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'Revolution 2.0' and 'Liberation Square' Reviewed

Just in time for the first anniversary of the Egyptian uprising, two new books, 'Revolution 2.0' by Wael Ghonim and 'Liberation Square' by Ashraf Khalil, relive the glorious days, but don’t tell us what happens next. By Thanassis Cambanis.

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Egyptian riot police, cocky after beating dissidents and firing buckshot at them, have taken up positions in the vicinity of Tahrir Square. The military has erected concrete barriers across major downtown arteries to hem in demonstrators.

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