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Mubarak: I will not leave Egypt
Wed Feb 2, 2011 4:38AM
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

As millions in Egypt demand the immediate end of President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, Mubarak pledges that he won't leave Egypt, accusing the opposition of having a secret agenda.


The Egyptian long-time president has defied the widespread calls for his resignation.

"This is my country. This is where I lived, I fought and defended its land, sovereignty and interests, and I will die on its soil," Mubarak said.

Instead, he has accused the opposition of carrying out a secret agenda by turning what he called once peaceful protests violent.

Mubarak said that he would not run in the election scheduled to be held in September but said he would stay in office until then.

After Mubarak's address, protesters said that February 4 would be the “Friday of departure” for the president and announced that they would be gathering at his palace on Friday afternoon.

Over five million Egyptians have taken to the streets across the country to pressure Mubarak to step down. Large crowds have massed in capital Cairo for the biggest anti-government protest in Egypt's recent history.

Tanks and troops have been stationed along the route of the march, but the army has promised not to use force against the demonstrators.

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Ju*
2/2/2011 8:42:08 PMI've underestimated how power hungry Hosni Mubarak is. Look at the chaos he has created in his own country.He claims he wants to die in Egypt, well no doubt someone will soon grant his wish one of these days, but not before he brings his country down with him. And all this because what? 30 years of being dictator wasn't enough for him to stand down when his people asked him to? Shame, shame.
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XLX
2/2/2011 3:15:28 PMMubarak is responsible for bloodshed on the streets of Egypt. He had a chance not to let things get worse that what it has been, but the dictator decided to stay on and cause more bloodshed. All tyrants behave the same way, but wrath of God and people are going to get him.
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Dianna
2/2/2011 2:41:51 PMGo live in Israel Mubarak and take the rest of the world's Zionist puppets with you. Otherwise you may end up staying in Egypt in a grave yard!
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Not about Egypt anymore
2/2/2011 10:58:12 This is not about Egypt anymore, If you study the decisions being taken by other middle east countries mainly by their PM's and Kings/Presidents/Princes you can see they are trying to prevent their own downfalls and chaotic situations like Mubarak is in now. Mubarak is not buying time for himself, Mubarak is buying time for the other Stooges. Because he knows he is going down 100[[]%], others have to make sure this influenza does not hit them
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Ashraf
2/2/2011 9:37:28 Yes Mr Mubarak, We know you do not want to leave, you want to be respectfully kicked out!
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ahmed
2/2/2011 9:09:15 egyptians will execute mubarak. he is a murder that west chose him to control muslems in egypt. he is a sample of western democracy for muslems. islam has the best plan for living and governing we don't need the western patterns.
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REALIST
2/2/2011 8:46:20 HE WILL NOT LEAVE UNTIL ANOTHER ZIONISTS/USA STOOGE PUPPET IN PUT IN HIS PLACE TO PROTECT ISRAHELL!! THE INTERESTS OF THE MURDEROUS ISRAHELLIS ARE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TO THE ZIONISTS/USA THAN THE EGYPTIAN NATION!!
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Alexin reply to REALIST
2/2/2011 8:39:08 PMAbsolutely and they are all in it together!
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Bullet
2/2/2011 8:24:06 Give him a bullet for the cause of the revolution. Let the working class move the movement of egypt. Not the guy from the IAEA. Peace will come to the middle east.
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If not El Baradei, then whom?in reply to Bullet
2/2/2011 10:32:37 Egyptians know what they DON'T want, but they don't seem to know what they WANT. El Baradei has come forward to be the new leader, and he seems credible. Do you have any better suggestion?
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Iranian soul
2/2/2011 8:10:19 Bless the Egyptian people, know that the heart of all Iranians and any human being with a heart! is with you and supports you. go forward and do not be dissuaded by the brutality of a dying dictator.
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Jesus is Muslim
2/2/2011 8:09:07 1 2 3 4 Hosni Mubarak has to go. hosni has the support of Jewish Israel, Christian USA, UK, all european countries, dictator king saudi, kingkong of jordon, of qatar, kawait, yemen, doha, UAE, libya, algeria, and except of Iran, all Muslim nations are ruled by dictators financed by Christian Nations like usa, uk, france, and armed to their teeth to kill their own people.
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Khan
2/2/2011 7:20:45 We need this in Pakistan to get rid of Zardari
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john keneddy
2/2/2011 6:54:23 inspite of all the miracles of Moses King Phoaroh did not changed his mind------Please read this story and Egyptians should do something Extra Hard for Mubarak and his Family otherwise he will Never live there
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mubarak you belong in isreal
2/2/2011 6:37:24 Mubarak go to YOUR MASTERS in isreal!
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egypt
2/2/2011 6:27:53 he is trying to buy time to reorginze and arrest those started the protests. He has done this before and survived. Egyptian will not end protest until he resigns and leave country. No one trust a tyrant to stay 6 months longer to regroup and install his son or soleiman to helm. level of revolution will increase after friday if he is still around. Next egytians will capture government buildings and government empoyees. It can get very ugly if mubarak decide to stay
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Conscience
2/2/2011 6:13:08 Every single second more time for him, is a threat to the revolution. they will reorganize themselves and fool the Egyptian people. Be on aware of that and not let you fool. Throw him out before they find a solution for him.
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Andy Rogers
2/2/2011 6:06:45 Mubarak will not resign until the demonstrators close the Suez Canal. When it starts hurting his supporters in the pocket, they will order him to leave.
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Justice lover
2/2/2011 5:55:03 It will be EID MUBARAK for the world muslims when this despotik ruler leaves. As the cards are turning towards humanity. This is just the begining and soon we will envision and realise the nations to rise up and unite under the banner of humanity,freedom and love for all...Muslims Christians and Jews unite and denounce the despotic rulers of your territories
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John Scully
2/2/2011 5:52:09 Mubarak you will be draged out of the palace and sent to jail, or deported to Israel, where you can join your friends, one problem they don't like arabs living in Israel so they may evict you to Palestine lol.
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Anonymousin reply to John Scully
2/2/2011 9:43:21 MY GOODNESS SO TRUE,
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Leave Egypt Empire!
2/2/2011 5:51:45 Leave Egypt or you will be crushed
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Dr. Octopus (from Canada)
2/2/2011 5:37:32 I don't think that the people of Egypt are interested in playing a game of semantics Mr. Mubarak, but I'm sure Egyptians would greatly appreciate you saving them the trouble by hanging yourself...
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Allen
2/2/2011 5:27:47 Egyptian people must arrest you and hang you in Tahriri square, do not leave Egypt, good decision, they want to see your criminal Zionist puppet behind to be hung and send your useless body parts to Zionist organ thieves.
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TL
2/2/2011 5:26:58 Well if you want to stay in your country where most of its people hate you, them why not? I imagine many want you to be tried. Second how can a man who said loves his country so much can have mistaken his people and have humiliated the image of Egypt in the Region by becoming a slave to Israel and the West? Mubarak if you can be a man and fight for your people then step down and let a real leader put israel in its place. You will understand sooner or later.
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parviz mirabdolbaghi
2/2/2011 5:26:00 Mubarak must be deluded if he sees himself as a patriot. He is the traitor who betrayed Egyptians to please US and Israel. I hope we will see the end of Zionism and liberation from US hegemony, and we will shift away from corporate globalization, IMF imposed policies, privatization in which public assets (beitul maal) is passed on to private hands and people's sovereignty is undermined. I hope to see new indicators of progress such as the narrowing of the HAVEs and HAVENOTs gap. Etc., etc.
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Adrian
2/2/2011 5:21:59 Why doesn't Hosni Mubarak go to live in Israel?? He bends over backwards for them so much he might aswell join them!!Long Live the REVOLUTION!! God willing, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are next!!
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Shafiqullah (Gowhary)
2/2/2011 5:05:48 You dont have any place among muslim countries to go. You played with muslim prestige for a long time.but you have a lot of place among US and Israil,France...
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4m Pakistan
2/2/2011 5:05:05 If Egypt after "Na-Mubarak" goes towards anything other than Islam, all will be useless.O my brothers in Egypt! Listen, Islam, Islam, Islam.Its Islam that blesses the nations with daring leaders like Ahmedi Nijad.
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egypt
2/2/2011 4:55:40 if he doesnt leave then he is risking his life. With event in past 8 days unfolding chances of mubarak staying in power can not be longer than few days. Military will remove him to save egypt. Every day passes cost egyptians $100million . It is a costly decision for mubarak to stay.
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BritGirl
2/2/2011 4:45:07 OK, Hosni Mubarak here's the thing, I don't think Egyptians care if you leave or Not, just step down as President. Is that so hard to do, you Money Hungry Western Puppet Zionist Lover.
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Bin reply to BritGirl
2/2/2011 8:19:47 GermBoy, you are just funny! What is Sewage Canal?! Hahahahahahaha!
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GermBoyin reply to BritGirl
2/2/2011 6:31:08 It's the Brits who created the mess in the M.E. and created zionist Israel. Mubarak will stay, reorganize his power-base and start a reign of terror the likes of which the M.E. has never seen, with the help of Israel of course. The closing of the Sewage Canal will lead to a larger conflict.