Kata Ha Jime Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protest in Cairo and other cities The news was greeted with a huge outburst of joy and celebration by thousands in Cairo's Tahrir Square - the heart of the demonstrations.  Mr Mubarak ruled for 30 years, suppressing dissent and protest, and jailing opponents.  US President Barack Obama said that Egypt must now move to civilian and democratic rule.  This was not the end but the beginning and there were difficult days ahead, the US president added, but he was confident the people could find the answers.  "The people of Egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard," Mr Obama said. "Egypt will never be the same again."  "They have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day."  It's official he's gone. Not sure if it's good or bad yet but I'm sure we will see.  Thoughts?  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12433045 - Full Story
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted February 12, 2011 Paid Members Posted February 12, 2011 My thoughts: Â 1. Mubarak looks super cool when standing in front of the Egyptian presidential seal. Â 2. Probably keep this in the politics thread as there was some discussion of this in there before. Â 3. Am waiting for those who start going on about a "non-Western style democracy."
The King Of Swing Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 [Daily Mail]As long as those muzzies don't get in[/Daily Mail] Â In all seriousness its about time Mubarak had to go plain and simple.
Paid Members BigJag Posted February 12, 2011 Paid Members Posted February 12, 2011 A change was needed. Lets hope a forward thinking majority takes power. Last thing we need is anarchy. Things are changing in that region. Algeria has had unrest today. Â Does anyone know what happened to the reporter that was grabbed by the Mubarak supporters. Despite the Army trying to help him. He was led away by the Mubarak supporters. Not heard anything since.
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted February 13, 2011 Paid Members Posted February 13, 2011 Saw this from a friend on twitter last night, a snippet from the Guardianonline:  CAIRO Feb 13 (Reuters) - Egypt's new military rulers will issue a warning on Sunday against anyone who creates "chaos and disorder", an army source said. The Higher Military Council will also ban meetings by labour unions or professional syndicates, effectively forbidding strikes, and tell all Egyptians to get back to work after the unrest that toppled Hosni Mubarak. (Reporting by Marwa Awad, writing by Alistair Lyon)
Merzbow Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 In before America takes over to have a tactical stronghold in that area of the world. /Sarcasm  One funny thing that i have read is about the King of Bahrain shitting himself right now so he's paying/bribing Bahraini households
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