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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:32 AM
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Leaders of France, Britain and Germany release joint statement
http://en.rian.ru/world/20110130/162372031.html
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British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a joint statement on Saturday calling on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to avoid using violence against protesters and launch political reforms in the country.

"We call on President Mubarak to avoid at all costs the use of violence against unarmed civilians, and on the demonstrators to exercise their rights peacefully," the statement, issued in German, said.

"We recognize the moderating role President Mubarak has played over many years in the Middle East. We now urge him to show the same moderation in addressing the current situation in Egypt," it said.

The three leaders called on Mubarak to "begin a transformation process that should be reflected in a broadly-based government, as well as free and fair elections."
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:35 AM
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1. Fuck them. Mubarak needs to be tried as the people demand
ENOUGH!

He's OUT! Fucking deal with it.

Rec'd
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:36 AM
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2. Absolutely correct
Won't be long :hi:
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:42 AM
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3. From your lips to God's ears, from your lips Malaise!
:hi:
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:42 AM
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4. Mubark?
Did they have American teabaggers write their signs for them?;-)
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:48 AM
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5. Maybe allow for the fact
they wouldn't normally write using our alphabet - they'd use Arabic.

In English is for our benefit.
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:55 AM
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7. I know... I was picking on Teabaggers...
;-)
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:49 AM
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6. LOL
:rofl:
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:57 AM
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9. That's the transliterated Arabic spelling n/t
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:59 AM
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10. I know - any time I can diss a teabagger...
...it's almost automatic for me. ;-)
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 08:08 AM
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13. I'm sorry for being so slow
:hi:
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 08:14 AM
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17. I wouldn't diss the brave man holding the sign.
:hi:
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 08:19 AM
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18. Like I said, slow duh. It's been a long night
:hi:
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pampango Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 07:55 AM
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8. They know that Mubarak can't avoid violence and institute real reform. If he hangs around for that,
he'll end up hanging at the end of a rope. Telling him to "avoid using violence against protesters and launch political reforms in the country" is the same as telling him that he has to leave if he wants his head to stay attached to the rest of his body.

If we really want him to face justice, we should encourage all powers to tell him "to avoid using violence against protesters and launch political reforms in the country" rather than taking his money and running to Saudi Arabia like Ben Ali.
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NuclearDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 08:06 AM
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11. Fuck them all
They knew what was going on in that country, and they allowed it.

Egyptians have had it with that bastard.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 08:07 AM
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12. Ding Ding we have a winner
They supported this shit and financed it as well.
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pampango Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 08:09 AM
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14. I am sure they know what's going on in North Korea and Syria, too. What should
they do about those so that we don't say the same thing about them when those regimes crumble?
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 08:09 AM
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15. Response from Egypt "not good enough!!"
Fra+UK+Ger call for Mubarak to engage in a "process of transformation" -- not good enough!!#Egypt #jan25
about 2 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac


http://twitter.com/justimage/status/31674975337320448
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-11 08:10 AM
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16. Thanks sis
:hi:
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