or the Chinese or the Saudis and gives it to the Egyptians to buy arms. The money never leaves the states, it goes directly to arms dealer X in congressman Y's district. It's a domestic welfare system of the first order.

[TheBestLackAllConviction]

07:44 PM on 01/29/2011

It bit Tony Stark, too (Stark Industry munitions).

[magicmary]

05:30 PM on 01/28/2011

Oh man, leave the museums alone! It's your heritage as well as the world's heritage!!

[planetjeffy]

06:16 PM on 01/28/2011

poor desperate people do desperate things

[Trogenhorse]

12:30 AM on 01/30/2011

Planetjeffy,
It's not about desperation, its about anger that is out of control. In every riot, when the anger is not focused, people end up destroying the very area they have to live. In the end, the area is never rebuilt and the person that suffers is the area from which these people come from. Note the areas that have never been rebuilt since the burnings of cities here (1960s)

[IndependentMeans]

05:23 PM on 01/28/2011

This tweet sounds like the U.S.

"One man said he graduated from college 4 years ago, hasn't worked a day since. Has been in streets since Tuesday protesting. #Jan28 #Egypt