Is Hosni Mubarak golfing while Cairo burns?

[SoCalDem]

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/74380,people,news,is-mubarak-putting-while-cairo-burns

Is Hosni Mubarak golfing while Cairo burns?
Mubarak

Egyptian leader is holed up in Sharm-el-Sheikh resort, locals claim as ruling elite flee civil unrest on streets

By David Cairns
LAST UPDATED 9:44 AM, JANUARY 30, 2011
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Protests continue across Egypt this morning after five days of civil unrest, clashes with police and looting. But rumours are circulating that President Hosni Mubarak has left the capital to practise his swing in the safety of a luxury golf resort. Locals in Sharm-el-Sheikh told reporters they are convinced the autocratic ruler is holed up in his winter residence inside the sprawling complex of the Maritim Jolie Ville Golf Hotel. Mubarak's official plane is said to have been spotted at Sharm's airport.

Unconfirmed reports have also emerged that Egypt's ruling elite are fleeing the country altogether. An unnamed "official" at Cairo airport is reported to have said 19 private jets have left so far, taking the country's plutocracy to the safety of Dubai and other friendly nations.

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British, American, French and German leaders all called on Mubarak yesterday to end the use of violence by security forces and enact political reforms – though all stopped short of urging him to end his own 30-year rule.
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[Supply Side Jesus]

1. "Now watch this drive...."

[Raschel]

2. I'm sure this will spur the protesters on to a higher intensity.

This certainly infuriates me, and I don't live there.

[Raschel]

3. Just had to add that it's terrible that he lets this continue when he knows he's done.

It's disgusting that he sits there while the looting, the destruction and deaths continue.

[Initech]

4. No wonder they want him to resign.