MSNBC: Al arabiya reporting Mubarak will announce he will not run, but will stay in office

[flpoljunkie]

[tishaLA]

1. Big f'n mistake

That might be his wish, but it's not going to help the situation at all.

[katty]

2. really? good luck with that, pal - I don't think so

[leveymg]

3. I've read that some Egyptians have denounced al-Arabiya as heavily pro-Mubarak, not credible

Al-Jazeera, I understand, has a much better reputation for impartiality.

[flpoljunkie]

6. Aljazeera LIVE is back on Directv/375. Amazing sounds coming from the crowd!

Aljazeera: http://twitter.com/AJEnglish#

[comsymp]

13. My memory is fuzzy but wasn't Al-Arabiya launched as

basically a sympathetic ME news outlet for the BA during the early days of the Iraqi invasion, kind of an Arab Fox News?

[gateley]

4. That's what he thinks. MEthinks his days of telling the people how it's going to be are over. nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. Well that's really nice of him. I misjudged him all this time. nt

[Clio the Leo]

7. Obama convening Ntl. Security advisors to the White House this afternoon.

(per multiple sources)

[flpoljunkie]

9. Mubarak must heed Senator Kerry's counsel from his NYT's op-ed today

It is not enough for President Mubarak to pledge “fair” elections, as he did on Saturday. The most important step that he can take is to address his nation and declare that neither he nor the son he has been positioning as his successor will run in the presidential election this year. Egyptians have moved beyond his regime, and the best way to avoid unrest turning into upheaval is for President Mubarak to take himself and his family out of the equation.

Further, he must guarantee that the election will be honest and open to all legitimate candidates and conducted without interference from the military or security apparatus and under the oversight of international monitors. The Egyptian people are demanding wholesale transformation, not window dressing. As part of the transition, President Mubarak needs to work with the army and civil society to establish an interim caretaker government as soon as possible to oversee an orderly transition in the coming months.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/opinion/01kerry.html?hp

[sadbear]

8. Isn't that what w wanted to do in 2008?

[flpoljunkie]

10. Latest link for Aljazeera Live on justintv.org

http://www.justin.tv/rockinroosters12#/w/815659424/18

[flpoljunkie]

11. Mubarak now speaking. He is not resigning, but won't run. Will 'die on the soil of Egypt.'

[flpoljunkie]

12. The protesters in Tahrir Square are not pleased with Mubarak's decision.

LIVE on Link TV--Directv, channel 375. They are chanting loudly, 'Get out!'

[bullwinkle428]

16. I'm sure a lot of the protestors would be happy to arrange that!

:evilgrin:

[LiberalFighter]

14. Not a smart decision on his part. He should step down within 7 days.

[Yavin4]

15. It Took 10 Plagues for the Ancient Egyptians to Let the Israelites Go

The water turning into blood and killing the fish did not make them leap into action. So what's a little protest huh?