Egyptian Official: Mubarak to Step Down, Transfer Authority to Armed Forces

[ErnstBlofeld]

It looks like "He won't go gently in that goodnight". By the way that is a poem/wordplay by Dylan Thomas. He needs the support of the army more than ever. If they switch sides, he is history.

I guess I am right again. Another home run!

 

[ErnstBlofeld]

Saudi Arabia has threatened to prop up embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak if the Obama administration tries to force a swift change of regime in Egypt, The Times of London reported Thursday.

 

In a testy personal telephone call on Jan. 29, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah reportedly told President Obama not to humiliate Mubarak and warned that he would step in to bankroll Egypt if the U.S. withdrew its aid program, worth $1.5 billion annually.

 

America's closest ally in the Gulf made clear that the Egyptian president must be allowed to stay on to oversee the transition towards peaceful democracy and then leave with dignity.

 

"Mubarak and King Abdullah are not just allies, they are close friends, and the King is not about to see his friend cast aside and humiliated," a senior source in the Saudi capital told The Times

 

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/09/source-saudis-tell-obama-humiliate-mubarak/#ixzz1DcRe8CUw

 

Kind Abdullah is not going to risk billions of dollars of oil sales and his kingdom for a guy who is toast within the next 24-72 hours.He is also worrying whether he will be the next to fall.

 

Another Hit. Two In a Row!!