The situation this morning looks much the same as it did last night: neither side backing down, the army following Mubarak’s orders (for now).
Once again the live update pages have changed:
And here’s an interesting article placing the Egyptian situation in the context of higher global food prices, which is driving global unrest. So ethanol subsidies, which were supposed to ween us from dependence on unstable Middle Eastern sources of oil, are helping destabilize the Middle East. Good work, guys!
Tags: agribusiness subsidies, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Jihad, unrest