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Africa North
Mubarak warns of chaos amid reform push
2010-05-07
[Al Arabiya Latest] Egypt's president warned opposition groups Thursday against fomenting "chaos" in the country and challenged them to outline plans to rival his for sustaining growth and development in the Arab world's most populous nation.
The alternative to dictatorship is always "chaos," ain't it?
Couldn't prove it in Athens this week ...
Given that the competition is that dear man, former head of the IAEA Dr. Mohammed El Baradei, challenging the competition to present a sample of his thinking is an legitimate point.
Hosni Mubarak's remarks are some of his sharpest yet since near-daily protests have taken hold in the Egyptian capital. The protesters -- a mix of reformists and workers -- have rallied for greater political freedoms and better wages, arguing that Mubarak's government has provided neither while coddling the wealthy.

Speaking to a gathering of trade unionists, Mubarak lauded the protests as "evidence of the vitality of our society." But he also struck a cautionary tone, saying he fears "that some might slip ... into chaos that would expose Egypt and its people to setbacks."
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