Graeme Wood covers the endgame

February 12, 2011

“A man with a bandage told me he had applied for a visa to Canada but no longer had any intention of using it, because of the pride he felt in his country. Mubarak, he said, had defamed and befouled a great civilization. ‘Now I will never leave this place,’ he said. ‘This is my country. I finally discovered this.'”

See also Wood’s closing words:

“I’ve met almost no one in Tahrir willing to countenance amnesty for 30 years of corruption and tyranny, not to mention a crowning week of thuggery and murder. The crowds today are celebrating. Perhaps tomorrow will see a mass road trip to the Sinai.”

Same here. The Egyptians I know all want a trial.

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