,BRI<T ,SKY OV] ,NOR? ,AFRICA 

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,AU?OR 3 ,*RI/OPH] ,Z4 ,HOBSON 

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,! SKY IS BRI<T OV] NOR!RN ,AFRICA1 NOT ONLY BECAUSE ( ! BURN+ GOV]NM5T BUILD+S & POLICE /ATIONS1 BUT BECAUSE ( ! NEW DAWN ( MASS /RUGGLE & POT5TIAL LIB]ATION4 ,S9CE ,JAN4 #a#d1 LESS ?AN ?REE WEEKS AGO1 ! ,B5 ,ALI DICTATOR%IP 9 ,TUNISIA HAS FALL5 & ITS SUCCESSOR REGIME HAS BE5 %AK5 UP SEV]AL TIMES1 ! ,MUB>AK DICTATOR%IP 9 ,EGYPT HAS SUFF]$ A MI<TY BL[ FROM EV]-GR[+ PROTE/S SEEK+ ! PRESID5T'S D[NFALL1 & MORE RE/RA9$ DEMON/RATIONS HAVE />T$ AGA9/ ! ,SALEH DICTATOR%IP 9 ,YEM54 ,! SITUATION *ANGES H\R BY H\R & PEOPLE ALL OV] ! WORLD HOPE = ! PROTE/]S' SUCCESS4 ,H]E >E A FEW NOTES 9 SUMM>Y =M4 7,NOTE #b & P>T ( ,NOTE #c >E BY ,RON ,TABOR1 ) A SEP>ATE COMM5T BEL[47 

#a4 ,IT ,CAN ,BE ,DONE4 ,NO ONE W\LD HAVE SAID 9 ,DECEMB] ?AT ! PEOPLE W\LD RISE UP1 DE/ROY ONE DICTATOR%IP1 & ?REAT5 A SECOND4 ,! ,TUNISIAN OV]TURN />T$ ) ! PROTE/ BY SUICIDE ( A S+LE /REET V5DOR4 ,T5S ( ?\S&S ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE--WORK]S1 /UD5TS & GRADUATES1 NEI<BORHOOD RESID5TS1 C>AVANS FROM PROV9CIAL CITIES--BR\<T ! GOV]NM5T D[N )9 A MON?4 ,ORD9>Y WORK+ & POOR PEOPLE1 9VISIBLE & DESPIS$ 9 0NORMAL0 TIMES1 >E 9 FACT ! DECISIVE =CE 9 HI/ORY4 ,)\T !IR ACTIONS ALL RE=MS TURN \T EMPTY4 ,:5 !Y ACT1 !Y CAN %AKE HEAV54 ,& !Y CAN W94 

#b4 ,! ,NATURE ( ! ,REGIMES4 ,ALL !SE REGIMES HAVE SOME TRAPP+S ( DEMOCRACY BUT >E ACTUALLY BRUTAL DICTATOR%IPS4 ,9 ,EGYPT1 = EXAMPLE1 !RE >E SOME C>EFULLY MONITOR$ 0OPPOSITION0 P>TIES :ILE MO/ OPPOSITION GR\PS >E BANN$4 ,! >MY & ITS 9TELLIG5CE APP>ATUS DOM9ATE & ?OSE :O D>E TO OPPOSE ! REGIME >E R\T9ELY >RE/$1 BEAT51 TORTUR$1 & KILL$4 ,PEOPLE SUFF] FROM MASSIVE UNEMPLOYM5T 79CLUD+ & 9 P>TICUL> Y\NG COLLEGE GRADUATES1 SU* AS 5G9E]S71 SEV]E %ORTAGE ( AF=DABLE H\S+1 & ! CALL\SNESS ( A GOV]NM5T BUREAUCRACY ?AT IS VICI\SLY CORRUPT AT ALL LEVELS4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! RUL+ ELITE1 ,MUB>AK & HIS FAMILY & ALLIES1 5RI* !MSELVES AT ! PEOPLE'S EXP5SE4 ,!SE REGIMES >E EV]Y BIT AS BRUTAL & UNDEMOCRATIC AS ! ,ISLAMIC REGIME 9 ,IRAN1 BUT BECAUSE !Y >E ALLIES ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & KEY PROPS ( ,U4,S4 /RATEGIC 9T]E/S1 SU* AS CONTROL ( OIL1 ( ! SEA LANES1 & ! ,SUEZ ,CANAL1 & SUPPORT TO ,ISRAEL1 ! ,U4,S4 ACCEPTS & COV]S = !IR VIOL5CE1 LACK ( DEMOCRACY1 & VIOLATIONS ( HUMAN RI<TS4 ,! ,U4,S4 PROVIDES @s#a4#c BILLION 9 AID TO ,MUB>AK'S REGIME1 MO/ = MILIT>Y PURPOSES1 & HAS P>TICUL>LY CLOSE TIES ) ! MILIT>Y & ! 9TELLIG5CE APP>ATUS4 

#c4 ,! ,BROADE/ ,DEM&S ,>E ! ,BE/4 ,! DEM&S 9 ,TUNISIA & ,EGYPT >E = ! 5D ( ! REGIME1 = DEMOCRATIC FRE$OMS1 = ELECTIONS1 NO REPRESSION ( OPPOSITION1 RULE ( LAW1 AN OP5 SOCIETY4 ,9 ! PRES5T MOM5T OP5+ UP !SE CLOS$ REGIMES TO CREATE A CIVIL SOCIETY ) UNIV]SAL HUMAN RI<TS IS A DECISIVE /EP =W>D4 ,?IS DEM& CAN--& %\LD--UNITE NE>LY EV]YONE4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 :ILE ! IMM$IATE GOAL IS TO GET RID ( ! REGIMES & TO W9 DEMOCRATIC FRE$OMS1 ! MOVEM5T %\LD NOT LIMIT ITSELF TO !SE GOALS4 ,UND] ! LACK ( RI<TS IS ! LACK ( OPPORTUNITY4 ,JOBLESSNESS1 OPPRESSION1 & A DEAF (FICIALDOM >E ALL REASONS :Y ,MOHAM$ ,B\AZIZI SET HIMSELF ON FIRE4 ,JOBS1 AID = ! POOR1 AF=DABLE H\S+1 $UCATION1 CUTT+ GOV]NM5T BUREAUCRACY & ! MILIT>Y1 FRE$OM ( MIGRATION1 FRE$OM TO WORK & TRADE >E ALL BROAD DEM&S ?AT ! PROTE/S %\LD ADOPT4 

#d4 ,! ,BROADE/ ,ORGANIZATION ,IS ,BE/4 ,! PROTE/S BEGAN )\T MU* ORGANIZATION & SPREAD BY CELLPHONE1 ,FACEBOOK1 & ,TWITT]4 ,! LACK ( 0V]TICAL0 ORGANIZATION--HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATIONS ) LEAD]S & *A9S ( COMM&--IS A %IELD AGA9/ REPRESSION & MEANS ! MILITANCY CAN SPREAD AT GR\ND LEVEL4 

,BUT ! 0HORIZONTAL0 NETWORKS BETWE5 PEOPLE & GR\PS HAVE TO COMMUNICATE1 ORGANIZE !MSELVES1 DEBATE DEM&S & GOALS1 REA* \T TO O!R SECTORS ( ! POPULATION & TO O!R C\NTRIES1 & CON/ITUTE ! BEG9N+S ( A REAL CIVIL SOCIETY4 ,TO EV5 GET TO FREE ELECTIONS--MU* LESS TO A TRULY FREE SOCIETY--PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CREATE PR(ESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS1 NEI<BORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS1 FACTORY FLOOR ORGANIZATIONS1 ORGANIZATIONS ( ! POOR1 ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! >M$ =CES1 RELIGI\S ORGANIZATIONS1 & ( C\RSE POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS ( EV]Y /RIPE FROM AN>*I/ TO ,ISLAMI/4 

,AS P>T ( ?IS1 WORK+ & POOR PEOPLE NE$ !IR [N ORGANIZATIONS :I* WILL BE DIFF]5T FROM ORGANIZATIONS ( ! PR(ESSIONALS & POLITICAL P>TIES1 :O HAVE DIFF]5T 9T]E/S4 ,IF EV]YONE IS ORGANIZ$1 ! *ANCES ( ! PRES5T REGIME OR A SUCCESSOR REGIME SOLIDIFY+ P[] >E LESS5$4 

#e4 ,W9 ,OV] ! ,SOLDI]S1 ,BR+ ,\T ! ,NEI<BORHOODS & ,FACTORIES1 ,9VOLVE ! ,UNIONS4 ,TO W9 & CONT9UE ! REVOLUTION ALL !SE GR\PS >E CRUCIAL4 ,AFT] A COLLAPSE ( POLICE P[] 9 ,CAIRO1 ,ALEX&RIA1 ,SUEZ & ELSE:]E1 & SOME FRAT]NIZ+ BETWE5 SOLDI]S & DEMON/RATORS1 TODAY'S REPORTS 7,JAN4 #c7 >E ?AT ,MUB>AK'S ELITE TROOPS >E RE9=C+ ! CAPITAL1 & NO D\BT O!R CITIES4 ,MAJOR CONFRONTATIONS >E AHEAD4 ,! MAXIMUM PRES5CE ( WORK]S1 NEI<BORHOOD RESID5TS1 & CIVIL1 LABOR1 & RELIGI\S ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE NECESS>Y TO W9 ! BATTLE = ! SOLDI]S' LOYALTY4 

#f4 ,CONT9UE ! ,MOBILIZATION4 ,9 ,TUNISIA :5 ,B5 ,ALI FL$1 HIS PRIME M9I/] TOOK OV]4 ,!N HE 9CLUD$ A FEW OPPOSITION LEAD]S 9 ! 0GOV]NM5T0--9 REALITY NOT A GOV]NM5T BUT A CLIQUE TRY+ TO BECOME ONE IF ! PEOPLE W\LD GO HOME4 ,!Y DIDN'T1 & KEPT UP ! PRESSURE4 ,N[ ALL ,B5 ,ALI'S M9I/]S >E GONE EXCEPT ! EX-PRIME M9I/] HIMSELF4 ,9 ,TUNISIA & 9 ,EGYPT IF ,MUB>AK IS DRIV5 \T1 ! REMNANTS ( ! OLD REGIME WILL ATTEMPT TO RESOLIDIFY P[] & CONT9U+ MOBILIZATION IS NE$$ TO PREV5T ?IS4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 REVOLUTION>IES %\LDN'T DISREG>D OR OPPOSE CALLS = FUTURE ELECTIONS BUT %\LD JO9 9 ! CALLS & WELCOME ELECTIONS EV5 IF A NEW ELITE GOV]NM5T RESULTS4 ,IF !RE >E CIVIL LIB]TIES & ! CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS TO BACK !M UP1 !RE WILL BE MORE ROOM = REVOLUTION>IES TO ORGANIZE4 ,!RE WILL BE A /RUGGLE 9 ! FUTURE TO HOLD ONTO ! RI<TS WON 9 BATTLE & = ?IS1 TOO1 CONT9U+ MOBILIZATION WILL BE NE$$4 

#g4 ,DON'T ,TRU/ ! ,OPPOSITION2 ,DON'T ,FE> ,IT ,EI!R4 ,EXI/+ OPPOSITION GR\PS >E ONLY TOO ANXI\S TO GET 9TO (FICE1 AS 9 ,TUNISIA1 & CREATE A DEMOCRATIC-APPE>+ SY/EM 9 :I* !Y %>E P[]4 ,! MOM5T !Y TAKE GOV]NM5T (FICE1 !Y SEP>ATE !MSELVES FROM ! PEOPLE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! ,WE/ IS RAIS+ ! SPECT] ( ,ISLAMIC FUNDAM5TALISM & ITS DISREG>D ( CIVIL1 WOM5'S1 & RELIGI\S FRE$OMS1 AS A REASON TO FE> TRULY OP5 DEMOCRACY4 ,!RE IS ALWAYS A DANG] ?AT IF ! POPUL> TIDE REC$ES1 A DISCIPL9$ ELITE WILL GA9 P[]4 ,BUT ! ANSW] TO BO? ?REATS IS ORGANIZATION1 MORE ORGANIZATION1 & YET MORE ORGANIZATION4 ,IF L>GE-SCALE ORGANIZATIONS ( CITIZ5S >E BUILT & REMA9 VIGILANT1 !SE ?REATS CAN BE DEFEAT$4 

#h4 ,A ,WORD ON ,ISLAM4 ,! MASS ( ! PEOPLE >E NOT ,ISLAMIC FUNDAM5TALI/S4 ,BUT 9 !IR VA/ MAJORITY !Y >E DEV\T ,MUSLIMS4 ,!RE >E NO MORE /IRR+ PHOTOGRAPHS FROM !SE EV5TS ?AN ?OSE %[+ MASS$ HUNDR$S B5T 9 PRAY] CONFRONT+ ! TANKS ( ! DICTATORS4 

#i4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,UND] ,OBAMA ,REMA9S ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,U4,S4 ,SECRET>Y ( ,/ATE ,CL9TON 9SULT$ ! PEOPLE ( ,TUNISIA1 ,EGYPT1 & ,YEM5 9 CALL+ = 0/ABILITY0 :5 SO MANY HAVE DI$ = A GREAT] GOAL1 FRE$OM1 & ,U4,S4 ,PRESID5T ,OBAMA 9SULT$ !M AGA9 9 HIS SPEE* ( ,JAN4 #bh 9 REIT]AT+ ?AT ! ,U4,S4 0HAS A CLOSE P>TN]%IP ) ,EGYPT0 7?AT IS A ?REAT AS WELL AS A PROMISE67 & ?AT HE IS /ILL WORK+ ?R\< ,MUB>AK & ASK+ ,MUB>AK = 0CONCRETE /EPS0 TO A 0BETT]0 DEMOCRACY4 ,9 REALITY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS BE5 ! BE/ FRI5D ( ALL ?REE C\NTRIES' DICTATORS & !IR POLICE /ATES4 

,! ,U4,S4 TALKS DEMOCRACY BUT HATES & FE>S REAL DEMOCRACY4 ,IT HATES & FE>S A TRULY OP5 POLITICAL PROCESS ?AT C\LD R$UCE ITS [N CONTROL & C\LD *ALL5GE ITS ECONOMIC 9T]E/S4 ,AS SLIPP]Y AS AN EEL1 ! ,U4,S4 WILL USE BO? TRICK]Y & FALSE PROMISES TO BACK UP DICTATORS1 SWIT* SIDES :5 9EVITABLE1 GET BEH9D A NEW GOV]NM5T & MAKE SURE IT S]VES ! ,U4,S4 & NOT ITS PEOPLE4 ,! ,U4,S4 WILL BE GLAD1 NOT SORRY1 IF A NEW REGIME ) A DEMOCRATIC FRONT & A /RONG SECRET POLICE SOLIDIFIES P[]4 ,CONT9U+ MOBILIZATION IS ALSO ! WAY TO DEF5D NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE AGA9/ ! ,U4,S4 

#a4 ,! 0,NOR!RN ,CRESC5T0 & ! 0,S\!RN ,CRESC5T40 ,ISRAEL USES !SE T]MS TO REF] TO ,IRAN1 ,SYRIA1 & ,LEBANON ON ITS NOR?1 & ! PRO-,U4,S4 DICTATOR%IPS 9 ,>ABIA & ACROSS NOR!RN ,AFRICA ON ITS S\?4 ,TODAY ! 0S\!RN CRESC5T0 IS %AK+4 ,IF REVOLUTIONS CAN SUCCE$ !RE1 ! PEOPLE WILL ALSO BE EMBOLD5$ 9 ! 0NOR!RN CRESC5T40 ,& )\T /RONG PRO-,U4,S4 REGIMES TO PROVIDE COV] & ASSI/ANCE1 ,ISRAEL'S CONT9U$ OCCUPATION ( ! ,WE/ ,BANK & ITS DOM9ATION OV] ,PALE/9IANS 9 ,ISRAEL WILL BE LESS SECURE4 

,I DON'T KN[ :]E ALL ?IS WILL 5D--) BROAD] RI<TS OR NEW REGIMES 9 ,IRAN OR ,SYRIA1 ) A TWO-/ATE COMPROMISE1 A B9ATIONAL /ATE1 OR A NONSECT>IAN DEMOCRACY 9 :AT >E N[ ! TRUNCAT$ ,PALE/9IAN L&S & ,ISRAEL4 ,MAYBE NO?+ AT ALL WILL HAPP51 BUT ,I ?9K *ANGE 9 ,TUNISIA & ,EGYPT OP5S ! WAY TO *ANGE ALL ACROSS ! REGION4 

#a#a4 ,:Y ,NOT ,H]E8 ,MY FRI5D ,NI*OLAS ,P[]S REC5TLY WROTE A FICTIONAL C\NT]-HI/ORY ( ! LA/ TWO YE>S1 0,! ,HI/ORY ( A ,DREAM10 = ! ,BROOKLYN-BAS$ NEWSPAP] ,! ,9DYP5D5T 7WWW49DYP5D5T4ORG_/#b#a#a_/#a_/#b_/!-HI/ORY-(-A-DREAM74 ,9 IT1 ?OSE :O FAVOR$ UNIV]SAL HEAL? C>E BEGAN A C\NT]MOBILIZATION 9 #bi AS SOON AS ! RI<T BEGAN FI<T+ ,OBAMA'S HEAL? PLAN4 ,BY #b#a#a1 !SE MOBILIZATIONS HAD GR[N 9TO A MASS MOVEM5T ?REAT5+ ,WALL ,/REET4 

,:Y NOT8 ,NO ONE IS IMAG9+ A REVOLUTION 9 ! ,U4,S4 TODAY4 ,BUT WE CAN /OP WAIT+ = A FALSELY LIB]AL GOV]NM5T TO BR+ RE=MS TO US & CAN MOBILIZE TO SEEK !M \RSELVES4 ,EV]YBODY KN[S ! ?+S WORK+ & POOR PEOPLE 9 ! ,U4,S4 NE$4 ,IT CAN BE DONE4 

#a#b4 ,AB\T ,AN>*ISM4 ,REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S HAVE \R [N AIMS & HOPES4 ,WE HOPE = WORK+ & POOR PEOPLE & ALL O!R 9SULT$ & OPPRESS$ PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE & REMA9 ORGANIZ$1 TO REMOVE ALL ELITES FROM P[]1 & TO SELF-GOV]N SOCIETY )\T A REPRESSIVE /ATE4 ,WE DON'T FAVOR :AT IS FALSELY T]M$ DEMOCRACY1 A REPRES5TATIVE GOV]NM5T ) A CONS5SUS = CLASS OPPRESSION & A WELL-ORGANIZ$ POLICE1 BUREAUCRACY1 MILIT>Y1 & PRISONS4 ,BUT WE DON'T FE> !SE ?+S EI!R4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ) \R HOPES HELD HI< WE %\LD FAVOR EV]Y /EP T[>D A CIVIL SOCIETY ) RI<TS = ALL4 ,IF REAL FRE$OMS & G5U9ELY OP5 ELECTIONS COME1 !SE WILL PROVIDE ! BE/ POSSIBILITY ( SPREAD+ AN>*I/ IDEAS4 

#a#c4 ,TOMORR['S ,SKY ,IS ,BRI<T4 ,! ,UTOPIAN ,NO4 #b1 9 #b#a1 UND] ! HEAD+ 0,:O ,WE ,>E10 WROTE1 0,?IS IS A GOOD TIME TO PUBLI% A J\RNAL D$ICAT$ TO UTOPIANISM & REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM40 ,! >TICLE SUMM>IZ$ SEV]AL REASONS :Y--! DEVELOPM5T ( SOME POPUL> /RUGGLES1 A DECL9E 9 9FLU5CE ( ! ,M>XI/ LEFT1 NEW RECOGNITION ( WOM5'S1 HOMOSEXUAL1 & ,NATIVE RI<TS1 & O!RS4 ,IT WAS A GOOD >TICLE & WE HAVE REPR9T$ IT 9 EA* ISSUE S9CE4 

,BUT ONE ?+ WAS MISS+ TO REALIZE ! VISION3 ! SELF-EMP[]$1 BROAD-SCALE1 GR\ND-LEVEL RADICAL & REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION ( POOR & WORK+ PEOPLE1 SU* AS HAS N[ BEGUN 9 AT LEA/ ONE CORN] ( \R TEEM+ E>?4 ,)\T ?IS ONLY PRELIM9>Y WORK IS POSSIBLE & ) IT ANY?+ IS POSSIBLE1 ?\< SC>CELY ASSUR$4 ,TOMORR['S SKY IS BRI<T4 

,COMM5TS ON ,*RIS'S ,!SES--,BY ,RON ,TABOR 

  

,I AGREE ) MO/ ( :AT ,*RIS WRITES1 BUT MY P]SPECTIVE GOES FUR!R4 

,TO ME1 ONE ( ! ?+S ?AT IS SO /RIK+ AB\T ! CURR5T SITUATION 9 ,EGYPT IS ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! RADICALISM ( ! ACTS & ME?ODS ( /RUGGLE ( ! PROTE/]S & ! N>R[NESS ( !IR VISION3 ASIDE FROM G5]AL CALLS = FRE$OM1 ! PROTE/]S >E MA9LY CONC]N$ TO GET RID ( ,MUB>AK & HIS FAMILY4 ,AS A RESULT1 A MAJOR P>T ( :AT WE1 & O!R CONSCI\S AN>*I/S1 NE$ TO DO IS TO BROAD5 & DEEP5 ! PEOPLE'S VISION4 ,MY OV]ALL /RATEGIC CONCEPTION IS SIMIL> TO ,LEON ,TROTSKY'S ,P]MAN5T ,REVOLUTION1 EXCEPT ?AT :]EAS ,M>XISM'S ULTIMATE GOAL1 ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 79 FACT1 TO BE EX]CIS$ BY A ,M>XI/ P>TY71 REPRES5TS A N>R[+ ( DEMOCRACY 7EXPLICITLY1 ! EXCLUSION ( MIDDLE-CLASS & O!R 0NON-PROLET>IAN0 ELEM5TS2 IMPLICITLY1 ! EXCLUSION ( ! WORK]S !MSELVES71 MY CONCEPTION REPRES5TS A CONT9UAL BROAD5+ & DEEP5+ ( DEMOCRACY4 

,TO PUT IT DIFF]5TLY1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT ! MASS MOVEM5T 9 ,EGYPT IS AN>*I/IC 9 ITS ME?ODS ( ORGANIZATION & /RUGGLE1 E4G41 9 ITS HORIZONTAL NATURE & LACK ( DEF9$ LEAD]S & RIGID ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES4 ,BUT IT NE$S TO BECOME AN>*I/ 9 CONSCI\SNESS2 IT NE$S TO SEE ITS ULTIMATE GOAL AS ! OV]?R[ ( ! 5TIRE POLITICAL1 SOCIAL1 & ECONOMIC SY/EM 9 ,EGYPT & ITS REPLACEM5T BY A TRULY OP51 DEMOCRATIC1 COOP]ATIVE1 & EGALIT>IAN SOCIETY CONTROLL$ DIRECTLY BY ! PEOPLE4 

,AS A RESULT1 WE NE$ TO RADICALIZE PEOPLE'S VISION4 ,:ILE ! IMM$IATE GOAL IS TO GET RID ( ,MUB>AK1 HIS FAMILY & /OOGES1 & TO W9 DEMOCRATIC FRE$OMS1 WE %\LD /RESS ?AT ! MOVEM5T %\LD NOT LIMIT ITSELF TO !SE GOALS4 ,IT NE$S TO BROAD5 & DEEP5 ITSELF1 TO REA* \T TO ! RURAL POPULATION & TO O!R SECTORS NOT CURR5TLY 9VOLV$ 9 ! /RUGGLE4 ,TO ! DEGREE IT CAN1 ! MOVEM5T ALSO NE$S TO SEIZE CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( COMMUNICATION 7! 0H>D0 APP>ATUS ( CELLPHONE CONNECTIONS & ! 9T]NET7 & TRANSPORTATION1 TO OCCUPY FACTORIES & O!R WORKPLACES1 TO SET UP NEI<BORHOOD COMMITTEES & MILITIAS TO PROTECT !IR COMMUNITIES 7?IS IS ALREADY HAPP5+71 TO SEIZE ! HEADQU>T]S ( GOV]NM5T AG5CIES1 P>TICUL>LY ! APP>ATUS ( OPPRESSION & CONTROL1 ! ,9T]IOR ,M9I/RY1 ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! >MY & ! POLICE1 & BEG9 TO DISMANTLE !SE /RUCTURES4 ,! MOVEM5T %\LD ALSO RAISE EXPLICIT DEM&S ?AT ADDRESS ! CONCRETE NE$S ( ! PEOPLE1 = JOBS1 AF=DABLE H\S+1 & $UCATION = ALL4 ,ABOVE ALL1 IT NE$S TO />T SETT+ UP A NETWORK ( POPUL> C\NCILS ?AT CAN PROVIDE ! MEANS ?R\< ! ,EGYPTIAN PEOPLE CAN CONTROL !IR REVOLUTION & :ATEV] SOCIAL CONQUE/S !Y MANAGE TO A*IEVE4 ,?IS BROAD5+ & DEEP5+ IS DEF9ITELY POSSIBLE2 ! DEMON/RATIONS HAVE ALREADY ELIM9AT$ ! POLICE AS AN EFFECTIVE =CE :ILE GO+ SOME WAY T[>D NEUTRALIZ+ ! >MY1 IF NOT YET W9N+ ! SOLDI]S OV] TO ACTIVELY OPPOS+ ! REGIME4 ,PROTE/]S HAVE ALREADY TRI$ TO /ORM ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! ,M9I/RY ( ! ,9T]IOR 79 *>GE ( ! BRUTAL & VICI\S POLICE & ! DOME/IC SURVEILLANCE APP>ATUS71 AL?\< ,I DO NOT KN[ ! \TCOME ( ! ATTEMPT4 ,! PROTE/]S HAVE ALSO BEGUN TO SET UP NEI<BORHOOD MILITIAS TO PROTECT !IR COMMUNITIES4 

,WE %\LD ALSO EMPHASIZE ?AT ! MOVEM5T %\LD SEE ITSELF AS ! CUTT+ $GE ( A MULTI-NATIONAL1 PAN-,>AB & PAN-,MIDDLE ,EA/ 79CLUD+ ,IRAN & ,TURKEY7 REVOLUTION4 ,GET RID ( ALL ! CYNICAL1 BRUTAL1 & CORRUPT GOV]NM5TS--MON>*IES & SO-CALL$ REPUBLICS ALIKE--?AT PRET5D TO DEF5D ! PEOPLE'S 9T]E/S BUT ACTUALLY SELL !M \T TO ! GOALS & 9T]E/S ( ,U,S IMP]IALISM & !IR LOCAL /OOGES6 ,! PEOPLE NE$ TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS NOT !IR FRI5D OR ALLY BUT !IR 5EMY1 ! *IEF PROP ( ! REGIMES ?AT HAVE OPPRESS$ !M = SO LONG & ! *IEF BACK] ( ! ,ZIONI/ OCCUPATION ( ,PALE/9E4 ,:ILE1 AT ! MOM5T1 MO/ ( ! PROTE/]S >E DEM&+ ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES SUPPORT !M 9 GETT+ RID ( ,MUB>AK & SEEM G5U9ELY PUZZL$ ?AT ,PRESID5T ,OBAMA HAS NOT COME D[N ON !IR SIDE1 !RE >E ELEM5TS ( ! POPULATION :O >E MORE POLITICALLY A/UTE4 ,TODAY1 ,I HE>D AN ,EGYPTIAN MAN BE+ 9T]VIEW$ ON ,C,N,N :O /AT$ ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ! ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES SUPPORT ,MUB>AK #a.0 BECAUSE !Y >E AFRAID ( A REVOLUTION ?AT WILL NOT /OP UNTIL IT HAS DE/ROY$ ,ISRAEL & 5D$ ! IMP]IALI/ OCCUPATION ( ,PALE/9E4 ,WE %\LD BE 9 SOLID>ITY ) & SUPPORT PEOPLE LIKE HIM4 

,F9ALLY1 WE %\LD W>N ! PROTE/]S ?AT ?IS BROAD5+ & DEEP5+ WILL BE NECESS>Y EV5 TO W9 & SECURE ITS MORE LIMIT$ DEM&S4 ,! ,U,S RUL+ CLASS DOES NOT TRU/ ! ,EGYPTIAN PEOPLE 7& ! ,>AB PEOPLES1 9 G5]AL71 & C]TA9LY NOT ,>AB PEOPLE 9 ! PROCESS ( C>RY+ \T A REVOLUTION4 ,IT REALLY BELIEVES ?AT ! ONLY VIABLE ALT]NATIVES 9 ,NOR? ,AFRICA & ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ >E PRO-,U,S ,MUB>AK-/YLE REGIMES OR RADICAL ANTI-,U,S ,ISLAMIC !OCRACIES4 ,! ,U,S'S HEGEMONY OV] ! REGION1 P>TICUL>LY ITS ACCESS TO OIL1 ITS CONTROL OV] ! ,SUEZ ,CANAL & ITS SUPPORT ( ,ISRAEL1 AS ! MAJOR 9/RUM5T ( ?IS HEGEMONY1 IS MORE IMPORTANT TO IT ?AN ! DEMOCRATIC RI<TS1 OR EV5 ! LIVES1 ( ,EGYPTIANS4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES WILL CONT9UE TO SUPPORT ,MUB>AK UNTIL IT IS NO LONG] POLITICALLY FEASIBLE TO DO SO4 ,& IF IT TURNS \T ?AT ,MUB>AK IS \/$1 ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T WILL DO ITS UTMO/ TO 5SURE ! EV5TUAL REE/ABLI%M5T ( A ,MUB>AK-/YLE GOV]NM5T 7?AT IS1 A GOV]NM5T RUL$ BY A /RONGMAN & BACK$ BY ! MILIT>Y--?\< SLI<TLY MORE =MALLY DEMOCRATIC & LESS VIOL5T & CORRUPT ?AN ,MUB>AK'S--)\T ,MUB>AK HIMSELF4 ,! ONLY WAY TO PREV5T ! RETURN ( ?AT TYPE ( REGIME IS TO MAKE ! CURR5T ,EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION AS RADICAL AS POSSIBLE2 ! PEOPLE NE$ TO SEIZE & HOLD ON TO AS MU* DIRECT POPUL> P[] AS !Y CAN4 

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