Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

A protester touches the weapon of a soldier in downtown Cairo, January 30, 2011. President Hosni Mubarak, clinging to power despite unprecedented demands for an end to his 30-year rule, met on Sunday with the powerful military which is widely seen as holding the key to Egypt's future.

Protester inspects soldier's weapon in Cairo

I find this picture somewhat humorous, as if the sharpness of the bayonet might influence the decisions of the protester. See more images from the protests in Egypt here.

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Emailed a coin dealer in Istanbul, Conversation did not go well, while fishing for a lower price, his email took

the character that i was a idiot, to get his goat i told him that i am a American Jew.

This did as i expected, did not go well. At this point, i entirely dicarded the notion of owning that coin,

while he followed with a rant about Enemy States.

I further followed it with a remark that their are no Enemy states, Only Bad Characters.

Mubarak is one of many BAD CHARACTERS.

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Reply#1 - Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:54 PM EST
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