Mubarak Resigns - Tahrir Square Erupts In Celebration
Video - Egyptian people celebrate victory - Feb. 11, 2011
The question now, of course, is what happens next? Mubarak's VP is the official replacement, but where is the Egyptian Army on any of this? It's possible that the Army brass has different views from the enlisted men and junior officers. Just listening to the latest reports on NPR radio just now (c. 12:30 ET), it appears that the protesters are NOT going to back down in the face of any moves by the Army to quash to demonstrations. At least the opposition leader being interviewed said that they were "not afraid," that there were too many people for the army to shoot, and that if they planned on shooting people they would have done it already. Clearly the protesters -- the people -- feel they have the upper hand. They could be right.
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Swiss freeze possible Mubarak assets
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland has frozen assets possibly belonging to Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down as president of Egypt Friday after 30 years of rule, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said.
"I can confirm that Switzerland has frozen possible assets of the former Egyptian president with immediate effect," spokesman Lars Knuchel said, declining to specify how much money was involved.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110211/wl_nm/us_swiss_mubarak
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Further reading...
Huff Po - How the Mubarak Family Made Its Billions
Feb 11, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Reader Comments (7)
Now hoping the same thing happens in Iran.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/11/how-the-mubarak-family-made-its-billions_n_821757.html
The Iranian people have courage, but they are also very peaceful. Last time they decided to protest, they were shot at and beat up by the criminal police and state officials. Shame on these mullas, their days are very numbered.
Go new Egypt and New Iran!!!
Democracy is a beautiful thang!
For acts of political protest that his predecessor treated as mere infractions, Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich is seeking jail time.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-protester-prosecution-20110211,0,3758689.story
Be careful out there in LA, sell short...this is unbelievable...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/164699.html
speaking of iran...
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland has frozen assets possibly belonging to Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down as president of Egypt Friday after 30 years of rule, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said.
"I can confirm that Switzerland has frozen possible assets of the former Egyptian president with immediate effect," spokesman Lars Knuchel said, declining to specify how much money was involved.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110211/wl_nm/us_swiss_mubarak