UK: Any Egypt Govt Support Of Violence Unacceptable (International Support For Mubarak Crumbles)

[Turborama]

Source: Reuters

02 Feb 2011
Source: Reuters // Reuters

* Britain raises suspicion Egypt violence state-sponsored

* UN's Ban Ki-moon condemns fresh Egypt violence

* UK's Cameron calls for quick Egypt power transition now

* UK echoes U.S., international support for Mubarak crumbles

(Adds fresh UK PM quote)

By Mohammed Abbas

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Britain's prime minister raised the suspicion that Egyptian authorities may be behind attacks on anti-government protesters as opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed in Cairo on Wednesday.

Prime Minister David Cameron's comments, condemning the violence, were his strongest so far on the crisis which has seen an unprecedented nine days of mass protest calling for the end of Mubarak's 30-year rule.

"If it turns out that the regime in any way has been sponsoring or tolerating this violence, that would be completely and utterly unacceptable. These are despicable scenes that we're seeing," Cameron said after meeting U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in London.

Ban urged restraint on all sides, and called for a "peaceful transition" in Egypt. He warned of turmoil spreading. "Any attack against peaceful demonstrators is unacceptable and I strongly condemn it," Ban said, urging dialogue. "We should not underestimate the danger of instability across the Middle East,"

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Fuck Blair, he needs to just retire and STFU!

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. We are at endgame...

Two weeks yesterday, according to an arabist on the teevee machine... I give this days.. .

[decidedlyso]

2. Yes. But based on the live feed I have been getting from AJ I

am now not as sure as I was of the victor. One has the massive majority, but they are fighting armed thugs.

[Turborama]

4. Yes, sadly so. Armed thugs who have trapped the pro-democracy guys in the square

And are preparing a massacre.

[decidedlyso]

5. Might be time to arm the anti-Mubarak demonstrators.

[westerebus]

3. Now might be a good time.

To launch one of our drones to locate the former president of Egypt.

And make it real obvious.

Like a phone call from the C n C.

Hey, Hosni look out the window.

Enjoy your retirement.

Click.

[onager]

6. Bet I know where he is...

Holed up on his private island, right off the coast near Alexandria. I lived/worked in Alexandria from 2005-09 and my Egyptian friends used to point out "Mubarak's island" all the time.

Conveniently, it's equipped with its own helicopter pad for quick getaway by air.

Somewhat inconveniently, it's located directly across a small stretch of water from the Air Defense Forces Academy.

Where the students learn how to fire SAM (anti-aircraft) missiles.

Heh...

Edited to add: "Semper Fi."

[westerebus]

7. It just amazes me who shows up on DU.

And the bag of goodies they bring with them.

I'm sure we could turn the lights off at the sam site.

Semper Fi back at ya!

[Matilda]

8. Only the most naive would believe that Mubarak didn't organise the counter-protests.

And it proves that whatever he says now about stepping down cannot be believed.

If the protesters give up and go home, he will be there to stay for as long as he wants.

But it may cost them, and they're very brave to stick it out.