Lara Logan assaulted in Egypt

[DanOregon]

Had to be a tough interview for all involved, Logan, Pelley, her crew. I can't imagine how Logan and her crew have all have dealt with the attack.

Really good to see her on the bin Laden coverage.

 

[Lugnuts]

I keep my $50 and get to remove your nose hairs with a chainsaw.

On a thread about violence against women? Really? You're insane, aren't you?

... slowly stepping away ....

 

[YankeeFan]

Scary:

A correspondent for France 24 TV was 'savagely attacked' near Cairo's Tahrir Square after being seized by a crowd, the network said on Saturday.

The news channel said in a statement that Sonia Dridi was attacked around 10:30pm on Friday after a live broadcast on a protest at the square and was later rescued by a colleague and other witnesses.

It was the latest case of violence against women at the epicenter of Egypt's restive protests.

France 24 did not give further details about the attack, but it said its employees were safe and sound, though 'extremely shocked,' and that it will file lawsuits against the assailants, who it didn't name.

The network, which receives state funds but has editorial independence, said it and the French Embassy were working to bring Dridi back to France.

'More frightened than hurt,' wrote Dridi in French on her Twitter page on Saturday.

Referring in English to a colleague, she tweeted: 'Thanks to @ashrafkhalil for protecting me in #Tahrir last nite. Mob was pretty intense. thanks to him I escaped from the unleashed hands.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220849/Sonia-Dridi-attack-Female-reporter-savagely-attacked-groped-Cairo-live-broadcast-French-TV-news-channel.html#ixzz29wTEhn27

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[hondo]

More bad news: http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=288551

Many people who totally mis-read the Arab Spring, including some on this board, should be a bit embarrassed right now. There isn't going to be democracy in any of the Arab Spring countries any time soon.