During the 18-day Egyptian Revolution there was talk of a foreign provocateur in Tahrir Square, an American colonel. Colonel Sanders. Rumor had it that anti-Mubarak demonstrators were being paid off in Kentucky Fried Chicken. Raja Abdulrahim of the Los Angeles Times covered the story:
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KFC and the Egyptian Revolution
February 17, 2011Tags:chicken, conspiracy, Egypt, Egyptian revolution, fast food, fried chicken, junk food, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, Los Angeles Times, Mubarak, Raja Abdulrahim, rurmors, subversion, Tahrir Square
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A New Spirit Sweeps Egypt
February 13, 2011Egyptians have been sweeping up debris in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after demonstrations there swept President Hosni Mubarak from power. Popular unrest continues to sweep the Middle East and North Africa, but it remains to be seen if the Egyptian military will permit a clean transition to representative government.
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Tags:brooms, Cairo, clean-up, Days of Rage, democracy, demonstrations, Egypt, Egyptian revolution, Lotus Revolution, Midan tahrir, Mubarak, Papyrus Revolution, sweeping, Tahrir Square, transition, Victory Square
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