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Jan29 in D.C.
This was the scene, as snapped by my camera-phone, outside the Egyptian embassy, a few blocks from my apartment in Northwest D.C. The mixed-nationality crowd waved Egyptian flags and carried signs from the ubiquitous antiwar protest group, ANSWER. Slogans included "Hey Obama, listen up… Hosni Mubarak’s time is up." and "Oh Mubarak can’t you see… ...
This was the scene, as snapped by my camera-phone, outside the Egyptian embassy, a few blocks from my apartment in Northwest D.C. The mixed-nationality crowd waved Egyptian flags and carried signs from the ubiquitous antiwar protest group, ANSWER. Slogans included "Hey Obama, listen up... Hosni Mubarak's time is up." and "Oh Mubarak can't you see... time to join Ben Ali."
This was the scene, as snapped by my camera-phone, outside the Egyptian embassy, a few blocks from my apartment in Northwest D.C. The mixed-nationality crowd waved Egyptian flags and carried signs from the ubiquitous antiwar protest group, ANSWER. Slogans included "Hey Obama, listen up… Hosni Mubarak’s time is up." and "Oh Mubarak can’t you see… time to join Ben Ali."
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy Twitter: @joshuakeating
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