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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 06:33 AM
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Ousted Pres Mubarak to Ask Egypt for Forgiveness on Air
Edited on Tue May-17-11 06:35 AM by Hissyspit
Source: Ahram

Ousted pres Mubarak to ask Egypt for forgiveness on air

Ahram Online, Tuesday 17 May 2011

Former ousted President Hosni Mubarak is expected to apologise to the nation soon, according to media reports, and is aiming for amnesty.

According to the Shorouk newspaper, the speech is currently being prepared and will be aired on several Egyptian and Arab channels. Mubarak will apologise for his or his family’s wrongdoing against the Egyptian people, which he is expected to blame on bad advice and misinformation given to him by his consultants.

During the speech Mubarak will also express his willingness to return most of his wealth to Egyptians. He will also stress the fact that he was once a member of the country’s armed forces and fought to protect Egypt during the 1973 war against Israel.

The ousted president will also say that he never expected to ever hold the position of president and did his best to perform his duties, as did his wife, Suzanne Thabet, who did a lot of humanitarian work for the country.

Read more: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/12294/Egypt/Politics-/Ousted-pres-Mubarak-to-ask-Egypt-for-forgiveness-o.aspx
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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 07:32 AM
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1. A speech like this could be very useful
at the sentencing hearing.

:hi:
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enum Donating Member (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 07:54 AM
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2. What about the responsibility?

Wow .. is it ignorance or is Mubarak so naive that he really believes in any kind of amnesty for his deeds? He and his 'colleagues' like Khaddafi, Assad, Ahmedineshad, Saleh and Bouteflika who are unfortunately still oppressing the civilization of their countries have to take full responsibility for the decisions they have token as well as for the crimes their military and security staff has committed.

He should be very, very happy about the fact that he will - until now - not face the judges at high court for human rights in The Hague ..
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 08:05 AM
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3. Schwartzenegger has a better chance of being forgiven than Murbarak.
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mascarax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 08:07 AM
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4. Curious how he'll define "most of his wealth"
I bet the number will be much lower than what's been published.

And I'm surprised that he's using the same speechwriter! Thought he would've fired that guy...not like Hosni didn't dictate what he wanted to say.
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:51 PM
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5. Mubarak may apologize, return money
Source: MSNBC

CAIRO – Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is likely now wondering why he didn’t leave Egypt when he had the chance.

Now, in an attempt to avoid jail time, Mubarak is expected to make a statement apologizing to the Egyptian people and announcing that he will return money and property to the Egyptian government, according to local media reports.



Read more: http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/17/6661328-mubarak-may-apologize-return-money



Well that should make everything all right. No sense dwelling on the beatings and killings.....
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:51 PM
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6. That puts him ahead of U.S. bankers...
:argh:
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ArcticFox Donating Member (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:58 PM
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8. If only we could do that on Wall Street
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 03:53 PM
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7. Mubarak may apologize, return money
This thread has been combined with another thread.

Click here to read this message in its new location.
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 04:20 PM
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9. too late Chumly
but nice try... I'm sure you are sincere, after how many civilians you've killed?
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 04:27 PM
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10. Erhal, erhal, erhal!
Great protest song ordering Mubarak to get out.

http://www.nuraashrafeissa.blogspot.com/
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 02:41 AM
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11. kr
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 08:07 AM
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12. Cue the Pat Benatar tape...

It's a little too little
It's a little too late
I'm a little too hurt
And there's nothin' left that I've gotta say
You can cry to me baby
But there's only so much I can take
Ah, it's a little too little
It's a little too late
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 09:26 AM
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13. I can forgive. I can also still convict. He and his wife need to give back ALL
of the money they have. his wife is still dinking around in custody over her money, the idiot.
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