A Bad Omen: Thugs Attack Demonstrators After Speech

Media are reporting that pro-Mubarak thugs (baltagiyya) attacked demonstrators in Alexandria [later: bloggers are saying Cairo and Port Said too] after Mubarak's speech. The Army apparently stepped in and stopped it, but if his Party thugs (or their fellow charmers, the plainclothes security police thugs) are still trying to beat people up, it raises questions about how sincere his commitment to a real transition is. If he really intends to be allowed to finish his term, this really sends the wrong signal. This is the exact sort of tactic that has typified the regime in recent years.

UPDATE: It may be an emerging pattern. Against multiple international demsands, the Internet is still shut down. If Mubarak means to preside over change, it's time to fix it. Though our IT guy said something to me suggesting they kind of broke it when they shut it down, I haven't the tech knowledge to talk about it. But if it's not back up, the regime is strangling the country.

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