Surreal Ballard Of Tahrir Square
script implausible was so bad surreal
a badly written distorted dream scene
by hack writer with his train off de track
a director still coupled to an antique
loose caboose directing a crummy
crew straight out of sad clown wagon
hear bark a doghouse glory wagon
nationalist saviour script monkey
wagon attack techniques yes these
lapdogs trained as running dogs were
about to be let loose from monkey
wagon many bused in especially for
lackey protest busting feature occasion
moral railroaded false charge imagery
“don’t fall asleep on trains coz trains run
over sleepers” view protesters in lime
light were about to be overwhelmed
ruthlessly crushed steamrolled to pave
one way for Mubarak to oh so smoothly
retain President power so run mad house
script bizarre surging footage shot real?
roll cameras action paid men came with
baseball bats pieces of broken window
frames machetes one homemade spear?
form a line a small group plainclothes
policemen block one broad boulevard
leading into Tahrir Square now symbolic
epicentre
of peaceful Egyptian
revolution
poor police publicly shamed had been
driven from streets so used to controlling
last Friday now had come to hero reclaim
what? A ruthless reputation, proud ego,
status regarded as rightfully lawfully
theirs? Police gathered on Qasr el-Aini
prepared themselves for confrontation
with brave protesters who had humiliated
police their precious patron president
yesterday not a day of revolution
it was an orchestrated beginning
of a vicious counter-revolution in
support of Hosni Mubarak's regime
a regime that seemed dedicated to
confirm all Mubarak's critics' fears
today is the day after hundreds
of thousands of anti-Mubarak
demonstrators had filled Tahrir
Square to demand Mubarak's ousting
now ruthless paid supporters of Egypt's
president dictator of 30 years sly came
to reclaim symbolic Tahrir Square with
violence now avenging pride wounded
thugs come by car by foot on horseback
mounted on camel to pronounce vengeance
to proclaim dramatic U-turn of Mubarak's
regime to dramatically defiantly reject world
international calls for orderly transition
of power in creeping hours beforehand
crowds of pro-Mubarak demonstrators
had poured over Nile bridges to gather
on the Corniche outside their state-run
TV station a symbol of Mubarak's rule
half a mile up road gathering gathering
waiting waiting shadow trained specters
lust to draw blood of peaceful protesters
Egypt's proud state army had promised
it would not use force on demonstrators
in script sentence parted like the red sea
did nothing to prevent surge thug advance
wave ranks swelled with criminal escapee
malicious evil snarling dogs are unleashed
tens of thousands of brutal thugs lackey
regime's supporters some bused in from
pro-Mubarak country regions to city seep
civil servants given a day's paid holiday
steam roller force entry into Tahrir Square
now a few minutes before 2pm vengeance
moment comes Tahrir Square was stormed
3pm TV view extraordinary development
men mounted on camel horseback entered
square on regime's side swift creating chaos
crazy censored camel charge camera allures
so surreal but sudden sharp screams assures
plan plot darker sinister choke throat
grasping Mubarak political agenda
escalation within surge shock minutes
conflict scuffles break out bricks hurled
savage vengeance beatings delivered
with staves suddenly the centre of Cairo
divides into two battling factions pelting
each other with torn up paving stones as
veneer civilization is peal stripped back
centuries into cast stone slinging solutions
shadow time sun dial surges in flung rage
fear sweat eats an hour stone chip bleeding
pro-Mubarak demonstrators summoned by
text message calling on 'Egypt lovers' to
plan congregate at Tahrir Square threw sly
first rocks catching flesh face opponents
innocent naked sling a hail of missiles
advance unleash cruel maiming missiles
pro-democracy protesters holding
up sheets building corrugated metal
ripped from near construction site
used as shields as hail stone rule rains
anti-government protesters streaming
blood are taken to makeshift clinics in
mosques alleyways wounded begging
impassive soldiers for safe protection
to Egyptian army shame none is given
dozens of target wounded demonstrators
are treated at open-air aid station at square
entrance with hit blood streaming wounds
Mustafa Khalili an observer
a guardian reporter
watched an Egyptian soldier
who fired as he stood on his tank
at a pro-Mubarak demonstrator
who had targeted him with a rock
Mubarak’s supporters managed
to gain control of strategic roofs
two commanding main buildings
while young men in crash helmets
volunteers on opposition side
acted as humane stretcher-bearers
shadow time sun dial bleeds blood let time
within two hours Molotov cocktails are
being thrown bursts of automatic weapons
fire thunder scream shocks peace witnesses
after peaceful celebration of previous days
violence steeled raw primitive brutal erupts
a plan broken out its rage front line net set
near sideline Egypt’s country's famous
national treasure pride Egyptian Museum
'Why don't you protect us? '
some opposition protesters
shout at soldiers who reply
they have no orders to protect
told protesting people civilians
to flee go home disperse desist
the army is neglectful the army
let the pro-regimists in orders
given must be obeyed followed
for days protesters had praised
their army for remaining neutral
neutral follow orders disciplined
'Hosni has opened the door
for these thugs to attack us, '
a protester with a loudspeaker
shouts to surging crowds during
turmoil scenes fierce fighting
chaos rules grown men are crying
'When we were fighting
the central security forces
last week it was liberating, '
'Yet now we are fighting
each other and that breaks
my heart' with bloodshed
'After the revolution,
they want to send people
here to ruin it for us, '
Ahmed Abdullah said,
a 47-year-old lawyer
to ruin a peaceful protest
'Why do they want us
to be at each other's throats,
with the whole world watching us? '
early evening at least one person
had died 600 were injured
some pro-Mubarak demonstrators
captured by protest opposition
were carrying ID cards
that identified them as police
demonstrations have predictable
unpredictable outcomes in midnight
Middle East change resistant rule
time only sand blown time
Sphinx ingrained will prove
new age defining outcome
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Written in February 2011 on the 16.2.2011.
See also the poem ‘Regime Restoration Attack On Protest Tahrir Square’.
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If I Resign Today There Will Be Chaos
It was February the 3rd 2011 when
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
made his famous scare fear prediction
'If I Resign Today There Will Be Chaos'.
Mubarak claimed he was sincerely troubled?
By violence the world had seen in Liberation
Tahrir Square over preceding days he claimed
his government was innocent not responsible?
Mubarak blamed the Muslim Brotherhood
a banned political party persecuted in Egypt.
But Mubarak supporters violence launched
against anti-government protesters innocent.
Mubarak claimed he 'was very unhappy about
yesterday. [stating] I do not want to see Egyptians
fighting each other.' Mubarak had hoped to rout
humiliate publicly defeat opponent protesters.
When asked what he thought seeing the people
shouting insults about him and wanting him gone
Mubarak said, 'I don't care what people say about
me... I care about my country, I care about Egypt.'
Mubarak claimed he wanted to resign but could not
'for Fear of the Country Falling into Chaos.' Egypt
will sink into chaos if I resign there will be chaos at
least eight people had died hundreds were injured in
violent clashes between his supporters and anti-
government protesters since Wednesday that is chaos
pride comes before a fall was Mubarak the leader
really unfazed by insults being hurled at him by
protesters demanding his immediate resignation?
According to quotes he wavered when asked about
his attitude toward his main ally the US which had been
pushing for him to resign because Washington gives
Egypt about $1.5 billion in mostly military aid annually
in a statement like Gaddafi would soon make he said
'You don't understand the Egyptian culture and what
would happen if I step down now' Mubarak said he told
US President Barack Obama while reportedly he remained
guarded in Cairo in the presidential palace with his family
heavily guarded by troops tanks barbed wire in safety?
Egypt's largest protests in a generation were clearly
demanding democratic economic reforms immediately
while analysts were estimating the Mubarak family net
worth ranged from $40 billion to $70 billion a calculation
not based upon the billions Egyptian protests were costing.
Chaos might happen? Chaos was already business costing.
One man's chaos is another man's democracy celebration.
Several months on Mubarak is gone? There is no chaos.
Democracy in Egypt will prove to be an Egyptian vision.
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Shadows Of Twentieth Century Dictatorships
At last at last finally sinister purges are passing past.
Shadow legacy of twentieth century absolute dictators
decades on last totalitarian governments passing past.
Lands where the ruling party is only old party allowed.
The dictator of Tunisia has already people opposed fled.
President of Yemen unpopular promised power to shed.
Dictator of Egypt has again soiled bloodied ruling hands.
Just question of time before tyranny is driven from sands.
surrealist cartoon: thug supporters of lame duck Egyptian
president Mubarak caused an ugly scene with clubs stones
troops did not intervene how obscene as donkeys mounted
on camels and horses charged into Tahrir Square hoping to
do gang victory laps after prison releases to beat up crowds
of innocent trapped peaceful anti-mubarak protesters as all
spectator Egyptian military soldiers stood back did nothing
but watch watch watch fighting rise up around them unable
to do their job fighting to protect civilians thus pro-Mubarak
forces advanced beyond line military trucks throwing stones
other more cowardly thug monkeys climbed near high-rises
rocks projectiles to throw down monkey style on protesters
in the square stampeded as trouble broke out but never fear
secret police monkeys gutless after beating chained victims
for years in custody cells could not withstand fair fight back
unchained men were an eventual match for monkey mobsters
opposition groups claim Mubarak sent in thugs to suppress
protest which wounded his ego to avenge a dictator’s name.
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Mubarak Egyptian Protests Threatens Suez Oil
Mubarak had given
a coded speech
on nationwide Egyptian
state television
Mubarak supporters listen
recognized his decision
immediately instantly
the answer to where many
of dictators secret police went
was answered in brutality
Tahrir Square 2nd February
'Amned Daula' 'Moochabarat'
sinister secret police of Egypt
who immune have held Emergency
Powers thirty stain years kept
since Emergency Law was swiftly
passed after Egypt’s President Sadat
was assassinated such a tragedy
succeeding dictator henchmen security
torture with Mubarak total immunity
Mubarak security supporters provoked
blood letting upon peacefully assembling
protesters in Tahrir Square after ordering
teargas rubber bullets baton charges in
days earlier secret police tactic brutality
to beat isolated protesters with iron bars
was routine for protest eradication policy
now administration frustration hits streets
demons are out of bottle and upon the street
modern tactics retrocede into mystic Bedouin
camel charge loud sound of liberty bell rings
an Egyptian falcon freedom sands soaring flies
wind of change is blowing protests
are not going to effect your country
except in increased national poverty
oil prices increasing to $100 dollars
plus a barrel an eighth of the world's
shipping goes through the Suez channel
Mubarak closed all Egyptian banks
shipping companies cannot pay access
the ports of Alexandria etc are closed
or on skeleton crews ships cannot
refuel in Egypt Mubarak has now played
his cards the poor will suffer but not
world elite leaders bankers corporations
solution must be found now immediate
if Egypt’s people will not end protests
elite will end Mubarak rule inconvenient?
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Mubarak’s Coded Civil Disobedience Tahrir Square Attack
Mubarak is a sly ego wounded antique
military snare dictator orchestrating
vindictive revenge attack on protesters
Mubarak said any civil disobedience
is a war to be savagely beaten broken
slave hungry rebellion dog whipped
Mubarak in Stalinish style purge
takes secret police off streets trains
new camel horse charge distraction
Mubarak orders criminal jail break out
snake mufti police rib breaking attack
hidden clubs knives to fear cure protest
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Defying A Protest Response Egyptian Curfew
Mubarak called for stability
but this late political appeal
appeared to cut rigid little no ice
with inflamed reform protesters
who surged onto Egyptian streets
immediately as Mubarak finished
speaking defying a protest response
curfew as other hard line protesters
who had earlier been pressure forced
into nearby side streets by military
could be heard chanting 'People
want to change the regime'
immediately after Mubarak's
broadcast to the nation finished
daring defiance foretells regime end
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Tahrir Square Shrouded In Smoke Teargas Clouds
in immediate
protest response
to Mubarak’s
awaited late-night
television address
one eyewitness
reported a
small seed fire
had been set
at the Mogama
building housing
several
government
offices
in central
Tahrir square
which was
shrouded by clouds
of smoke teargas
Mubarak in his first
public appearance
since unrest
broke out
four days before
said on state
television 'It is not
by setting fire
and by attacking
private
and public property
that we achieve
the aspirations
of Egypt
and its sons,
but they will
be achieved
through dialogue,
awareness
and effort.'
aspirations
of protesters
will be achieved
through effort
dialogue in Egypt
with Mubarak gone...
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Mubarak Will Not Resign
Mubarak casts
verbal stones to pistol whip
provoke protesters.
Mubarak Jackal God
will not resign cannot
leave slave throne seat.
Mubarak vampire sucks
people blood throws
people words of mud.
Mubarak plays
ultimate fool card
“All your demands are meet”.
Protest is fire resolve not
over Mubarak has not
laid waste to Egypt yet?
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President Mubarak Rocks Egypt
President Mubarak rocks Egypt
with denial of go freedom song
practices power moves to string
an Egyptian protest public along.
Mubarak appoints a vice president
big name while singing should I go
I am in trouble, if I stay this trouble,
protest will double double double.
Mubarak sacks his government.
Mubarak sacks all his ministers.
But why does Mubarak not know?
Egyptian people scream in hate go!
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Egypt
A very furious wave of protest finally swept the Egypt's President
After eighteen days of relentless rallies against poverty and corruption.
To autocrats across the Arab world it was sent a real advertisement
And Vice President said a military council would run the affairs of the nation.
A free and fair presidential electionfor September it has been promised
After Mubarak had flown with his family from Cairo to the Red Sea.
People embraced in Cairo's Tahrir the main focus for their protest,
Mubarak left because to their conditions he really didn't agree.
Sobbing for joy, Egyptians celebrated in carnival mood on the street,
They fought to have their freedom and to demand their needed right.
They won, because Mubarak easily broke in his most dispirited final defeat
And “Egypt is free! ” Egyptian people screamed on Friday night.
For Egyptians, Mubarak’s resignation wasn’t only a political matter.
Egyptians noticed how much of their lives had passed under Mubarak.
They have decided that they were going to change their lives for the better.
Therefore, Egypt's revolution turned very violent as Mubarak struck back.
There was a note of caution over how far the military allowed a democracy
Someone said Egypt isn't moving toward democracy, but into martial law.
People rose up against government, asking an end to President ' autocracy.
Europe's Arabs have watched those events with a mixture of fear and awe.
Mubarak’s resignation left countless uncertainties for the whole nation
But the main goal of the Egyptian revolution has been really achieved.
Out there, in the middle of that 'ice storm' there was a real torsional vibration
But, in the end, the crowd is going to be very excited and definitely relieved.
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Mubarak Out, Mubarak Out' 'Game Over'.
Mubarak promises to dismiss present minion cabinet
promising new administration to dance to his bidding.
New minions appointed by Mubarak to dance his tune
new minions to tackle unemployment to promote him?
Protesters forced off into side streets chant chant chant
“People want to change the regime” cry justice dignity.
Appointment new Vice President under Mubarak thumb
fails to appease cut ice because Mubarak regime is done.
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Mubarak Orders Attack Upon Protesters
Mubarak is an old military commander ordering attack upon civilians.
Mubarak said this is a war I will not be beaten by our hungry civilians.
Mubarak in Stalin like style orders attack upon own Egyptian civilians.
Mubarak orders mufti secret police to attack with clubs knives stones.
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Mubarak Speaks Four Days Late
Mubarak accused protesters of abusing freedoms
which he the feared oppressor had given citizens.
Mubarak refused to step down leave town gallantly
too late too late Mubarak promises to promote democracy.
Mubarak Mubarak should already long long be gone
the wounded the dead protesters cannot all be wrong.
What will Mubarak give protesters teargas rubber bullets?
Stones are speaking out in poverty need with empty wallets.
Contrast beloved King Abdullah II of Jordan ordered Jordan’s
police to hand out water and orange juice to thirsty protesters.
Which would you vote for? Which give a no confidence vote?
King Abdullah urged senators officials, to be in constant contact
with people in all provinces, to hear their grievances, to hear their
ambitions, their interests in frank dialogue. Wise King Abdullah.
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Mubarak Declared Democracy Cannot Come
Mubarak declared democracy
cannot come
Mubarak declared for democracy
Egypt is too young?
Mubarak stole Egyptian Liberty
former multi-party system
ripples in slipping sands proclaim
protesters will not lies listen?
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Who Rules Once Great Republic Of Egypt?
Who rules once great Republic of Egypt
and by what authority does ye beast rule?
Emergency Laws imposed in 1967
to suspend executive legislative
judicial powers rights freedoms
Mubarak cannot get order restored
after decades passing he never can...
throw off iron yoke noble Egyptians
crimes torture of secret 'Amned Daula'
'Moochabarat' are curse plague infests
golden grains of freedom seeking sands
stir stir toil cause trouble stir a demon brew
newsflash: In an unprecedented escape
17000 hardened criminals escaped prisons
how bizarre strange extraordinary so many
did not hide to prolong ensure their freedom
no Mubarak arranged their escape thus these
thugs fled to Tahrir Square armed themselves
with clubs knives stones joined hands with
secret security police to attack unarmed noble
peaceful protesters; oops 150 secret police
caught with their police identity papers stupid
stupid stupid move by demented dictator
Mubarak with hag henchmen gather covens
to promote means to justify Emergency Laws
to keep heinous atrocities firm hold on power
newsflash: Vice President firm suppressive
intelligence friend of Minister of Prisons escape
announces Emergency Laws must be kept
in place as a matter of Egyptian State Security
17000 hardened criminals have escaped
Emergency Laws are needed to track down all
escaped criminals in decades dark deceit style
oppression sown cruel deeds justification evil
crouching cloak is party uniform must remain
President Mubarak Stalinate dictator resurrection
continues his ego shamed chaos festering plans
Mubarak will not lease throttle hold on Egypt land.
Emergency Laws needed to crush protest hearts.
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Mubarak Slaps Face Of Egyptian People
Mubarak announces stirs public
all protester demands will be met
demand number one was Mubarak
remove his own dictator neck.
Mubarak announces through army
protester demands will be met
Mubarak announces through his
political party demands will be met.
Six to eight hours Egyptian
protest people patiently excitedly wait
to learn Hosni Jackal God has
again lied to an entire Egyptian nation
to learn Hosni Jackal God has
shame lied to entire global community.
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Face Of Jackal God Mubarak Gnaws Egyptian Bone
Behold face of jackal god hosni
as orders sly chaos across sands
burn new mall order camel charge
Tahrir Square blow up oil pipeline
hear senile whisper there will be chaos
in Saddamish Hitlerish destruction order
I jackal order... survived assassination
dark secret police secrets let me rule more.
Hell no I won’t go I’m alias Soviet Union trained
in air force I US $40 billion to $70 billion gained.
My solution to opposition nuke it seek and destroy
I resurrected Soviet one party state Egypt is my toy.
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Mubarak trained in the Soviet Union, attending a Soviet pilot training school in Moscow and another at Kant Air Base, near Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan (then a Soviet republic) from February 1959 to June 1961. Mubarak then trained on the Soviet Ilyushin Il-28 and Tupolev Tu-16 jet bombers. In1964 Mubarak entered the prestigious Frunze Military Academy in Moscow, which offered chairs in operational-tactical disciplines, Marxism-Leninism, history of the CPSU and Party-political work etc. Muhammad Anwar El Sadat, the previous Egyptian President had re-instituting the multi-party system and launched the Infitah reforms, which included economic reforms heavily influenced by the free-market philosophy.
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Mubarak Pride?
Mubarak pride purchase price paid
in costly country millions not cheap.
Mubarak pride is worth more than
economy of an entire nation of Egypt.
Mubarak face saving speech worth
more than potential Nile River run blood.
Mubarak pride is worth more than
all tourism all trade all people terror bled.
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The Golden Face Of A Youthful Egyptian President
I have seen youthful golden face
of a new virile youthful Egyptian
President rising like radiant rays
of rising sun amid decades dark
deceit oppression sown cruel deeds
justification was evil choking cloak
Emergency laws masked Mubarak
dictator deeds Mubarak ranked fifteen
on Stinking Dictators List of Shame
profile official description data states
'15. HOSNI MUBARAK of Egypt:
A senile and paranoid autocrat whose
sole preoccupation is self-perpetuation
in office, Mubarak is suspicious of even
his own shadow. He keeps a 30-year-old
emergency law in place to squelch any
opposition activity and has groomed his
son, Gamal, to succeed him. (No wonder
only 23 per cent of Egyptians bothered
to vote in the 2005 presidential election.)
Years in power: ' 30! Out Out Vile Ruler!
I have seen youthful golden face
of a new virile beautiful Egyptian
President rising like radiant rays
of rising sun amid a golden halo
a young man with a heart tears of
purity will water Egypt like Nile
a young man with a heart tears of
sorrow pain fall for your suffering
Oh Egypt dictators curse is broken
no more will Jackal God Mubarak
steal state treasure gnaw Egypt like a bone
Mubarak blood taints Egypt no more.
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Source for dictator ranking: “The List Of Stinking Dictators The World Over” by Nkwazi Mhango. June 30,2010 by asabagna.
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Mubarak’s Television Speech Orders Coded Tahrir Square Attack
After ordering teargas, rubber bullets, baton charges
after secret police beat isolated protesters with iron bars
demonstrators continue to vent their righteous fury
fueled by repression, poverty, unemployment, corruption.
President Mubarak making public appearance on state
pose television said “It is not by setting fire and by
attacking private and public property that we achieve
the aspirations of Egypt and its sons but they will be
achieved through dialogue, awareness and effort.”
True protesters rejected your tactics adopted peaceful protest.
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Proven Criminality Of Mubarak Terror Regime
“Thousands of WikiLeaks
released documents,
diplomatic cables from
2009 and 2010 from
the US embassy in Cairo.
Prove the Barak Obama
administration knew
a dictator Hosni Mubarak
regime held onto power
by terrorizing Egyptians.”
“US Ambassador Margaret
Scobey in a cable dated
January 15,2009. The letter
calls police brutality “routine
and pervasive” and states that
“police using force to extract
confessions from criminals [is]
a daily event.” A daily shame
written in blood screaming pain
“routine and pervasive” torture.”
Embassy informants “estimate
there are literally hundreds of
torture incidents every day in
Cairo police stations alone.”
Did you ever calculate the cost?
Credibility cost of supporting
a torture terror evil vile regime?
Did you never wonder why
Egypt's police are hated feared?
Loathed with justified intensity?
The first two stanzas are the poem ‘The Mubarak Torture Regime’.
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