White House: Free Internet Communication is Issue Egypt Must Address

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that the need to communicate over the Internet and more broadly freedom of speech must be addressed in a substantive way by the Egyptian government going forward, whoever is in power. He said that must be part of any "orderly transition" of government, which the U.S. has been calling for in recent days. By transition, he said it must be a dialog about meeting grievances. "They have to address the freedoms that the people of Egypt seek," he said.


White House: Free Internet Communication is Issue Egypt Must Address