Tahrir Square protesters wake to news of US War Ships off coast

Regardless of the motives behind the decision of the United States to send War Ships and Marines the coast of Egypt, it will be a shock to those just waking from their sleep in Tahrir Square.

The Pentagon has made it quite clear that the purpose of the deployment is to assist in the evacuation of US citizens in case of emergency.
So far there has been no comment from the Egyptian Government, or the Government opposition in Egypt.

However some blog and Forum sites in the US are talking about how, the sending of the War Ships was kept very quiet in the US and questioned if the whole thing was masked by the days of Super bowl Euphoria.

There has been quite a lot of talk about US False Flag reports / Predictions and this appears to have put the US general public on edge.

One comment on a Forum site by a member, Expressed fear of, (Quote) “another repeat of the USS Liberty incident”.


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US: Sends War Ships to Egyptian Coast !

The USS Kearsarge, carrying 800 troops from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is an amphibious assault ship and the USS Ponce have arrived in the Red Sea, putting them off Egypt’s Coast.

Picture of the USS Kearsarge courtesy of Press TV.

Pentagon officials have emphasized that any military intervention in Egypt was out of the question and that the warships were being moved only for contingency purposes in case evacuations of US citizens became necessary.

The Kearsarge carries approximately 48 helicopters and harrier jets that would permit evacuations and other humanitarian operations, claimed the Pentagon official.

There is no further information on the number of Marines on board the second vessel the USS Ponce, nor any details of military hardware such as aircraft etc.

It appears that the US State department took the decision to send the two War Ships on Friday. Despite State department claims that the vessels are to be used for US citizen evacuations from Egypt.

There are very strong suspicions that the US troops may either be used on the streets in Cairo in some sort of peace keeping role, or that they may be intended to protect the Egyptian side of the border between Egypt and Gaza / Egypt and Israel.





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What the protesters in Tahrir square should know

Whilst the people of the Pro-Democracy movement in Egypt convene again today in Tahrir Square to mark the loss of lives, both Muslim and Christian know as the day of Martyrs (those who gave their lives for freedom), there have been solidarity protests almost worldwide in past days.
Starting in Europe, here are some photos of the demonstrations outside Egyptian embassies throughout European capitals:

Ireland:

There were protest gatherings outside the Egyptian Embassy in the capital city Dublin

UK: Protesters gather outside the Egyptian embassy in London.

France: Protests outside the embassy in Paris.

There were also Egyptian Pro-Democracy support demonstrations in the German capital, Milan in Italy, Madrid in Spain, Lisbon in Portugal, Athens in Greece, Brussels in Belgium, Vienna in Austria, Geneva in Switzerland, and in Copenhagen in Denmark.

In the Middle East: There were ongoing protests in Jordan, Gaza in Palestine, West Bank in Palestine, in Lebanon, in Yemen , In Tunisia and Turkey.

Turkey: Protests held in Ankara.

Protest in Lebanon

Protests also took place across Australia and in Kuala Lumpur.

Aussie Protests in Sydney.

Melbourne Australia:

Brisbane Australia:

Protests in the United States of America.

Photos in USA:

Washington DC:

New York City:

Photo Credits:
Ireland photos courtesy of Indymedia Ireland.
UK photos: Mohamad Hassam.
Paris Photo: Press TV.
Lebanon photo: Global Voices.
Turkey photo: AFP.
Australia Photos:
Brisbane: Unknown.
Melbourne: Takver.
Sydney: AP.
USA Photos:
Washington DC: Courtesy of AP.
New York: Courtesy of AP.