Report: Mubarak leaves Cairo for home in Sharm el-Sheikh
The crowd appeared to include a heavy contingent from the Muslim Brotherhood. Safaa Abu Bakr, 40 years old, a school teacher veiled in gray, said, “State media is part of the regime that we want to topple.”
Protesters there were skeptical the army could guarantee the transition to democracy outlined by Mr. Mubarak. “I have faith that the army won’t open fire at the protesters, but I do not trust the minister of defence,” said Bahaa al-Madani, 32, a lawyer, outside the razor wire that surrounded the building. “I do not trust the ability of the current army leadership to guarantee Mubarak’s promises.”
The crowd outside the heavily guarded presidential palace in the neighborhood of Heliopolis grew quickly, from hundreds midday to thousands later in the afternoon. It wasn’t clear whether Mr. Mubarak was in the palace; several reports said he had left Cairo, possibly for the Red Sea resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh.
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Because all the other reports have been spot on!
artist on February 11, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Glenn Beck will be proven right.
RadioFreeUSA on February 11, 2011 at 9:45 AM
“Urgent and important statement coming from Presidency”…..Egypt TV minutes ago.
Limerick on February 11, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Why shouldn’t he. After neutering Obama, cripling our U.S. foreign poilicy, and exposing the CIA as imcompetent, he deserves a few days of vacation.
WisRich on February 11, 2011 at 9:46 AM
If the Egyptian Army gave him a deadline (a dead line,) of Saturday for example, he’d have to go. Otherwise he’d probably end up like Mussolini.
RBMN on February 11, 2011 at 9:57 AM
BOOM
Limerick on February 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Limerick on February 11, 2011 at 10:07 AM
1504: Reuters are also now reporting violence in Sinai town of El Arish after about 1,000 protesters attacked a police station, burning vehicles and throwing petrol bombs.
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That’s democracy Chicago style-Obama
artist on February 11, 2011 at 10:08 AM
NDP Secretary General Badrawi announces resignation……
All that is left now is the army…..gonna be a long long day in Egypt.
Limerick on February 11, 2011 at 10:13 AM
How? There is no indication that the Muslim Brotherhood will take control yet. Plus on his show yesterday, he pulled out his get out of jail card by stating that an Islamic Revolution MAY or MAY NOT sweep through ME and Europe.
Personally, his analysis on this revolution has been weak at best and he is twisting the facts of the Red/Green alliance theory that David Horowitz wrote about a decade ago.
Lance Murdock on February 11, 2011 at 10:42 AM
“I need a vacation.”
Ward Cleaver on February 11, 2011 at 10:43 AM
1978 was a bad year. I’m having flashbacks.
ElectricPhase on February 11, 2011 at 10:51 AM
It won’t happen immediately, but it’ll happen. First they’ll gradually buy off the military, and then they’ll gradually take over the whole government, because they’ll be much more ruthless than Mubarak was willing to be, over the last three weeks.
RBMN on February 11, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Jimmy Carter deja vu all over again!
albill on February 11, 2011 at 11:02 AM
MUBARAK RESIGNS
Limerick on February 11, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Yep.
a capella on February 11, 2011 at 11:06 AM
I imagine the Saudis will b sending a delegation to Tehran today to negotiate new ties.
a capella on February 11, 2011 at 11:08 AM