I've finally dug out after being buried in snow for a couple of days. If a blizzard is a disaster, it's a beautiful disaster. It's almost seems the entire world is white and clean looking, like a heavily frosted wedding cake.Unfortunately, the whole world is not clean and beautiful. Cable networks, newspapers, and the internet have dropped ugliness in my lap, in the form of violence in Egypt. It may be overstating things quite a bit, but it looks a lot like Hosni Mubarak attempted a stealth Tienanmen Square massacre and failed on both the stealth and massacre aspects. By now, there is no doubt that the "pro-Mubarak protesters" on camel- and horseback are Egyptian police (click the image above for a look at some of their police IDs) and Mubarak's hamhanded attempt to save his position may only have made matters worse for him. Still, to go back to Tienanmen, if China proves anything, it proves that an authoritarian regime can pull some pretty awful stuff and still remain a member in good standing of the world community.
It's tempting to engage in revolution pornography, posting inspiring images of the past few days. There's certainly been enough great photojournalism and much of it has been breathtaking. And, while calls for freedom stir some American consciences, other see only reason for fear...[CLICK TO READ FULL POST]
