Fighting for Their Freedom - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

We must stand with them
not be duped by the madman
convinced to label them as rebels
when they are in the opposition

Not a mutiny, a coup of the military
this is an organic uprising
the people of the nation
fighting for their freedom

We must stand with them
praying for their freedom
that the madman would be removed
that he would give up his power

Now is the time
maybe on this day of prayer dawning
that this day they would be free
after so many years of repression

March 3, 2011/ March 4, 2011 in the Libyan timezones
the coming of a Friday day of prayers, which have been the days
of the largest protests in many of the countries in revolt
&
The ludicrous statements of Moammar Gaddafi
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/28/libya.protests/index.html?hpt=T1
February 28, 2011
The coverage of the sons of Muammar Qadhafi
with Christiane Amanpour
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/world_news&id=7983698
February 27, 2011
&
seeing the genocide in Libya
and hearing the rabbling of Gadhafi
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/02/22/bts.gadhafi.statement.libyanstate
2/22/2011
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081

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