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Confusion. arwa live in cairo. >> sad footnote, in a statement, cbs news reported that lara logan suffed what he the network said brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating while covering the celebrations in tahrir square after hosni mubarak stepped down last friday. cbs says logan was saved by a group of women and egyptian soldiers and is now hospitalize here in the united states. she is in our thoughts and prayers tonight. egypts revolution and its ripple effect were major topics as pre...

Egypt by gunning down and beating people who were trying to express themselves peacefully in iran. my hope and expectation is that were going to continue to see the people of iran have the courage to be able to express their yearning for greater freedoms, and a more representative government. >> but there is something important between the lines of what the president said here, too. the president wasnt just asked about iran. he was asked about, remember, iran, yemen, and bahrain. there are prote...

We have a sound bite from president obama yesterday. listen. >> my hope and expectation is that were going to continue to see the people of iran had the cowheral to be able to express their yearning for greater freedoms and more representative government. understanding that america cannot ultimately dictate what happens inside of iran any more than it could inside of egypt. megyn: so it seems to be a similar message. he is saying, were not going to meddle. >> that statement yesterday really -- i...

They have acted in direct contrast to what happened in egypt by gunning down and beating people who were trying to express themselves peacefully in iran. my hope and expectation is that were going to continue to see the people of iran have the courage to be able to express their yearning for greater freedoms, and a more representative government. >> but there is something important between the lines of what the president said here, too. the president wasnt just asked about iran. he was asked abo...

Got the iranian regime pretending to celebrate what happened in egypt, when in fact, they have acted in direct contrast to what happened in egypt by gunning down and beating people who were trying to express themselves peacefully in iran. my hope and expectation is that were going to continue to see the people of iran have the courage to be able to express their yearning for greater freedoms, and a more representative government. >> but there is something important between the lines of what the ...

Their yearning for greater freedoms and a more representative government. >> scores of people were killed and imprisoned in the 2009 uprising. just last month the regime executed at least 66 people. most reportedly for drug offenses. the united nations says some were predators. >> does it speak to a nervousness on the part of the regime? >> its significant. since january you had an execution taking place every nine to ten hours in iran. its an execution bing. these do that. they create an atmosp...

Beat people and arrest people. and, you know, my hope and expectation is that were going to continue to see the people of iran have the courage to be able to express their yearning for greater freedoms and a more representative government. understanding that america cannot ultimately dictate what happens inside of iran any more than it could inside egypt. ultimately, these are sovereign countries that are going to have to make their own decisions. what we can do is lend moral support to those wh...

Expectation is that were going to continue to see the people of iran have the courage to be able to express their yearning for greater freedoms and a more representative government. understanding that america cannot ultimately dictate what happens inside of iran any more than it could inside of egypt. thats ultimately -- these are sovereign countries that are going to have to make their own decisions. what we can do is lend moral support to those who are seeking a better life for themselves. obv...

And, you know, my hope and expectation is is that were going to continue to see the people of iran have the courage to be able to express their yearning for greater freedoms and a more representative government. understanding that america cannot ultimately dictate what happens inside of iran any more than it could inside of egypt. ultimately these are sovereign countries that are going to have to make their own decisions. what we can do is lend moral support to those who are seeking a better lif...

>> sean: yes they were. >> and lead to what we have now. theres clearly going to be a vacuum there. the people have spoken and they are excited about this opportunity for freedom am i think it is human nature to desire freedom. the pew research center by polling, 59% of the muslim people want a democracy. theres yearning there. >> sean: that same poll shows some 85% believe that islam should have a role in the government. >> and are fond of the muslim brotherhood and shia rhea. -- and sharia law...