the ground who can see what s happening has a way of getting out. there s something other than state controlled media operating in egypt. the official story is very important to the strategy to stay in power and defeat the ruz pollution. the official story in egypt has competition. mubarak decided to stage a crackdown not in the form of sending police in or soldiers in. by sending thugs in. reporter: a lot of the people are paid thugs, enforcers for president mubarak s political party. a lot of them are plain-clothes policemen. reporter: lynchings have been widespread. lynchings. there s evidence the government is paying mubarak supporters to go on the attack. there are people that believe among the protesters there might be some people who are actually