A Governmentless Leader

As the people demand Mubarak's departure, the more it appears he has no intention of relinquishing his hold on the crown.  After 30 years of rule, his subjects want him gone and a new leader sitting in Cairo.  Despite this call for his head, he steadfastly refuses, and decides that the best course would be to dissolve the current government as a whole. 

With theinternet out it is more difficult to hear and see what the process is, and no one, not even Mubarak has an idea what to do now that there is no effective administration.  There is now a vacuum that I pointed out could suck in many unpleasant things, including the Muslim Brotherhood. 

I pity the Egyptian people, as they have asked for change, but got instead chaos and a governmentless leader.


From the National Post Jan 28 by Shaimaa Fayed and Yasmine Saleh

Mubarak refuses to resign, dismisses government

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused on Saturday to bow demands that he resign, after ordering troops and tanks into cities in an attempt to quell an explosion of street protest against his 30-year rule.

Mubarak dismissed his government and called for national dialogue to avert chaos after a day of battles between police and protesters angry over poverty and autocratic rule. Medical sources said at least 24 people had been killed and over a thousand injured in clashes in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria.

The unprecedented unrest has sent shock waves through the Middle East, where other autocratic rulers may face challenges, and unsettled global financial markets on Friday. U.S. President Barack Obama said he had spoken with Mubarak and urged “concrete steps that advance the rights of the Egyptian people”.

(.)“There is a fine line between freedom and chaos and I lean towards freedom for the people in expressing their opinions as much as I hold on to the need to maintain Egypt’s safety and stability...”

 

Watch closely, as this scenario will impact the globe in ways we cannot imagine right now.

 

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