Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak has ruled out resigning from his office once again, as violence rises across Cairo. Mubarak insisted there “will be chaos” if he is not president.
Which likely comes as a surprise to the demonstrators, as there seems to be no shortage of chaos now, as Mubarak supporters attack those calling for free elections on the streets and have turned Tahrir Square from a collection of hopeful protesters into an out-door emergency hospital.
Incredibly, Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq also backed the notion of Mubarak keeping power, insisting that Egypt would not turn into another Tunisia, where its president fled into exile, and demanding an “honorable” exit for Mubarak.
Though Mubarak has promised not to run for election in September it seems that there is very little trust that he would follow through in the absence of continued protests, and also considerable concern that the time will simply pave the way for a new president-for-life to replace the aging Mubarak.
Though Shafiq apologized for the violence in Tahrir Square, other officials appeared unrepentant, insisting that Egyptian culture demanded that Mubarak remain in power and that the protesters needed to respect Mubarak “as father and leader.“
It's very interesting that the protesters gathered peacefully and in the most civilized and organized of ways for days until dictator Mubarak's speech (which looking back in retrospect was a threat) and all hell broke lose. Granted, the fact that his thugs unleashed the hell makes all the difference too. So, let's recap this: there is peace until warns of chaos which he goes on to create so that now he can claim that there will be more chaos if he leaves. Right! I think we all got that. He, no doubt, got that line from the Big Terrorist who went into a Iraq, a peaceful country by all accords, fucked it all up, murdered its peaceful civilians by the scores, threw the country into civil war and chaos, then, announced that they couldn't leave because there would be…taddah! chaos. Well planned. And not thin at all either. It's not as if people couldn't see thru that scheme or anything.
The Egyptian people are screwed either way. Boss Hos stays and it's chaos with violence. Boss Hos leaves and it's chaos with violence. Well, according to Boss Hos. Of course the US government stands with head-up-ass syndrome and wags the diplomatic finger at Mubarak. "Tsk tsk" says the SecState Schoolmarm and our 'Dear Leader Uncle Tom Obama' says just about squat.
Cut the US cash sailing off to the shores of Pharaoh Mubarak's Egypt and see if that gets the murderous tyrant's attention.
I think once Mubarak leaves, that will be the signal for dozens of other just as wretched cronies of his to depart as well… at which point I'm sure we'll be treated to scenes of then out-of-work security forces begging for forgiveness from the new establishment. I guess I need to brush up on my Egyptian dialects so I can recognize when someone whines, "…but I was just following orders!"
I don't think the initial transition period will be entirely painless; there are bound to be flare-ups of unpleasantness here and there. Insha'Allah the Egyptian people will be guided by justice and benevolence and will not follow in the footsteps of the present regime.
Egyptians knows the price to back off the protest will be Himalayan, they also know MOB-arak will severely punish the protesters.
Egyptians knows that their chance of protesting and getting rid of (MOB) and his (STERS) is now not after elections and MOB regrouping with his STERS to form an new old MOBSTERS government.
Tunisia succeeded in ousting the dictator Egyptians will feel stupid if they fail.
US and EU have realized by now that their old politics helping – supporting their lapdogs don’t work for them any longer, further they need to understand that for democracy to flourish they need to support and help democracy to grow, now they have the chance; if they lose it then they have lost the trust of people for ever. These kind of regimes are the only kind of friend that US and EU had for over 60 years, oppressing their people while they stealing peoples wealth and investing it in US – EU or in Canada, Israel also been their puppet and in time the US and EU have used its militarism regime to revenge against those who demanded the freedom of their own and the Palestinians people, it is time for a unity among people in North Africa and entire Middle East against the thugs of these regimes no matter what they called. Its a price to pay but in a long run is worth every steps to become independent and self sufficient.