Egypt leaves internet.

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/...d.cnn.html

I don't understand this. On an issue like this, the media isn't being exploitative -- why attack them? If anything, they're gaining support for the Egyptians cause.

My bet is that confusion is everywhere, and they could easily think they were TV cams from their own place. Making up the news, or whatever they think they know.

Take away their communications, create massive chaos. Nobody is no longer sure of anything.

At least I'd like to know what the people are saying... Anyone from there can hel... Oh wait D:

I honestly don't know what I'd do if our Prime Minister pulled the plug on teh interwebzz...

I honestly don't know what I'd do if our Prime Minister pulled the plug on teh interwebzz...

You also die if you are killed.

So PvP is not recommended.

Wait a sec... if people can place phone calls, can't Egypt still get Dial-Up Internet and possibly 3G/4G internet?

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/...d.cnn.html

I don't understand this. On an issue like this, the media isn't being exploitative -- why attack them? If anything, they're gaining support for the Egyptians cause.

Those were the pro-Mubarak rioters. They don't want the media there to smear their precious leader.

Yay, one of my friends got out of egypt.

This is not something to joke about.

Too bad the majority of businesses in the US would go out of business or at least have massive losses if the internet was cut off.
People need to realize that the internet is not just a play thing. Its a serious tool used by business and the government world wide.

Also, it is unlikely that dial-up would be an option. The ISPs would require to be allowed to allow access to the internet either way. Its kind of like how you can have cable TV or Satilite TV, yet cant access the internet because the ISPs are down by law.

Aww shet, Egypt is a mess right now... I saw on tv that some military trucks were just running over protesting civilians now... D:

Good news ...

At least their internet is up now (has been for past 2 days I think?)

Mostly those are via services done by "hacktivists" to partially restore basic levels of service using dial-up, proxies, mirrors, and cellular services outside the country mostly for communication purposes only. Last I heard the internal internet in Egypt is still down as far as DSL and Broadband based services for government, commerce, and industry were concerned.

 Spoiler

Ai.L.Y. says:
heyss everything okay with u?
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
hey
yep everything good dont worry
i killed 2 people
Ai.L.Y. says:
oo
huh? @@
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
killed 2 out of law people tried to rape my sister
Ai.L.Y. says:
>.< im sorry
is she okay?
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
shooted one in the head with my gun and cutted the other one neck with knife
yep they couldnt touch her
i killed them
Ai.L.Y. says:
>.<
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
but now always when i sleep babe i see thier faces
T_T
Ai.L.Y. says:
takes a man with balls to do that, kudos mido ><
thats what i mean
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
yes babe but they was will kill me
if i didnt kill them
Ai.L.Y. says:
im sorry to hear ><
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
and i never scare from anyone in the whole world even if a gun targeting my head
iam a real man dont worry hun
Ai.L.Y. says:
so what about now? what happens now?
are u safe in your home or did it happen in ur house?
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
yep
everything i safe we have like 30 guys in every block guarding it
it happend in the middle of the morning
like 4 pm street was empty and my sis was running to me saying help of this guys
wanted her
then one of them was carrying a gun
and another with dagger
i shooted the one with gun in his head
Ai.L.Y. says:
>.< aw mido
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
and then my gun stuck idk what happend to it
couldnt shoot the other one
then i ran on him with my knife and cutted his neck
he was shocked of what happend to his friend
Ai.L.Y. says:
how do you all go out to the stores or anything like that with all this going on?
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
all is closed
but we go in morning
now everything is calm down
i think the revolution gonna stop soon
you was worried about me
Ai.L.Y. says:
i was worried for everyone i know who is there
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
hehe xD
i missed you so much
don't worry mido is a man can handle alot of those fckers
Ai.L.Y. says:
even a strong man can crack mido, take care of urself okay?
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
i know
but i got tranning on the army and withmy dad all my life
Ai.L.Y. says:
still =\
qwertyasdfgzxcv says:
i will take care for you

-snip-

And yeah um .. ignore the excess affection. He's a pretty chill guy .. cept for that small detail. It's some gamer guy thing I dont understand. Also, he says the egyptian government is behind the restoration of internet and communication.

This is not something to joke about.

I'm aware. Just trying to lighten the mood a bit. Some people do see the internet like that nowadays, sadly.

Everyday person, internet loss? Not that big of a deal.

Reach everyone? Total chaos.

I'm aware. Just trying to lighten the mood a bit. Some people do see the internet like that nowadays, sadly.

Everyday person, internet loss? Not that big of a deal.

Reach everyone? Total chaos.

We can agree there, and hopefully that internet kill switch does not pass in America.

Havent they been trying to pass that bill for over a decade now, concerning the kill switch. I'm also really skeptical of that chat of him "killing" two men. Although Egypt is chaotic, I think its more puff than reality.

None the less I predict America will be in this scenario in a good 50 or so years.

Havent they been trying to pass that bill for over a decade now, concerning the kill switch. I'm also really skeptical of that chat of him "killing" two men. Although Egypt is chaotic, I think its more puff than reality.

None the less I predict America will be in this scenario in a good 50 or so years.

Pomegranate gets real when there are basically no laws. I wouldn't totally discount that chat.

Yeahhhh things're getting pretty crazy in egypt...quite a few videos on youtube of protesters getting run over by cars <_<;

Satisfactorily concluded? hmm..

The military is now in charge in Egypt after the so-called Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces took power Friday, ending the three-decade rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Analysts say it remains to be seen whether the military leaders will carry out the transition to democracy protestors have been demanding.

A fellow with the Washington-based German Marshall Fund and an Egypt expert, Ian Lesser, said what happened Friday was both a military coup amid a people power movement, but not a real coup.

"A coup in the sense that obviously there were factions within the military who might have wanted a slightly different outcome, not a coup in the sense that the military has been in control in Egypt for a very long time," he said. "So yes, I think there was something of a coup within the ranks of the military but not a military takeover in the sense that it replaced a civilian power."

Members in the Supreme Council include two-decade military chief and Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi and the former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, previously installed as vice president during the nearly three week protests.

The armed forces chief of staff Sami Hafez Anan, the air force chief Air Marshal Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, the chief of the navy Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish and the commander of air defense Abd El-Aziz Seif-Eldeein are also on the council.

The military body issued a statement Friday saying it was committed to shepherding the full range of democratic reforms protesters have been calling for.

Paul Beran from the Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies said there appear to have been lots of divergences within the military in recent days, which Tantawi will have to settle.

"We know that there have been problems and disturbances in the ranks during this period between the general staff, the officer corps, and the enlisted and we can only assume that those are going to continue," Beran said.

Egypt’s military is one of the world’s largest recipients of U.S. military aid, and Beran said this has created a close relationship between U.S. and Egyptian military officials.

"They understand that this relationship has certain strengths and weaknesses and certainly they want to keep a strong relationship with the U.S. military and the U.S. political structure," he said. "So, I think we can imagine that some of the ideas in terms that the United States is bringing up, whether it is President Obama or the military, I think it is going to be taken very seriously."

Analysts say threats to stop U.S. military aid may have played a role in recent developments.

Egyptian protesters are demanding lifting long-standing emergency rule, allowing more political parties and ensuring free and fair elections. They also want a reform of Egypt’s military itself.

Robert Danin, a former deputy assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs, said it is unclear whether the top echelons of the military, who benefited under former President Mubarak in terms of both power and economic benefits, will be able to change themselves.

"When it actually comes time for there to be a real transparency introduced, and real civilian oversight of the military, how are they going to react? And so they may indeed recognize that they have to go with the new order, but one question is whether or not they really understand what that means," Danin said. "General Tantawi comes from the same school as former General Mubarak, and one thing we saw, have seen, over the last two weeks is that General [President] Mubarak just did not understand what was happening in Tahrir Square."

Danin said it also remains to be seen whether there will be a need for what he calls "a second people power revolution" to ensure the military does go along fully with the democratic aspirations of the protesters.

He said, however, he believes the longer the military transition takes, the better it may be to have a truly civilian-led democratic system emerge.

Elections are scheduled for September, but discussions are currently taking place within Egypt’s emerging political class and the military for that date to be moved forward or later.

link: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/midd...31009.html

As far as I'm concerned, Egypt's internet has been back for a week.

My friend Jimmy has been talkin' about how the 5 days went without internet.