Wael Ghonim is Free: First Words

[L. Coyote]

Run time: 01:42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq2bFgvvtYE   Posted on YouTube: February 07, 2011 By YouTube Member: ONtveg Views on YouTube: 305   Posted on DU: February 07, 2011 By DU Member: L. Coyote Views on DU: 509

 
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***** EGYPT Live Blog ***** Al Jazeera English, et.al. - Feb. 7 *****
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10:07pm Wael Ghonim, head of Google's Middle East operations, has been released by Egyptian security forces, he spoke to Egyptian On TV about his ordeal.

"I regret the human loss, from the beginning we said that we want peaceful protests, we will rebuild our country."

"Please don't turn me into a hero, don't turn the focus away from the people who are still out in the streets."

[L. Coyote]

1. English translation of an interview HERE: "I was blindfolded for 12 days..."

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/07/live-blog-feb-8-egypt-protests

"I am not a hero. I only used the keyboard, the real heroes are the ones on the ground. Those I can't name. This is the season where people use the word traitor against each other. I wasn't abused, I was jailed, kidnapped. I met some really intellectual people in jail, they actually thought that we were traitors, working for others.

"If I was a traitor I would have stayed by the swimming pool in my house in the UAE.

"What are called the "facebook youth" went out in their tens of thousands on January 25th, talk to them. This is the era where people who have good intentions are considered traitors.

"My wife was going to divorce me because I didn't spend time with her, and now they call me a traitor. I spent all my time on the computer working for my country.

I wasn't optimistic on the 25th but now I can't believe it. ..............