Thursday, February 10, 2011
Nope, Mubarak's Sticking Around
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has refused to step down from his post, saying that he will not bow to "foreign pressure" in a televised address to the nation.Mubarak announced that he had put into place a framework that would lead to the amendment of six constitutional articles in the address late on Thursday night.
"I can not and will not accept to be dictated orders from outside, no matter what the source is," Mubarak said.
He said he was addressing his people with a "speech from the heart".
Tags: hosni mubarak , egypt democracy , egypt protests , al jazeera english
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