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Posted on 01/28/2011 9:14:48 AM PST by SE Mom
From FOX:
DEVELOPING: Loud explosions and gunfire were heard in the Egyptian capital of Cairo Friday, as protesters demanding the removal of President Hosni Mubarak defied a curfew, Al Jazeera reported. Egyptian television reports the ruling party headquarters in Cairo are on fire.
From TWITTER:
WashingtonPost: Clinton: We urge #Egypt authorities to allow peaceful protest, reverse unprecedented steps it has taken to cut off communications less than 20 seconds ago
He’s on CNN right now, or a video of him is on right now.
Hosni Mubarak:
“I have been monitoring the protests.”
“I have been following the attempts of some to jump on the protests with slogans.”
“Told the police not to attack the demonstrators until they turned into riots”
One of El Baradei’s flunky’s for the Coalition for Change is up there. Now Mubarak is speaking. BBC idiots don’t have a translator. CNN does. On there now.
FR seems to holding up very well on an important news day. Thanks, John, for the hard work in troubleshooting and fixing the issue.
Did Al Jazeera just go down?
If it is Islamist rule, which is not certain by any means, in some ways it will be worse. In some ways, it will be better.
The unintended consequence about suppressing people in their own country is that it gives them a very legitimate and personal grievance against you.
The Iranians hated us a long time for supporting the Shah. They revolted with whoever was able to do it. Did the ayatollahs turn out to be worse? Sure. Now the current generation of Iranians gets it.
Still, that sort of hindsight is a hard sell to people who are hoping for a better life, while you're financing their hated overlord. We may be stuck with a generation of Egyptians that hates us. We probably earned that. It may take 30 years of Islamic oppression before they get it out of their system.
What's the alternative? Pay billions a year forever to keep them prisoners in their own country? May as well let them do it to themselves, and take ourselves out of the equation.
Well Mubarak is going to piss the protesters off even more with this dumbass speech.
If Mubarak is still in charge, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in the White House tonight.
Is Mubarak speaking? If so, live or Memorex?
Hosni Mubarak:
“I regret the innocent victims and casualties on both side.”
“There is a fine line between freedom and chaos”
“These demonstrations would not have taken place without freedoms”
Still up for me.
And from where....?
Wow, he looks like heck on the half shell....
Hosni Mubarak:
“Egypt is governed by the rule of law”
“I am fully aware of the lawful aspirations of the Egyptian people”
“These goals cannot be achieved through violence or chaos”
Pretty soon I expect him to say the words that the Cuban president in Godfather II
Salud! Salud! Salud!
How does FOX show Mubarak ‘live’ when he’s on a plane to Switzerland?
/s
Pres of Egypt talking now? KFI has it live
I’ll be darned. I was sure he was gone.
It’s after midnight in Egypt and he doesn’t look too tired, hmmm?
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