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Mohamed ElBaradei warns of 'Tunisia-style explosion' in Egypt
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Mohamed ElBaradei warns of 'Tunisia-style explosion' in Egypt
Mohamed ElBaradei warns of 'Tunisia-style explosion' in Egypt
The Guardian
The Egyptian dissident Mohamed ElBaradei has warned of a "Tunisia-style explosion" in his country as self-immolation protests proliferated and anti-government activists announced plans for a nationwide "day of anger" next week.
Mohamed ElBaradei says Egyptians 'yearning for change', but draws criticism for refusing to back street-level protests
But the former UN nuclear weapons chief stopped short of calling on his supporters to take to the streets, prompting scathing criticism from opposition campaigners who believe ElBaradei is squandering a rare opportunity to bring an end to President Hosni Mubarak's three decades of autocratic rule.
Today Ahmed Hashem el-Sayed, 25, from the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, died in hospital after setting himself alight on the roof of his home. It was the latest in a series of self-immolation incidents that have spread through Egypt over the past two days, after the Tunisian vegetable trader Muhammad Bouazizi's self-immolation provided the catalyst for the toppling of his country's president last week.
"What has transpired in Tunisia is no surprise and should be very instructive both for the political elite in Egypt and those in the west that back dictatorships," ElBaradei told the Guardian. "Suppression does not equal stability, and anybody who thinks that the existence of authoritarian regimes is the best way to maintain calm is deluding themselves."
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THE BRUSTED ONE WILL NEVER BRUST AGAIN!
By the way, the status of the people in Ethiopia are beyond the diasporas', though not true for finance.
I recommend everybody to work hard, atleast .......
In the case of Tunisia, this form of suicide has proved a potent method of drawing both the brutal regime and the people's attention respectively and I think Meles Zenawi should take a good note of this events especially in light of the "99% vote" that he claimed to have a achieved during the recent election.
In reality, this seemingly "solid win" can not sustain him to proceed along the next five year unless he comes up with credible change by lifting the internet censorship that he imposed on the people of Ethiopia as a tool to keep them in the dark.
At times I found it deja vu to see him taking a seat along side some world figures who happen to be leaders, that of the most democratic nations in the world such as the United States and European countries.
He manipulated his way to secure unattainable margin of vote (99%) and in his world, this portrays himself as "one of the most cherished and democratic leaders in Africa" while he continues with his policy of press censorship and political mugging.
I think he is suffering from cognitive dissonance and it is unlikely that he is going to ease the press blockage as a direct response to what's happening in Tunisia; and I hope the storm of change that started in Tunisia blows its way across Africa whose people are suffering at the hands of brutal rulers like Meles Zen el abdeen bin Zenawi.
shall spread into the entire continent .
specially where Tyrant as the Blood Sucker Zenawi and his agazis have comitted crimes against the majority of the peoples for the sake of their own powers and their tribal Mafia groups .Knocked Out Banda (the stupid henock)keep your dirty bla blas for yourself Ignorant ,toutghless Hyena lekami
banda !!!
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