Why it is wrong to believe a word Mubarak said

[kpete]

An activist for Egyptian democracy uses Facebook to respond to Mubarak:


What has Mubarak left out in his speech:

1. Emergency law is still effective, which means oppression, brutality, arrests, and torture will continue. How can you have any hope for fair democratic elections under emergency law where the police have absolute power?

2. Internet is still not working, no talks of lifting censorship.

3. No talks of allowing freedom of speech, freedom to create political parties, freedom to participate in politics without the risk of getting arrested. FYI to start a political party you need the government's permission. How do you expect democracy to come out of this?

4. He said he will put anyone responsible for corruption to trial right? What about putting the police who killed 300+ to trial? What about members of NDP who are the most corrupt businessmen/politicians in the country. Do you think he'll put those to trial? Think again.

5. He didn't even take responsibility for anything that went wrong in the last 30 years. Not even his condolences to the martyrs who have fallen in this revolution.

more:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150091377131702&id=516689518
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/02/the-wisdom-of-the-crowd.html

[tekisui]

1. September is too long. Tomorrow isn't soon enough.

[gateley]

2. So if he doesn't restore internet service, if the thugs carry on as before (I heard

they kind of moved in after his speech) and if he makes no real moves toward transitioning out, what can be done?

I just don't know what anybody can actually DO?

I wonder if he'll hightail it out of there on his own like Ben Ali?