The people came to witness the end. Their leader had other ideas
Friday, 11 February 2011
To the horror of Egyptians and the world, President Hosni Mubarak – haggard and apparently disoriented – appeared on state television last night to refuse every demand of his opponents by staying in power for at least another five months. The Egyptian army, which had already initiated a virtual coup d'état, was nonplussed by the President's speech which had been widely advertised – by both his friends and his enemies – as a farewell address after 30 years of dictatorship. The vast crowds in Tahrir Square were almost insane with anger and resentment.
Mubarak tried – unbelievably – to placate his infuriated people with a promise to investigate the killings of his opponents in what he called "the unfortunate, tragic events", apparently unaware of the mass fury directed at his dictatorship for his three decades of corruption, brutality and repression.
The old man had originally appeared ready to give up, faced at last with the fury of millions of Egyptians and the power of history, sealed off from his ministers like a bacillus, only grudgingly permitted by his own army from saying goodbye to the people who hated him.
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Sydney rally in solidarity with the Egyptian uprising:
Saturday 12 February, Town Hall, 12pm
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=146478375411409
A WAKE UP CALL TO The HUMAN RIGHTS. "Speak up for your rights"
This Protest is for those who died to change Egypt into a democratic Country. It is also for those who got injured and those who are still fighting at the Liberation Square.
We are with you fighting for the basics of Human Rights. DEMOCRACY.
From Sydney - We Salute you.
