Hundreds of thousands of people celebrating in Tahrir Square, Cairo, after the announcement of the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. If last night Saddam had tried to tear another strip of power, the spontaneous uprising and determined, bright and peaceful essence of millions of people forced him to surrender, to run away, to throw in the towel.
We do not know what will happen now in Egypt, as the forces of the old regime will be able to resist and to restore its power, perhaps with cosmetic changes. But, beyond the results, the uprising has revived the attention of the world the theme of change as an expression of an initiative of the masses.
We do not know what will happen now in Egypt, as the forces of the old regime will be able to resist and to restore its power, perhaps with cosmetic changes. But, beyond the results, the uprising has revived the attention of the world the theme of change as an expression of an initiative of the masses.
