Anderson Cooper, CNN Crew, Attacked In Tahfir Square

As I noted in my earlier post, CNN’s Anderson Cooper was attacked by pro-Mubarak forces during today’s rioting in Cairo.

Here’s video of Cooper describing the attack:

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Comments

  1. MarkJ says:

    I guess Anderson forgot to flash his official “Barack Obama ‘Hey, I’m with you guys; it’s all Bush’s fault”’ identity card.

  2. Ben Wolf says:

    Might be helpful for you to elaborate a little on whatever the hell you’re talking about, Mark.

    Or are you really so partisan and narcissistic you think think every event on the planet directly relates to American domestic politics?

  3. An Interested Party says:

    “Or are you really so partisan and narcissistic you think think every event on the planet directly relates to American domestic politics?”

    Considering his comment, that looks like an accurate guess…