Day 5 (cont): When Obama's 'disappointed,' you know he means business; New role models of peaceful protest

When Obama says ‘highly disappointed’ you know he means business. Everyone always kids him for understating his emotions and always being so composed. He’s like the parent that you’re terrified to disappoint because one stern look is worse than amputation.

The headlines on CNN are so heartening…

‘Protesters calling for Hosni Mubarak to go.’

‘Headquarters of ruling party set ablaze in Cairo’

‘Sr. Obama official: Mubarak speech highly disappointing’

‘Obama calls on Egyptian authorities to refrain from violence.’

‘Mubarak: “We need to build on what we already have”; “I will protect Egypt”’ – My God, the man is completely delusional – ‘Says he will appoint a new government Saturday’ – This should be interesting…

‘Obama: All governments need to maintain power by consent’; ‘Violence will not address the grievances of the Egyptian people’

‘Obama calls on Egypt to restore Internet, phone service’

‘Crude oil rises more than 4% on concerns about the Middle East’ – figures…

10:20am

Called the Dokki apartments to check on them; everyone is fine and at home, Sara Abou Bakr called Aleia  on her cell phone – HUZZAH WE HAVE CELL PHONE SERVICE AGAIN!!!!!! – to tell them to stay at home today because the protests will resume soon.

Hopefully the internet will be restored before long…  I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will feel like I have oxygen again after suffocating for 36 hours…

11:00am

The CNN reporter is commenting that he has never seen anything like this in his life: civilians protesting right in front of the military, and the military allowing them to express themselves peacefully… people from all walks of life are in the streets…

- He is totally right; I remember Dad telling me before I came here that even though it’s government is terrible, Egypt is a stable and safe country and he wouldn’t expect anything to happen there – remarkably, even in light of this week’s events, in fact, especially in light of them, THIS IS STILL TRUE. Now all over the world, Egyptians are being regarded as heroes, martyrs, role models of forceful but peaceful anti-government protest.

A man in the street on a video is saying that military come from the same people that are protesting and calling for reform; The Egyptians are remaining peaceful and asking each other not to throw rocks, and they are actually saying they feel sorry for the families of the policemen because they are just doing their jobs and they are trapped too…

CNN acknowledges that this is a “historic upheaval in Egypt”