,LETT] TO ! ,EGYPTIAN ,BLACK ,BLOC 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,Y\ /RIKE ! NOTE--IT S\NDS 9 US4 

,IT IS AN HONOR TO ADDRESS Y\ ON ACC\NT ( Y\R C\RAGE 9 ! /RUGGLE /ILL UNFOLD+ 9 ,EGYPT4 

,= A DECADE & A HALF1 WE HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 BLACK BLOC ACTIONS 9 ! ,U,S & ELSE:]E >\ND ! WORLD4 ,( C\RSE1 WE DO NOT REPRES5T ANYONE OR ANY?+2 ! BLACK BLOC IS A TACTIC1 NOT A GR\P--?AT IS :AT MAKES IT SO FRI<T5+ TO \R RUL]S4 ,BUT ON ! BASIS ( \R EXP]I5CE ) ?IS TACTIC1 WE W\LD LIKE TO %>E SOME ( \R P]SPECTIVES 9 HOPES ( E/ABLI%+ A MORE EXPLICIT 9T]CONT95TAL DIALOGUE4 

,WE HAVE ALREADY BE5 9 A K9D ( DIALOGUE ) Y\1 EX*ANG+ SIGNALS ( REVOLT ACROSS ! OCEAN4 ,WE'VE CIRCULAT$ REPORTS ( Y\R /RUGGLE H]E1 & N[ WE >E SEE+ PHOTOS & VIDEOS ( \R ACTIONS APPE> 9 Y\TUBE COLLAGES FROM ,EGYPT4 ,BUT WE WANT MORE DIALOGUE ?AN Y\TUBE COLLAGES ALL[4 ,WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS /RATEGY AS WELL AS TACTICS1 & GOALS AS WELL AS /RATEGY4 

,FIR/ & =EMO/3 Y\ >E NOT ALONE4 ,Y\ >E P>T ( A /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSIVE P[] ?AT IS TAK+ PLACE ALL OV] ! WORLD4 ,! SAME ECONOMY ?AT IS PLUND]+ ,EGYPT WRECKS \R LIVES & L& H]E 9 ! ,U,S2 ! SAME NETWORKS ( >M$ =CE ?AT TE>-GAS Y\ 9 ,CAIRO MA9TA9 0ORD]0 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 ,IF WE >E TO W9 ANY?+ 9 ?IS /RUGGLE1 WE CAN ONLY DO SO 9T]NATIONALLY4 

,IT IS EMB>RASS+ ?AT IT TOOK US SO LONG TO ADDRESS Y\ 9 ,>ABIC--?AT %[S H[ UNPREP>$ WE >E = ! OPPORTUNITIES HI/ORY IS (F]+4 ,BUT ?AT MAY *ANGE QUICKLY 9 ! COM+ YE>S4 ,IT WILL HAVE TO4 

,WE HAVE GA9$ \R EXP]I5CE ) BLACK BLOC TACTICS UND] :AT Y\ MI<T CALL ADV]SE CONDITIONS--AS A SMALL M9ORITY ACT+ AGA9/ A /ABLE P[] /RUCTURE1 )\T MU* SUPPORT FROM ! RE/ ( SOCIETY4 ,! BLACK BLOC EVOLV$ 9 ?AT CONTEXT1 & IT IS 9T]E/+ TO SEE IT APPE> 9 A SITUATION ( MORE G5]ALIZ$ REVOLT4 

,9DE$1 ! LONGEVITY ( ! BLACK BLOC SURPRISES EV]YONE2 OV] & OV] IT HAS BE5 PRON\NC$ DEAD1 YET IT KEEPS COM+ BACK4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE1 LIKE ,ANONYM\S1 IT EXPRESSES ! SPIRIT ( \R TIMES4 ,9 AN ]A :5 TREM5D\S DISP>ITIES >E MA9TA9$ BY SURVEILLANCE & POLIC+1 ANY MEAN+FUL MOVEM5T IS B\ND TO 9VOLVE ANONYMITY & CLA%ES ) ! AU?ORITIES4 

,! BLACK BLOC IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES ?AT ANONYMITY & ANTAGONISM A POLITICAL CONT5T3 IT TIES SPECIFIC /RUGGLES AGA9/ OPPRESSION TO ! POSSIBILITY ( A G5]ALIZ$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ALL OPPRESSIVE P[]4 ,IT IS A C\P TO 0BR&0 ANONYM\S COLLECTIVE CONFRONTATION ) ! AU?ORITIES AS AN>*I/--?IS MEANS ?AT EV]YONE :O /&S UP = HIMSELF AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES MU/ ASK1 SOON] OR LAT]1 :AT HIS RELATION%IP TO O!RS' /RUGGLES IS4 

,IT IS FITT+ ?AT ! BLACK BLOC EM]G$ 9 ,EGYPT ON ! TWO-YE> ANNIV]S>Y ( AN UPRIS+ ?AT ONLY REPLAC$ ONE TYRANNY ) ANO!R4 ,! PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY CAPITALISM & G 

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