Mubarak: I’ll Leave in Sept; Egyptians: No, Get Out Now
Western Analysts Impressed by Mubarak's Offer - Protesters Not So Much
In a high profile public address, Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak made an offer that no Western analyst that had grudgingly come to grips with the notion of a free Egypt could refuse – he promised to step down in September.
But as those analysts praised it as an historic moment and President Obama telephoned Mubarak to let him know that the US now supports the notion of him stepping down, in September, someone else was listening, someone lost in all the speculation, in fact millions of someones, on the streets of every major Egyptian city.
They were far less impressed with the notion that their long-standing torturer-in-chief would have another seven months in office, seven months to kill and persecute his way into comfortable retirement.
Rather the protests continued as eagerly as ever, with protesters continuing to insist that Mubarak must step down now, not in September, but today. With their numbers estimated well into the millions, it seems the protesters will inevitably get their way.
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Wolfgang9
February 2nd, 2011 at 1:01 am
Romania showed in December 1989 how to deal with dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C5%9Fes…
They even shot how wife, she was involved heavily in politics.
Salah Farooq
February 2nd, 2011 at 4:05 am
Mr. Mubarak should leave now, what he said in his address he had 30 years to do that. He never cared about the opinion of his countrymen. Why should poeple of Egypt care now. He wants people to trust him but he betrayed Egyptian so many times that no body trusts him anymore. It will be better for him and for Egypt if he leaves now. There are a lot of people in Egypt who can serve their country better than Mr. Mubarak. He should not be worried about what happens after him. He should listen to the Egyptian people before it is too late. Have a good one Mr. torturer-in- chief.
theothercanada
February 2nd, 2011 at 5:05 am
The bloodbath has started, regime "supporters" have appeared on Liberty square and are trampling demonstrators with horses, camels and donkeys.
Acting on the advice of Assassin in Chief and the only "democracy in the ME I am sure.
Wolfgang9
February 2nd, 2011 at 8:25 am
This development clearly shows where the USG stands now: they supported the dictator Mubarak. Together with Netanyahu is Obama for me the most criminal politician – the same as moral trash like GWB or Bolton.or Hillary
John_Mohammad
February 2nd, 2011 at 10:41 am
Mubarak's offer sounds strikingly similar to a wife-beating husband: "I promise I'll do better and not hit you any more, just don't make me leave"…. and two weeks later, the wife is in the Emergency Room near death from a beating at the hands of her husband.
Egypt's people are sick and tired of the abuse and want Mubarak GONE, period. No compromise, no deals- only the reform of government without Mubarak and his apparatus will suffice. He would be wise to get out with his head attached while he can.
R.C.
February 2nd, 2011 at 11:40 am
I agree. For some reason, those 1945 images of Benito Mussolini's beaten corpse dangling starts to come to mind.