A Googler gone missing in Egypt. Google asks for your help.

http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/02/01/a-googler-gone-missing-in-egypt-google-asks-for-your-help/

by invisiblefunnel • 15 years ago

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zachallaun3• 15 years ago

Link to sourced LA Times article: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/02/google-as...

It's much more informative, in my opinion.

[edit] Removed snark.

jamesbressi2• 15 years ago

Thank you! Checking it out now. Lol, I didn't want to be a snob, so I'm glad you mentioned "are". Also this article left me wondering how they assumed he was nabbed by plain clothed police? Hopefully LA Times clarifies that.

bradmccarty• 15 years ago

Blame my hurried pace. My apologies both for not linking to the RWW article that talked about the (supposed) abduction as well as for the use of are rather than our. I've since fixed both of those problems.

Next time, leave a comment for me on the site, will ya'?

invisiblefunnel• 15 years ago

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2168609

jamesbressi2• 15 years ago

Here is the video of Wael Ghonim (possibly) being arrested by the plain clothed police during a report from SkyNews starting around the 1 minute mark.

What do you think? Looks like him or not?

http://vimeo.com/19255226

Link from the more in depth article by LA Times provided by zachallaun

ebaysucks2• 15 years ago

This video makes me so mad. How does the police find these braindead "plain clothed police" fighters?

I'm going to get downvoted for this, but this is EXACTLY why there should be no gun restrictions on the people.

A couple of bodybuilders wouldn't dare to go up to a revolutionary mass of people in Texas.

zachallaun3• 15 years ago

Let me get this straight... You're advocating more violent forms of revolution and arguing that gun restrictions should be removed so that the people might be more capable in the event of said violent revolts?

ugh• 15 years ago

I don’t think shooting at the police would at the moment be a strategically wise move. It would make it so much easier for Mubarak to justify ordering the military to start shooting (and the military would likewise be much more inclined to actually follow such orders). Peaceful protest (including civil disobedience) is a luxury but currently possible and effective.

varjag• 15 years ago

Everyone in Iraq kept a gun home, yet they never had a realistic chance against Saddam. As gun proponents like to imply, it's people not guns who do the shooting.

russell_h• 15 years ago

Depending on how things go in the next few weeks, and how much the police there have invested in high volume paper shredders, I wouldn't envy the position those "plain clothed police" are likely to find themselves in shortly.

ErrantX2• 15 years ago

Here's the thing.

What would have happened if the population of egypt had been armed. Would they have used them? Definitely the temptation would be there, and it only takes a mistake or to to spark something off.

The military has refused to fire on citizens; that's a pretty massive decision, not quite so easy to make if you're being shot at...

By removing all guns from the equation the military has pretty much ensured the revolution will go down fairly peacefully from here on out.

So, in this case, yep it is definitely a good thing the population wasn't armed.

Being armed is the hammer solution to the problem of being arrested by plain clothes police in such a manner. You takes your risks, but at least you weren't shot :)

maeon3• 15 years ago

Google has asked for my help, my idea is to start some collective action in getting information about him.

I'm starting a wiki anyone can edit, help me learn everything about where he last was and where he probably is (assuming he was apprehended and detained): http://knol.google.com/k/eric-leschinski/recover-wael-ghonim...

zachallaun3• 15 years ago

Your intentions are excellent, but this is already being done on a larger scale: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtUC5Tzt8MFudF9rYXR...

Keep in mind, Ghonim is not the only person missing.

kloncks• 15 years ago

The last tweet he sent out was really freaky:

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/30748650980249600#

"We are all ready to die"

kennywinker• 15 years ago

I tried to find him, but my usual method doesn't seem to be working: http://maps.google.com/?q=Wael%20Ghonim

A Googler gone missing in Egypt. Google asks for your help.

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