Updated Title: World Revolution 2011

Is Algeria next?

Is Algeria next?

One can only hope.

Couple of good links on the Egypt & Iran situations. Let's hope and pray it's folks like these who win out and establish peaceful, productive democracies in both countries.

Egyptian Doctor Who Cared for Fox News Reporter Vows 'Old Egypt' is Gone - FoxNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/14/egyptian-doctor-cared-fox-news-reporter-vows-old-egypt-gone/)

Prince Reza: Iran will be Free « Liveshots (http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/02/14/prince-reza-iran-will-be-free/)

Lets try and get this thread back on topic:

FoxNews.com - Mummy's False Toes Helped Ancient People Walk Like an Egyptian (http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/14/false-toes-mummies-helped-ancient-egyptians-walk/?test=latestnews)

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Two Libyan fighter jets land unexpectedly in Malta, witness say - Reuters


Amazing that Egypt was as peaceful as it was. Not so much in the rest of the mideast

I'm updating the thread title to reflect Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, etc.

The situation in Libya is stunning. I'm sure many others here remember when Ghadafi was considered enemy no. 1 back in the 80s

Report: Libyan capital deserted; opposition seizes major city - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/24/libya.protests/index.html?hpt=T1)

This all, in my opinion, is remarkable to witness. To this day, the most amazing world event in my lifetime (perhaps not including 9/11) was the fall of the Soviet Empire. To think in 1983 I'm watching The Day After and less than 7 years later there's no longer a Soviet Union (and so many other countries I grew up knowing) was just amazing to me, and I'm including the fall of the Berlin Wall to the Yugoslav wars in all this. What's happening today is almost on par with that

It's a fascinating time for sure

This is going on, the economy is not very good, unemployment is high, price of gas is going to $4 to $5, and Obama is worried about gay rights.

It's amazing how everyone just basically got up the balls to express how dissatisfied they are with their current regimes. In those countries it's damn scary to speak out, you can get killed for it. But en masse, they're doing it.

Just goes to show how the people there are not at all different from us (except for the religious nutjobs). They just want to be heard and to be free.

Social media played a role too. Good job Zuckerberg.

Best part about the viva la revolution is Al Qaida and Ole Bin Landen are pissed.

A. They arent playing any part in it
B. These protest and revolutions are literred with democratic and power to the people rhetoric. Not the usuall military, violent regime changes people are used to in that region. They are really pissed about that.