Without simplifying or obscuring the local concerns and regional causes of "unrest",* I think it's worth noting that a single act of desperation has triggered the uprising of oppressed people in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and now Jordan and Albania. A single human choice. Heartening.
* - a term which suits the needs of power, as if the proper place of people is rest...
UPDATE - Egyptian protesters making inroads among conscripted riot police:
UPDATE TWO - according to Al Jazeera live feed:
Mubarak's government has ordered the Egyptian military onto the streets in Cairo, Alexandria and perhaps Suez, to enforce a curfew now that the police have lost control of major areas of the country.
Crow's Eye: Maintaining a commitment to Pointless Acrimony™ and Hate Filled Invective™! Also available in corvid mischief and traditional sly dog's mistrust.