Mubarak speech surprises U.S.

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http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/10/6026801-mubarak-speech-surprises-us-

U.S. sources closely involved in the government's handling of the Egyptian crisis told NBC News that they were "taken by surprise" by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's announcement and that it appears "Mubarak is going nowhere."

The officials told NBCs Jim Miklaszewski that they were especially concerned about Mubarak's apparent declaration that he would "federalize the streets." They said, however, that their reaction was based on an initial translation of Mubarak's remarks.

"We have assurances, both private and public that the military would not fire on the people," one of the officials stressed.


Update 5:29 p.m. ET: The White House reporters' pool traveling on Air Force One with President Barack Obama passes along that Obama watched Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech during the flight back to Washington and was to convene a meeting with his national security advisers once he had returned to the White House.

[Newest Reality]

1. Maybe we can cut the CIA budget now?

The amazingly shocking, awe-filled surprise intelligence method doesn't work very well. Might as well have an agency called the DOH!

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2. that speech was fucking HILARIOUS

mubarak was all like "here are some articles of the constitution that i will review instead of leaving before september, you jerkoffs"

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3. That was pretty obvious. Obama was pretty sure Mubarak was

on his way judging by his speech in Marquette today.