In the streets of Cairo, many protesters are now openly denouncing the United States for supporting President Hosni Mubarak, saying the price has been their freedom. They say the Obama administration has offered only tepid criticism of a regime that has received billions of dollars in U.S. aid…

“Tell America that we get to choose our president,” Manshawi said. “We choose him, not them.”…

“We believe America is against us,” said Emad Abdel Halim, 31. “Until now, Obama didn’t talk to the Egyptian people. He didn’t support the Egyptian people.”

“Tell Obama to forget about Mubarak,” said Islam Rashid, 26. “He is done.”