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Africa North
ElBaradei ready to lead Egypt revolution
2011-01-28
Prominent Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei says he is ready to lead Egypt's protest movements with the aim of enabling a "peaceful transition" of power.
Must mean the revolution is over and Hosni lost...
The former UN nuclear chief, who is widely viewed as an agent for incompetence democracy, travelled to Egypt from Vienna on Thursday to join current demonstrations against President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak's three-decade-long rule over the country, AFP reported.

"It is a critical time in the life of Egypt. I have come to participate with the Egyptian people," he said. "If people, in particularly young people, if they want me to lead the transition I will not let them down. My priority right now is to see a new Egypt and to see a new Egypt through peaceful transition."
And, of course, grab a big chunk of the boodle for himself and his friends...
Also on Thursday, Egyptians held the third consecutive day of unprecedented countrywide protests, during which seven people were killed, more than 100 sustained injuries and allegedly around 1,000 protesters were placed under arrest.

The demonstrations, which have prompted Cairo to impose a curfew in the canal city of Suez on Wednesday, were motivated by the recent popular revolution in Tunisia, which ended the 23-year-long rule of the country's President Zine El Abidin Ben Ali, sending him fleeing to Soddy Arabia.
Posted by:Fred

#11  Oh, I just...happened to be in the neighborhood. A crises you say? How...terrible and unexpected.

Well I guess if I'm the only one who can save the day, I will...humbly accept the challenge.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2011-01-28 17:10  

#10  Meet the new boss,
Almost the same as the old boss....
Posted by: Mike   2011-01-28 16:54  

#9  The way it's going now, the Army will take over for a while.
Posted by: Willy   2011-01-28 16:45  

#8  They don't have Peace, not even as theoretical concept---just Hudna.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-01-28 15:11  

#7  They're all Evil Bastidges, the question is, is there any of the Bastidges interested in peace with us or not?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2011-01-28 14:34  

#6  El Baradei is under house arrest right now. We'll see how long it lasts.
Posted by: lotp   2011-01-28 13:24  

#5  Outta my way---Opportunity knocks!!

/channeling Pappy O'Daniel
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2011-01-28 10:52  

#4  How comfortable is that 3rd world jail cell they just put you in ElBaradei?
Posted by: Water Modem   2011-01-28 09:19  

#3  A scoundrel then and a scoundrel now. Fit to be a scoundrel, but not to lead.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-01-28 08:16  

#2  The man spent too much time among western "progressive" elites---he forgot what his People are.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-01-28 05:15  

#1  He sure has big money and big support-I see fraud. I never trusted him. Do you?
Posted by: newc   2011-01-28 01:23  

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