Egyptian government on last legs, says ElBaradei

[Joanne98]

Source: Guardian

The Egyptian dissident Mohamed ElBaradei warned President Hosni Mubarak today that his regime is on its last legs, as tens of thousands of people prepared to take to the streets for a fourth day of anti-government protests.

The Nobel peace prize winner's comments to the Guardian represented his strongest intervention against the country's authoritarian government since he announced his intention to return to Egypt to join the protests. "I'm sending a message to the Guardian and to the world that Egypt is being isolated by a regime on its last legs," he said.

His words marked an escalation of the language he used on arrival in Cairo last night, when he merely urged the Mubarak government to "listen to the people" and not to use violence.

ElBaradei has been criticised by some Egyptians for the late return to his homeland, two days after the protests began – hundreds of people have already been arrested and exposed to the brutal tactics of the security services. But ElBaradei was keen to stress his solidarity with the protesters.



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/28/egyptian-government-last-legs-elbaradei

[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. What will the Obama administration say about his arrest?

A fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Mr. Obama.

[harun]

4. Unfortunately they will support Mubarak. It is up to the people of Egypt.

They will get no help from the USA.

[florida08]

2. I sure hope so

[florida08]

3. Live Blog

1229 GMT: Al Masry Al Youm journalist Ahmad Ali on BBC Arabic estimates that the number of protesters in Alexandria has reached 100,000.

http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/1/28/egypt-and-beyond-liveblog-black-hole-or-another-day-of-revol.html

also live video stream

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/