Posted on 02/10/2011 1:18:35 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Hes still speaking as I write this and the translation is rough, but it surrrre sounds like hes planning to serve out his term until September. A money line: No outsiders can give him orders The countrys Information Minister denied earlier (see the 8:03 p.m. update) that he had agreed to step down, but everyone assumed that that was a formality while arrangements were being made for him to leave.
He did say that hes passed some of his duties to Suleiman and vowed that the much-loathed emergency law will be lifted but even there, he didnt give any firm commitments.
After all the media hype of the past several hours, I assume the crowds in Tahrir Square are about to go berserk. And once that happens, given Suleimans threats yesterday about a crackdown, the tanks are going to roll. Stand by for updates; all hells about to break loose.
Update: Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey says people in the street are going crazy. Here we go.
"Sorry, that page doesnt exist!"
He will give Obama the finger, tell Egyptians he is a victim of foreigners trying to drive him out of power and sow chaos in Egypt, and play the nationalism card.
RE:going crazy.
That page no longer exists.
Is what I get.
RE:going crazy.
That page no longer exists.
Is what I get.
Gee the MSM and the Obamaites are going to be mad, because they’ve been saying all day he was leaving. They got punked.
Hosni to DumBO: FUBO!
When does Obama have something to say? Looks like he bet on the wrong horse.
You LOSE again, DUh-bama!
As usual Leon Panetta and the Obummer admin step in another pile of dog crap. They really are the gang who can’t shoot straight. They should keep their mouthes shut and let things unfold in Egypt. Every time Barry, Biden, Hildabeast, and now Panetta open their mouth, they make matters worse.
Mubarak took a shot directly at Obama when he said he was not going to listen to foreigners tell him what to do. Obviously he meant it and now who knows what the consequences will be. If Bush’s admin had been this incompetent about handling a foreign crisis, the MSM would be going apesh!t.
Fox Cavuto is showing the scene as well as CNN and CNBC.
Bloggersphere is a bit behind on this one.
Sandmonkey has been deleted.
Bombshell?
He’s going,
He’s not going,
He’s going,
He’s gone,
He’s not gone,
He’s going,
He’s not going........
Why do we send Mubarak 1.5 billion a year in military equipment to suppress the Egyptian people? This really is tragic.
See this:
Hint. Obie sure did seem johnny on the spot with remarks about this...
That would be fair, since it is mostly true.
Iran was too slow. Obungler was already a laughingstock who can be ridiculed and ignored by the time they attempted this coup.
Soros likely ain’t happy.
Has Mubarak just signed his own death warrant? I doubt the MB will take this lying down. All it takes is one disloyal bodyguard. Scary times indeed.
What will Obama say NOW.... ?
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