• Hosni Mubarak Steps Down
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[b]:siren: BREAKING NEWS :siren:[/b] This is it. Just minutes ago it was heard over the radio that after weeks of protests, it's finally over. Ten minutes in, now all the news feeds are going wild about it. Updates will be added as they flow in. EDIT: [quote]Update at 11:08 a.m. ET: Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators erupted in jubilation in Tahrir Square as vice president Omar Suleiman announces that President Mubarak has resigned and called on the army to "run the affairs of the country." Update at 11:05 a.m. ET: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigne.d Vice President Omar Suleiman said in a brief televised statement. His statement in full: "Hosni Mubarak has waived the office of presidency and told the army to run the affairs of the country. " Update at 11:03 a.m. ET: Hossam Badrawi, who was recently appointed general secretary of the NDP, resigns saying Egypt needs new parties, Al-Jazeera reports.[/quote] [url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/02/military-vows-free-election-offers-conditional-end-to-emergency-law/1]**Quick Source**[/url] [url=http://www.livestream.com/usa_today1/share?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=ui-share&utm_campaign=usa_today1&utm_content=usa_today1]Video feed (live)[/url] You oshould of seen that view count. It exploded from 1200 vieewers to over 6000! Edit: 8000! Edit: It's official. The live stream is OVER 9000! Edit: [url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/11/egypt.mubarak.reaction/]**SOLID SOURCE**[/url] Edit: It seems like the phone system in Egypt is overloading. Some reporter was on her cell calling back to the station and over the call it was progressively getting worse and worse until the call finally dropped. :v:
[URL]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt[/URL] [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12433045[/URL] [URL]http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121125158705862.html[/URL] [quote=Associated Press] CAIRO – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and handed power to the military. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. [/quote] Never heard such great news in a while.
I'm watching it on TV right now, ABC news.
Finally.
[IMG]http://www.carlsbadistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fireworks.jpg[/IMG]
Do you people know that his name is Muhammad Hosni Mubarak? Not just Hosni Mubarak.
[QUOTE=nmagain;27989534]Do you people know that his name is Muhammad Hosni Mubarak? Not just Hosni Mubarak.[/QUOTE] Not important, he's history now.
[QUOTE=nmagain;27989534]Do you people know that his name is Muhammad Hosni Mubarak? Not just Hosni Mubarak.[/QUOTE] Muhammad [I]Hussein[/I] Hosni Mubarak
About time, my heart is with you Egypt!
[QUOTE=Visorak06;27989515]I'm watching it on TV right now, ABC news.[/QUOTE] NBC here FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! FINALLY!
Bout Fucking Time, Long live Freedom :patriot:
Holy shit I was NOT expecting this. Expect hours and hours of fascists on Fox News talking about how bad this is and how we've lost to TEH MOESLUM BORHETHEOUD
Awesome! Props to the egyptian people for standing their ground.
:toot:
Didn't he give a speech yesterday saying he [i]wouldn't[/i] step down? :v:
Wow.
Congratulations Egypt! Your people did a great job! Also, Thread music. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfByN8H8BgE[/media]
Hooray for egypt!
Finally! Dem egyptians got some balls.
[QUOTE=ElectronicG19;27989625]Didn't he give a speech yesterday saying he [i]wouldn't[/i] step down? :v:[/QUOTE] I think the protesters went straight to the presidential palace so he didn't really have a choice but to leave.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs[/media]
[QUOTE=Shoe Phone;27989654]I think the protesters went straight to the presidential palace so he didn't really have a choice but to leave.[/QUOTE] I guess. Fuck yeah Egypt.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;27989598]Expect hours and hours of fascists on Fox News talking about how bad this is and how we've lost to TEH MOESLUM BORHETHEOUD[/QUOTE] I doubt you know what fascism actually is.
wow 14k + right now
Awesome, grats Egypt.
HOLY SHIT 18000 views on the stream AND STILL NOT LAGGY
Watch Al Jazeera instead [url]http://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish[/url]
Congrats to them.
It's crazy how loud Tahir Square is right now.
This is amazing.
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