Mubarak not stepping down till September

cheets64 · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:05

Just watched his live speech, massive crowds on the streets,

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has said he will stay in office and transfer power after September's presidential election.

His comments appeared to confound reports he was preparing to stand down immediately.

Guys got some balls, people saying they will make the economy fall if he stays in power, go on strike, tbh he should go, he went on about pride and saying he would die on Egyptian soil.

Redgie · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:06

Give the people the power and they will abuse it. Good on him for staying.

arknor · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:07

Redgie said:
Give the people the power and they will abuse it. Good on him for staying.

lolwut

cheets64 · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:07

Hes had power for 30 years and whats it come to? Letting America give military aid keeping him in power.

wildman · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:08

cheets64 said:
Just watched his live speech, massive crowds on the streets,

Guys got some balls, people saying they will make the economy fall if he stays in power, go on strike, tbh he should go, he went on about pride and saying he would die on Egyptian soil.

indeed he will die on Egyptian soil, when the army pull off a military coup and their first action to apease the angry baying mobs is to execute Mubarak and ensure it is screened on all TV channels available in Egypt !!!!!

Redgie · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:08

I sense I didn't put enough emphasis on the sarcasm xD

scorza · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:09

I fear this is going to start getting violent. What is Mubarak up to? What difference does 6 months make? He's had 30 years, the game's up now imo.

Slam62 · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:12

the army will end up arresting him at this rate.

cheets64 · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:15

Aye, its the military taking it in the neck not Mubarak in his palace or mansion, the army cant be bothered fighting anymore against their people.

Mr Krugga · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:22

It will get ugly.

Greenlizard0 · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:25

When there was an announcement being mentioned I hoped that with all these troubles going at the moment he'd have done the decent thing, and admitted it's awesome having a surname rhyming with Bacharach

Spektor · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:31

Hmm weren't the crowd all celebrating the breaking news of him being about to step down right before he has come out and declared this? how is this not going to explode? :x

wannabedamned · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:32

Army will side with the people, and force a military coup before september.

OriginalJonty · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:35

Mubarak has played his hand. Time for the military to show theirs.

cheets64 · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:52

Nothing happening at the moment but tomorrow Friday they all have the day off, prayer and other stuff, dis gonna be good.

[TW]Fox · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:57

Surely him stepping down in September is the best way anyway? You don't want a power vacuum.

wannabedamned · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:59

[TW]Fox;18439790 said:
Surely him stepping down in September is the best way anyway? You don't want a power vacuum.

indeed, it would make the most sense. It would be done with proper procedure and voting in a new guy could be carried out. But the public are throwing a wobbley and wanting it done right away. And so the unrest will carry on

shaffaaf27 · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:00

oi vey. im 100% behind the people. aparently spetember, he wont re-run. sure(!)

[TW]Fox · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:01

wannabedamned said:
indeed, it would make the most sense. It would be done with proper procedure and voting in a new guy could be carried out. But the public are throwing a wobbley and wanting it done right away. And so the unrest will carry on

The general public know nothing about running a country.