Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/29/2011

The riots in Egypt are continuing apace. More than a hundred people have now been killed. President Hosni Mubarak has appointed two military officers as his prime minister and vice president. The Cairo Museum was looted, and the mob beheaded two of the infidel mummies. Police have disappeared from the streets, and ordinary citizens have formed vigilante groups to protect their property and their women.

In other news, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany warned the countries of the European Union that debt is their biggest enemy. She said that if the euro falls, Europe will fall.

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Thanks to Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, DF, Fjordman, Gaia, Insubria, JD, Swenglish Rantings, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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