Mubarak May Step Down As Soon As Today

It appears that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak may step down in a matter of hours. The Egyptian army has announced that is has begun "necessary measures to protect the nation and support the legitimate demands of the people,” which many are taking to be a signal it will be taking a lead role in the coming changes. Meanwhile the CIA (which has issues with these kinds of things) thinks there is a “strong likelihood” Mubarak could step down as soon as today, to be replaced by his new VP Omar Suleiman.

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By Garth Johnston in News on February 10, 2011 11:41 AM

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spiv

I got excited for a second thinking you were talking about our mini-me version!

HughGass

He stayed in office just long enough to make sure his Swiss bank accounts were full.

Zohar Lindenbaum

World, get ready for way more radical Egypt.

GothamExtremist

Coming from a Jew, I sense the panic in you.

Zohar Lindenbaum

Hahaha, no panic just disappointment that there's a chance the middle east might turn into wild west soon. BTW did you get to see the protesters shouting "death to America we hate America"? You have very good reason to worry, unfortunately, even though Egypt is on the other side of the world.