The day part of the Internet died: Egypt goes dark

[MOBIUS]

I guess he'd stepped down virtually in all but name anyway...

[germanos]

This makes it official. It's on Wiki.

[N35t0r]

Isn't that horribly horrible grammar and outright redaction errors?

[BeBMan]

One dictator less, hopefully this marks really some change we can believe in

[germanos]

11-02-2011 --> 12-02-2012

[Lonestar]

Apparently the Saudis have already said that if the US did this, that they'd step in and fill in the gap.

That would be an almost meaningless "step in". If the tap is turned off sure as **** sales would end and American contractors wouldn't be permitted to maintain Egyptian equipment. The Saudis can't maintain their equipment, or operate it, to save their life. They sure as **** won't be able to do so for the Egyptians.


But it looks like I was right anyway. The Egyptian General Staff decided the risk of loss of foreign aid was too great and invite Hosni to leave. Now they get to be responsible stewards of the state.

[SlowwHand]

Uh oh for him.

Tahrir Square
Live updates: Swiss freeze possible Mubarak assets

[Wezil]

Uh oh for him.

After this many years in power he probably has more hidey-holes than a squirrel.

[germanos]

This made me

Is Bush an illegitimate child of Jaques?



( for reference: )

[SpencerH]

Why is it that when a hard working guy rises up to lead a nation and amasses a $70 billion fortune that the first thought when he is ousted that he's a crook?

[BeBMan]

In another heroic move, the EU has frozen assets of that Tunisian guy - after his own people threw him out of their country.

[Riesstiu IV]

I always thought that Mubarak and Berlusconi looked like long lost twins. Speaking of which, how is Berlusconi able to stay in power?

[BeBMan]

He's rich and owns much of teh Italian media.

[Docfeelgood]

now what?

[germanos]

Not an answer to that but an interesting read:

Haaretz Q&A