I have been fascinated by the developments in North Africa these past 3 weeks. First Tunisia overthrows their dictator led government. Then the Egyptian people decided to get rid of their dictator and will not stand for anything less. Last night Hosni Mobarik defiantly said he was going to stay on until the September election. The people erupted in the streets. Then today, Hosni Mobarik steps down as president and leaves Egypt.
This seems to be a technology based revolution with people using the Internet to spread information. Egypt tried to shut down the Internet and cell service but it was to late. The call had been sent out and enough people responded in the streets of Cairo to bring down the government. It is a day to remember.
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