In Yemen, Calls For Revolution But Many Hurdles — Washington Post SANAA, Yemen – The pro-democracy protesters marched through the dusty streets of this Middle Eastern capital, voicing hope that the revolution unfolding in the Arab world would soon reach them. “Yesterday, Tunisia. Today, Egypt. Tomorrow, Yemen,” they shouted, trying to make their way to the Egyptian embassy. But the small march on Saturday never reached its intended target. A line of police stopped the protesters; then a loud, unruly crowd of pro-government supporters emerged, and the two groups clashed. The protesters soon vanished, their voices muffled by pro-government chants. Read more …. More News On Yemen Protests Spring Up in Rural Yemen — Wall Street Journal Yemen: Orderly Uprising Set for Feb3 — Jawa Report FACTBOX-Security developments in Yemen on Jan 31 — Reuters Qaeda warns of ‘Christian-Shiite pact’ on Yemen — AFP Yemen al-Qaida commander declares war against Shiites — Xinhuanet Al-Qaeda Announces Holy War against Houthis — Yemen Post Yemen al-Qaeda Terrorist commander declares war against Shiite Muslims — ABNA.ir A coup in Yemen could give al Qaeda a stronghold, experts say — Washington Examiner Yemen protests lack grassroots base — Jeb Boone, OpEdNews Yemen is not Tunisia or Egypt — Daniel Martin Varisco, CNN Behind the unrest in Yemen — CNN

As Egypt Goes Offline US Gets Internet ‘Kill Switch’ Bill Ready — Sydney Morning Herald As Egypt’s government attempts to crackdown on street protests by shutting down internet and mobile phone services, the US is preparing to reintroduce a bill that could be used to shut down the internet. The legislation, which would grant US President Barack Obama powers to seize control of and even shut down the internet, would soon be reintroduced to a senate committee, Wired.com reported . It was initially introduced last year but expired with a new Congress. Read more …. My Comment: I guess the proponents for this legislation in the Senate and the White House believe that one day unrest and riots will sweep the U.S., and the government will need to have legislation in place to validate an internet shutdown. A very uncomfortable thought …. especially when you realize that this is how our government thinks …. that the people are the threat to the nation, and not the government itself.

Syria’s President Says His Nation Immune From Unrest Roiling Egypt, Tunisia — Canadian Press BEIRUT — Syria’s president, who has resisted calls for political freedoms and jailed critics of his regime, said in an interview published Monday that his nation is immune from the kind of unrest roiling Tunisia and Egypt. In a rare interview, Bashar Assad was quoted in the Wall Street Journal as acknowledging that the toppling of Tunisia’s longtime ruler and the protesters that have left Hosni Mubarak’s government teetering in Egypt signalled a “new era” in the Middle East. Read more …. More News On Syria Middle East must ‘upgrade’: Syria’s Assad — AFP Syria’s Assad says not changing course after Egypt — Reuters Assad says better off than Mubarak — Ynet News Assad: Syria in better position than Egypt since it has no ties with Israel — Haaretz Assad: Arab world must reform — UPI Assad: Protests in Egypt, Tunisia mark ‘new era’ — Jerusalem Post Syria Strongman: Time for ‘Reform’ — Wall Street Journal Interview With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — Wall Street Journal Syria’s Assad says no extra access to nuclear inspectors — Reuters Assad Prepares for ‘Day of Rage’ in Syria — Arutz Sheva Will Syria’s Revolution Be Organized… on Facebook? — Fast Company Syria’s Assad running scared — Rick Moran, American Thinker

Governments Go Online In Fight Against Terrorism — New York Times RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In the Netherlands, the jailhouse recantation of a convicted terrorist renouncing violence has circulated online. Counterterrorism officials say it could make disaffected youth think twice about joining violent extremist ranks. In Pakistan, the authorities are posting on YouTube gruesome videos of mosques bombed by Islamic extremists, to show that such attacks kill fellow Muslims. And here in Saudi Arabia, a government-supported program has enlisted hundreds of Islamic scholars turned bloggers to fight online radicalization by challenging the interpretations of the Koran posted on extremist social networking forums. Read more …. My Comment: This is so long overdue …. radical Islamists have been using the web to promote and radicalize their followers …. time to go straight to the source.

Hosni Mubarak Names New Cabinet, But His Future Is In Military Hands — Christian Science Monitor The Egyptian military is now center stage in the battle between President Hosni Mubarak and the demonstrators demanding that he end his 30-year rule. By midday Monday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had beefed up the military presence on the streets of the capital, named a new cabinet, and had Al Jazeera’s broadcasts from his country shut and a number of its journalists arrested. Read more …. More News On Egypt’s Military Factbox – Egypt’s powerful military — Reuters Egyptian Armed Forces — Wikipedia Egyptian military’s uncertain role could decide Mubarak’s fate — Deutsche Welle Experts: Egypt’s fate rests in hands of popular, powerful military — CNN Egypt’s Military Tightens Control Over Regime — Bloomberg Egyptian army steps up presence in chaotic Cairo — Jerusalem Post Egyptian Military Seizes Al Jazeera Equipment, Shuts Down Feed — B&C Military building barriers around Cairo’s main protest square — USA Today Protesters prod army to ditch Mubarak — UPI ‘Uneasy truce between Egyptian protesters and military’ — BBC Egyptian army, residents protect property from looters — RIA Novosti Egypt: From Police State to Military Rule — FOX News U.S. praises Egyptian military’s ‘professionalism’ — Haaretz Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks with counterparts in Egypt, Israel about unrest — L.A. Times U.S. military brass talk with Egyptians, vow to continue ‘partnership’ — CNN Egyptian military divided regarding Mubarak resignation, Israel watches warily — Washington Examiner Egyptian Military’s Allegiances Tested As Protests Mount — Peter Feuilherade, Suite 101 Wild Card – The Egyptian Military — Ron Beasley, The Moderate Voice Army As Kingmaker, Ctd — The Daily Dish, The Atlantic Egyptian Army Faces Difficult Choice as Situation Deteriorates — Heritage Foundation