Mubarak Fights Back: Mubarak Fights Back: Supporters Invade Tahrir Square, Tanks Not Far Behind

Reaganite Republican ^ | February 02, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

Vowing to "die on Egyptian soil", 

an embattled Hosni Mubarak digs-in...
as his supporters go on the offensive

Having pledged not to run for re-election this fall, Hosni Mubarak is drawing a line... and although   Iranian shill Mohamed ElBaradei says that won't cut it, the Egyptian president seems intent to retire on his terms-

Army tanks seen moving as protesters confront one another; Egyptian military calls for end of protests: "Your message has arrived, your demands known."

Pro-Mubarak demonstrators were tearing down anti-Mubarak banners that have decorated Cairo's Tahrir Square for three days Wednesday afternoon. Tanks on the periphery of Tahrir Square were starting to move in anticipation of unruly crowds.

Protests in Tahrir Square have been mostly peaceful since Sunday, but the crowds have also been entirely anti-Mubarak. Thousands of the Egyptian president's supporters were streaming into the square now waving flags and giants posters of the 30-year ruler of Egypt.

Earlier, anti-government demonstrators were seen forming a human chain in an attempt to keep Mubarak supporters from reaching Tahrir Square early Wednesday afternoon...

So not much, but it's a start- today's events should be telling. Last night -without showing any cracks in his resolve- Hosni Mubarak did what he could to make protesters think he understands how they might be concerned that their country lags behind Albania when it comes to democratic freedoms, but he's now attempting to clear the streets and restore order after pledging to step aside and not run for President again in 10 months from now. 

The government message now is "go home and wait 'till November... there's not going to be any revolution here."...

In his 10-minute televised address to the nation Tuesday night, the 82-year-old Mubarak appeared somber but spoke firmly and without an air of defeat. He insisted that even if the protests demanding his ouster had never broken out, he would not have sought a sixth term in September.

He said he would serve out the rest of his term working "to accomplish the necessary steps for the peaceful transfer of power." He said he will carry out amendments to rules on presidential elections.

Mubarak, a former air force commander, vowed not to flee the country.

"This is my dear homeland," he said. "I have lived in it, I fought for it and defended its soil, sovereignty and interests. On its soil I will die. History will judge me and all of us."

And I've read a bit out there painting him as an enemy of the Israelis, to them the UN votes along with the Arab block aren't nearly as important as the peace he's maintained on their southern border, and while doing much in the battle against terrorism... even acting as intermediary between Israel and Hamas on occasion.

Naturally course Barrack Hussein Obama can't shove Mubarak out the door fast enough, and in strongest terms yet asked him to step-aside.  No surprise really, he's been scheming with the radical Egyptian opposition for years.  But if many westerners aren't bothered by it, in Israel a number of opinion leaders consider Obama's duplicity and betrayal of Mubarak to be really quite shameful... more developments here throughout the day.

Live streaming coverage of the events in Egypt -here-

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[Eye of Unk]

Its going downhill from what I see on the news, looks like the military is going to start getting more firm against rock throwing protesters.

[Sacajaweau]

Hope his insurance is paid up. I’ll give him 24 hours.

[cripplecreek]

Obama must be so inspired.

[sheikdetailfeather]

I am watching. Greg Palcot said one guy in the army told him “We protected you to this point but we cannot assure calm today.”

[Daveinyork]

First, restore order, and arrange a peaceful transfer of power. Good strategy if he can pull it off.

[Ev Reeman]

Mubarak may have the support of the Egyptian military.

Even so, that does not mean that Mubarak should renege on his promise to reform the government and address the grievances of the Egyptian people.

He must do that and he must do it as soon as possible, before he leaves office, immediately.

[Lessthantolerant]

Listening to Greg Palcot and Judith Miller on Fox claiming this new violence is Mubarak’s responsibility.

MB wants violence, it plays well for their scheme.

CNN is even worse.

Zero will probably now make another speech.

[Reaganite Republican]

What I read shows a pretty clever strategy, imho- after failing to intimidate the protesters into going home, even buzzing them with jets, the promise to step down in the fall didn’t placate them.

So he’s avoided violence for the most part, and now that the biggest day is done with he goes on the offensive with his own non-violent demonstrators, who invaded the main square with tanks setting behind them... AND the army guys have stopped standing around, now verbally telling everybody to just go home... there’s not going to by any revolution today

Could get ugly quick, tho... it’s what I expect, actually

[b4its2late]

The Mullahs are behind it all.

[GonzoGOP]

Supporters Invade Tahrir Square, Tanks Not Far Behind

Technically there was an M1A2 and a couple of M113s parked in the middle of the square before it all started. But the crowd is just crawling up on them like a kids playhouse. I don't think the army is going to get into this unless they threaten the Museum. They are there to protect Pharaoh Ramses not President Mubarak

[silverleaf]

Mubarak has his flaws - corrupt as hell but then, find an Egyptian in uniform who is not

He has been an ally by quietly supporting the West's permanent interests for decades (interests which btw benefit the entire world)

“We” could have encouraged a peaceful transition and also supported a dignified exit, and worked it to everyone’s advantage

Barry's arrogant comments last night were totally cocked.
This is the putz who bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia? IS the King of Saudi some great defender of human rights?

And what about Barry's pen-pal Ahmadinejad? Last year somehow I missed Barry's stirring statement of support for the aspirations of the Iranian people, especially the youth, for human rights and freedom.

wtf.

[scooby321]

O has been played again.

[kittymyrib]

Boo-hoo....little pansy Anderson Cooper is crying on CNN that the military didn’t come rescue him when the pro-Mubarak guys hit him in the head.

CNN was tickled pink for the past week that the military wasn’t doing anything, but now the military is supposed to save the Leftist media and the “students” (aka Muslim Brotherhood) from what are probably ex-military personnel who have had enough of the chaos in their country.

[Matchett-PI]

bttt

[sheikdetailfeather]

LOL!

[MichaelCorleone]

Remember Hosni - if they bring a knife to the fight, you bring a gun. Get in their faces!!

Any questions, just call the WH and the Thug-in-Chief will be happy to forward notes from his community organizing days...

[Elwood P. Doud]

“Pro-Mubarak demonstrators...”

ie... cronies and military who switched to their civvie clothes.

[cripplecreek]

O has been played again.

Hardly. This is exactly what he wants. He said yesterday that he was "inspired" by it.

[MestaMachine]

By the smell of his own shiite! Skidmarks all over the whitehouse carpet today. The EGYPTIANS do NOT want to be ruled by the muslim brotherhood or told they must accept it by a pos -resident who loves murdering terrorists...muslim or otherwise.