Death of Hosni Mubarak

Gael23

https://news.sky.com/story/former-egyptian-president-hosni-mubarak-has-died-he-ruled-for-30-years-11942825
Rot in hell with Satan

Ipso

Ho was the train punctuality situation under his watch?

Dual wheels

In fairness to Hosni he kept manners on the place until that Arab spring

Dual wheels

Dual wheels wrote: »

In fairness to Hosni he kept manners on the place until that Arab spring

Protesting against an oppressive dictatorship which impoverished the majority, audacity of it all :rolleyes:

Dual wheels

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Protesting against an oppressive dictatorship which impoverished the majority, audacity of it all :rolleyes:

Look at libia Iraq and Egypt, are they any better off? Are they fcuk

Hande hoche!

Mandatory good night sweet prince.

purplepanda

A totally corrupt system when the family was there on holiday in 2008 with the lowest paid workers all paying bungs to those higher up the chain, various police forces including religious & tourists sections & government party militia all fleecing the populace & any visitor that they can snare. Virtually everyone out to rip you off at any opportunity.

Got to know some locals who were married to English & German wives, they were ashamed of the way the country was governed. Government officials on supposedly low wages with expensive houses & motors, sending their kids to fee paying schools, giving out contracts to employers using illegal labour from overseas whilst large numbers of local people are unemployed.

Wasn't surprised when there was a revolution years later, followed by a counter revolution with a similar make up to the Mabarak crooks back in charge.

I wouldn't go there again, although the ordinary people were friendly & good natured.

tdf7187

He is with the angles now.

tdf7187

purplepanda wrote: »

A totally corrupt system when the family was there on holiday in 2008 with the lowest paid workers all paying bungs to those higher up the chain, various police forces including religious & tourists sections & government party militia all fleecing the populace & any visitor that they can snare. Virtually everyone out to rip you off at any opportunity.

Got to know some locals who were married to English & German wives, they were ashamed of the way the country was governed. Government officials on supposedly low wages with expensive houses & motors, sending their kids to fee paying schools, giving out contracts to employers using illegal labour from overseas whilst large numbers of local people are unemployed.

Wasn't surprised when there was a revolution years later, followed by a counter revolution with a similar make up to the Mabarak crooks back in charge.

I wouldn't go there again, although the ordinary people were friendly & good natured.

Nothing like Ireland then.

Dual wheels

purplepanda wrote: »

A totally corrupt system when the family was there on holiday in 2008 with the lowest paid workers all paying bungs to those higher up the chain, various police forces including religious & tourists sections & government party militia all fleecing the populace & any visitor that they can snare. Virtually everyone out to rip you off at any opportunity.

Got to know some locals who were married to English & German wives, they were ashamed of the way the country was governed. Government officials on supposedly low wages with expensive houses & motors, sending their kids to fee paying schools, giving out contracts to employers using illegal labour from overseas whilst large numbers of local people are unemployed.

Wasn't surprised when there was a revolution years later, followed by a counter revolution with a similar make up to the Mabarak crooks back in charge.

I wouldn't go there again, although the ordinary people were friendly & good natured.

Meanwhile in Ireland...

Gael23

tdf7187 wrote: »

He is with the angles now.

Angels of fire in hell

corner of hells

Does he get his own pyramid?

Deebles McBeebles

His name is an anagram of 'Aaron bum Sikh'. Just saying.

Better Than Christ

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

jmreire

purplepanda wrote: »

A totally corrupt system when the family was there on holiday in 2008 with the lowest paid workers all paying bungs to those higher up the chain, various police forces including religious & tourists sections & government party militia all fleecing the populace & any visitor that they can snare. Virtually everyone out to rip you off at any opportunity.

Got to know some locals who were married to English & German wives, they were ashamed of the way the country was governed. Government officials on supposedly low wages with expensive houses & motors, sending their kids to fee paying schools, giving out contracts to employers using illegal labour from overseas whilst large numbers of local people are unemployed.

Wasn't surprised when there was a revolution years later, followed by a counter revolution with a similar make up to the Mabarak crooks back in charge.

I wouldn't go there again, although the ordinary people were friendly & good natured.

All of the Countrys in that part of the world ( and further afield too ) are run on exactly the same lines. A strong man or Family with complete control, Think Saddam Hussein,, Ghadaffi, Tunisia, Syria. And that kind corruption was what triggered the Arab spring, and the war in Syria. But think for a minute what has been the effects of removing these people..

kevcos

Was he anything to the Mubaraks in Tubercurry?

murpho999

tdf7187 wrote: »

Nothing like Ireland then.

Of course not. Really people genuinely have no idea what real large scale corruption is like.

Zebra3

jmreire wrote: »

All of the Countrys in that part of the world ( and further afield too ) are run on exactly the same lines. A strong man or Family with complete control, Think Saddam Hussein,, Ghadaffi, Tunisia, Syria. And that kind corruption was what triggered the Arab spring, and the war in Syria. But think for a minute what has been the effects of removing these people..

Many backed by the US which is then conveniently forgotten about at a latter stage.

An Ri rua

kevcos wrote: »

Was he anything to the Mubaraks in Tubercurry?

Did you mean Tub a.curry? Not a racist there Ted, no? (I'm askin meself. It's a rhetorical question m'lud)

91 year old man dies.

Happens every day.

Who cares? Really, who cares?

Gael23

JayZeus wrote: »

91 year old man dies.

Happens every day.

Who cares? Really, who cares?

Not many 91 year old men are responsible for the deaths of thousands of their fellow citizens

RobbingBandit

Democracy didn't last long Egypt better off with this guy just as Libya was better off with Momar

Gael23

Gael23 wrote: »

Not many 91 year old men are responsible for the deaths of thousands of their fellow citizens

As though that’s something remarkable.

People choose to follow men like him and to do terrible things to others. He shares responsibility with the rest of them.

He wasn’t special. Just another box of bones now. **** him.

weldoninhio

JayZeus wrote: »

As though that’s something remarkable.

People choose to follow men like him and to do terrible things to others. He shares responsibility with the rest of them.

He wasn’t special. Just another box of bones now. **** him.

Jaysus, he decomposed quickly.

jmreire

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Democracy didn't last long Egypt better off with this guy just as Libya was better off with Momar

And Iraq was better off with Saddam...now in libya, and same in Iraq ( and Syria too, if Assad had been defeated) you have many Saddam's and Qaddafi's. All of these guys took power because they were strong enough and able to, and were more than prepared to fight and kill to hold on to that power. And now the fight is on for their replacement's. That's the way it is in that part of the world. "Democracy " as we know it, is not part of their mindset.

10000maniacs

Dual wheels wrote: »

Look at libia Iraq and Egypt, are they any better off? Are they fcuk

Better for women, homosexuals, Jews and Catholics.

jmreire

10000maniacs wrote: »

Better for women, homosexuals, Jews and Catholics.

Not necessarily. In Syria, Assad protected the minorities, true. ( He is from a minority himself ) But in Libya and Iraq?? I doubt it very much. These Country's are strongly Islamic, regardless of who rules them. And since The Shah of Iran was removed, condition's for Women and minority's etc has gotten worse, much worse.