Yannis Behrakis / Reuters

Demonstrators celebrate atop an Army tank in Tahrir square during protests in Cairo on January 29, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused on Saturday to bow to demands that he resign after ordering troops and tanks into cities in an attempt to quell an explosion of street protests against his 30-year rule.

Hannibal Hanschke / EPA

Onlookers visit the looted and burned out headquarter of the National Democratic Party, the governing party of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo, on Saturday, January 29, 2011. Wide spread looting and riots have continued in Egypt's capital.

Demonstrators in Egypt pose on burned vehicles and atop Army tanks in Cairo.

These images seem to suggest that the demonstrators are feeling that victory is close at hand. More photos from Egypt.

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Finally, the whole world can get to see a grand example, just like in 1989, of people fetching freedom for themselves, instead of waiting for some martyr (or mullah, in this case) to show up...

    Reply#1 - Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:06 PM EST
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