showdown at the AUC gate

The protestors holding firm on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, which has emerged as the deadly epicenter of the latest cycle of protests.

The rumor in Egypt right now is that the Army will shut down the internet. If true, it would be idiotic. No better way to say “we are just like Mubarak.” As their next act after that, they might as well send camels and horses to attack Tahrir again.