Letia Nichols's List: Opponents of Mubarak Govt. in Egypt

• • Video Support of technology used to record event
• After Mubarak, What Next?

   
• Read on state television by an army spokesman, the communiqué declared that the military — not Mr. Mubarak, Mr. Suleiman or any other civilian authority — would ensure the amendment of the Constitution to “conduct free and fair presidential elections.”
• • This is not the state of the art technology but there was a statement read on television that influenced this massive revolt and took it to another level as citizens watched and listened.
• Then they hugged, kissed and cheered the soldiers, lifting children on tanks to get their pictures taken. “The people and the army are one hand,” they chanted.
• • Taking pictures was another way of communicating this triumph. It was not done for historic reasons only, it was done to communicate a message to the world of their victory.  PHOTOS POSTED WORLDWIDE
• “Welcome back,” said Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who administered the Facebook group that helped start the revolt.

  • A FACEBOOK GROUP HELPED TO ADMINISTER THE REVOLT.

• Mr. ElBaradei could not be reached for comment on Friday, but in a television interview he indicated that he expected the talks with the military to begin within days.

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