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Egypt: Mubarak Shuts Down Internet, But Struggle Is Still Online

By Carlos Latuff (Posted Jan 28, 2011)

Internet, MediaEgyptNews

 

Mubarak Gets Tripped Up by the Internet
Mubarak Unplugs Egypt from the World
Egypt: Internet Is Offline, But Struggle Is Online!

Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist.   See, also, <twitter.com/3arabawy/status/30662957587234817> and <twitter.com/3arabawy/statuses/30747797716209664>.



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