ElBaradei says Mubarak must go

[Joanne98]

Source: PressTV

ElBaradei says only the president's resignation will cool down the ongoing protests. He called Mubarak's announcement to form a new government as disappointing for Egyptians.

"President Mubarak did not understand the message of the Egyptian people," ElBaradei said in an interview on Saturday.

"His speech was totally disappointing. The protests will continue with even more intensity until the Mubarak regime falls."

ElBaradei said he is proud of the nationwide protests.



Read more: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/162600.html

[annabanana]

1. Any scuttlebutt on what the people of Egypt think of the man?. . n/t

[Brother Buzz]

2. The scuttlebutt at Tahrir Square:

"We have fired Mubarak." It's clear from the streets that he's no longer wanted.

[annabanana]

3. Tch.. . . not Mubarak...elbaradai.

[Brother Buzz]

4. Silly me

:crazy:

I haven't read of much dialog from ElBaradei or the citizens to get any feel of what popular support he really has. Mostly, everything I read of him is through international press touting his Nobel Peace Prize.

[dipsydoodle]

5. Apparently

most Egyptians don't know who he is.

He "leads" a minority middle class political group. :shrug:

[EFerrari]

6. He's been putting pressure on the regime for some time

with imo well articulated demands.

The vibe I was getting from the #Jan25 twitter feed is that protesters did not want him to presume either to speak for them OR to presume a leadership role. And he hasn't.

[EFerrari]

7. I tweeted the question to a DN! reporter in Cairo.

Maybe he'll answer.

[SharonAnn]

15. Mubarak = toast.

[sabrina 1]

8. There was an interview with some protesters on Al Jazeera

yesterday and they were asked for their opinions on who can step forward and lead should Mubarak step down. Their response was that there is 'no leader' this is the people's movement. They said that they want the people to choose through elections.

They will not accept anyone just 'taking over' clearly, including Elbaradei. Most of the comments I've seen from Egypt say he should have been in the country earlier. But, and he would agree, there will have to be elections which means people will have to step forward to run for office.

Whether they would accept him as an interim leader until elections are set up, is another question.

He had been asked to run for president but said he would not under the current system.

If he is in any way seen as the choice of the U.S. I don't think he will be trusted.

We have burned many bridges around the world so being associated with the U.S. would probably eliminate him from consideration.

He probably is not since he was hated by the Bush regime, but just a suspicion would put fear into the people that the U.S. would still be pulling the strings of their government.

[struggle4progress]

9. ElBaradei says appointing VP, new PM not enough (Sunday Times)

CAIRO, Jan 29 (AFP/Reutrs) - Leading Egyptian dissident Mohamed ElBaradei said today that the appointment of a vice president and a new prime minister in Egypt was not enough to end a revolt against President Hosni Mubarak's rule.

He also urged Mubarak to leave Egypt as soon as possible for the good of the country, in comments to Al Jazeera television ...

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110130/News/nws_05.html

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Joanne.

[slay]

11. It's now or never

we missed our now-or-never moment in 2000 when we allowed Bush (and his cabal of right-wing NeoCons) to be appointed president by a right-wing supreme court. if we had known how bad a path that was to lead us down, i know i would have protested my motherfucking ass off! if Mubarak is not removed from power now, he never will be IMO. I hope Egypt takes advantage of their power of protest - as I wish we had in 2000 - just think of how different things could have been.

[sofa king]

12. I wish I had, too.

My conscience will forever be nagged by the thought that I might have saved a million lives by just walking one mile to downtown DC on the day after that damned election.

Instead, I nursed a hangover that never went away.

[AndyTiedye]

14. It Wouldn't Have Helped

Even in the extremely unlikely event that a protest could have gotten enough attention to keep Bush from stealing the White House that would not have been enough.

Gore could have been a great President, if they let him live.

They would have JFK'ed him, and Lieberman would have given him their war(s).
He is as much of a warmonger as Bush, possibly even worse.

[wisteria]

13. Who is Elbardei? Is he leading this group of protesters or is he hoping for the top spot himself? n/

[unkachuck]

16. c'mon Mohamed....

....stop playing it safe....you need to put yourself on a tank and do a Boris Yeltsin....time to declare the era of Mubarak over....the time for Egyptian democracy has arrived....