Mubarak has resigned

partyatmygaff

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

Live now from Egypt.


I'm ecstatic but I can't help but worry about what is to follow once people calm down.

chin_grin

So this party. It's your gaff right?

starbelgrade

I heard that he walked.



































Like an Egyptian.

prinz

Cheerio o/

MagicMarker

I didn't really care but the Egyptian guy in our office bought everyone chocolates so now I'm happy.

chin_grin

MagicMarker wrote: »

I didn't really care but the Egyptian guy in our office bought everyone chocolates so now I'm happy.

Toblerone?

prinz

chin_grin wrote: »

Toblerone?

I think I see what you did there.

strobe

partyatmygaff wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

Live now from Egypt.


I'm ecstatic but I can't help but worry about what is to follow once people calm down.

Or who is to follow once Mubarack's regime is out.

“Allah is our objective; the Quran is our constitution, the Prophet is our leader; Jihad is our way; and death for the sake of Allah is the highest of our aspirations.” Is their motto.

They sound delightful.

Gunsfortoys

If he sphinx about it too much he will depress himself.

*runs*

Aldebaran

My favourite bit was when he stepped down.

stupidusername

I'm not quite sure why but it seems to be a fairly big deal to the people there, so good for them!

Thomas828

And good riddance. But who or what will replace him? Well at least it's not likely to be and hard-line Islamist. The people of Egypt are nearly as fed up with them as they are with Mubarrak

prinz

With any luck ElBaradei will take the reigns.

Ricardo G

" Thank god !!! another Fianna Fail man has stepped down "

partyatmygaff

prinz wrote: »

With any luck ElBaradei will take the reigns.

He'll be needing a lot of luck then.

He's only mentioned so often in western media due to his former position as UN atomic energy head. He's nowhere near as popular as they are making him out to be.

Badgermonkey

partyatmygaff wrote: »

I can't help but worry about what is to follow once people calm down.

Think it'd be wise to lower the Star of David on the Israeli embassy for a few days.

Rented Mule

Beverly Hills ....here he comes.

seanob43

Called it...:D

cml387

Suppose he said he was gone, and after everyone had gone home, he popped back and said "Hah fooled ye" or it's equivalent in Egyptian.

Tchaikovsky

partyatmygaff wrote: »

what is to follow once people calm down.

See: Iran, Islamic Republic of

mike65

Coming soon - the Muslin Botherhood v the Army

biko

strobe wrote: »

Or who is to follow once Mubarack's regime is out.

“Allah is our objective; the Quran is our constitution, the Prophet is our leader; Jihad is our way; and death for the sake of Allah is the highest of our aspirations.” Is their motto.

They sound delightful.

The Muslim Brotherhood is currently outlawed in Egypt and hopefully that won't change. They do have political representation though.

Ghost Estate

Mubarak O'Bama?

Gummy Panda

gg Mubarack

Son Of A Vidic

Jaysus there's a lot of fear mongering in here. Elections will be held in the Autumn and the Egyptian people will decide who will take the reigns of power. I have every faith in their ability, to competently decide for themselves who shall govern them. In keeping with the concept of free, fair, democratic elections, I hope the Muslim Brotherhood are allowed to participate. Egypt certainly will not become the new Iranian revolution. Anyway well done Egypt, because our apathetic excuse for a sovereign nation, could learn a thing or two from you.

nacho libre

mike65 wrote: »

Coming soon - the Muslin Botherhood v the Army

http://www.juancole.com/2011/02/why-egypt-2011-is-not-iran-1979.html

Captain_Generic

He ran out of quarters

th3 s1aught3r

And people say protesting is pointless :P

MistyCheese

Mubarak? I didn't even know he was a mod.

NeedaNewName

In fairness he looks in good health so I'd say he will enjoy all that gold that he shipped out of the country in the last few weeks for a good few years.

Nodster

anyone get an email tonight asking for money to help the demonstators in Egypt? I'm afraid it might be a pryamid scheme

nacho libre

th3 s1aught3r wrote: »

And people say protesting is pointless :P

Indeed. I recall the great irish intellectual John Waters making this point recently on the Eamon Dunphy radio show. He said he wasn't into public protests because they didn't affect change.

partyatmygaff

NeedaNewName wrote: »

In fairness he looks in good health so I'd say he will enjoy all that gold that he shipped out of the country in the last few weeks for a good few years.

That's Ben Ali of Tunisia that you're thinking of.


Mubarak didn't do much bad as a President. It isn't so much what he did than what he didn't do that fueled the revolution. In any case as a leader he was no worse than Mohammed Naguib, Abdel Nasser or Anwar El Sadat and certainly not worse than King Farouk in terms of the state of Egypt during their respective rule. People's opinion of him has softened in Egypt somewhat. Some people are even taking pity on him. He went from being a war hero and military commander to being reviled and insulted by the entire world.

old_aussie

I'll give it a month or so before the whole country turns to shiite