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Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has said that "missing" Google exec Wael Ghonim will released on Monday, according to a report citing Egyptian state television. Ghonim – Google's head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa – has been missing since January 27, and he was apparently arrested after joining protests …

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  1. James 5

    At least...

    .. someone in Google has the guts to stand up to a bad regime.

    A lesson there for the Mountain View Ivory-Towered executives.

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  2. armyknife

    Better a meritocracy than titles.

    Was he targetted for arrest ?

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    1. thecakeis(not)alie
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      Yes.

      Egypt just released /political prisoners./ Think about it. People arrested simply for politics. Not for breaking an actual law, but for speaking out against the regime. What kind of country has /political prisoners,/ I ask you? The kind that would do things like target someone in a crowd because they were both notable and protesting.

      Good luck, Egypt!

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