People power defeats tools of Mubarak control

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – The protesters whose uprising  against President Hosni Mubarak forced him to step down defeated  all the weapons his administration deployed against them.

Their victory over Mubarak’s tried and tested tools of  control is a source of great pride among the protesters, united  by a sense of purpose that grew as the protest wore on.

It also sends a message to governments around the region