Dua pertanyaan yang timbul adalah: - apa yang akan dilakukan oleh militer.
- dan besok hari Jumat, apa yang akan dilakukna oleh demonstran setelah sembahyang Jumat? Saya harap bukan bentrokan. --- In [email protected], "sunny" <ambon@...> wrote: > > http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011210172519776830.html > > Defiant Mubarak refuses to resign > Egyptian president vows he will stay in office until September, and will not > bow down to 'foreign pressure'. > Last Modified: 10 Feb 2011 21:20 GMT > > > Thousands thronged Tahrir Square after the army's statement, in > anticipation of Mubarak possibly resigning [EPA] > > 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". > > > Click here for more of Al Jazeera's special coverage > Mubarak said that he is "totally committed to fulfilling all the promises" > that he has earlier made regarding constituional and political reform. > > "I have laid down a vision ... to exit the current crisis, and to realise the > demands voiced by the youth and citizens ... without undermining the > constitution in a manner that ensures the stability of our society," he said. > > He said he would stick by his earlier announcment of not seeking re-election > in September, though he did delegate some powers to Omar Suleiman, the > vice-president. > > "I will remain adamant to shoulder my responsibility, protecting the > constitution and safeguarding the interests of Egyptians [until the next > elections]. > > "This is the oath I have taken before God and the nation, and I will continue > to keep this oath," he said. > > Mubarak said the current "moment was not against my personality, against > Hosni Mubarak", and concluded by saying that he would not leave Egyptian soil > until he was "buried under it". > > Mubarak's comments were not well-received by hundreds of thousands gathered > at Cairo's Tahrir Square and in other cities, who erupted into angry chants > against him. Pro-democracy protesters had been expecting Mubarak to resign, > and their mood of celebration quickly turned to extreme anger as they heard > the president's speech. > > Army meeting > > Earlier, the Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces had met to discuss the > ongoing protests against Mubarak's government. > > In a statement entitled 'Communique Number One', televised on state > television, the army said it had convened the meeting response to the current > political turmoil, and that it would continue to convene such meetings. > > Thurday's meeting was chaired by Mohamed Tantawi, the defence minister, > rather than Mubarak, who, as president, would normally have headed the > meeting. > > "Based on the responsibility of the armed forces and its commitment to > protect the people and its keenness to protect the nation... and in support > of the legitimate demands of the people [the army] will continue meeting on a > continuous basis to examine measures to be taken to protect the nation and > its gains and the ambitions of the great Egyptian people," the statement. > > Tens of thousands poured into Tahrir Square after the army statement was > televised. Thousands also gathered in Alexandria, Egypt's second city, our > correspondent said. > > Earlier, Hassan al-Roweni, an Egyptian army commander, told protesters in the > square that "everything you want will be realised". > > Hassam Badrawi, the secretary general of the ruling National Democratic Party > (NDP), told the BBC and Channel 4 News earlier on that he expected Mubarak to > hand over his powers to Omar Suleiman, the vice-president. > > "I think the right thing to do now is to take the action that would satisfy > ... protesters," Badrawi told BBC television in a live interview. > > Ahmed Shafiq, the country's prime minister, also told the BBC that the > president may step down on Thursday evening, and that the situation would be > "clarified soon". He told the Reuters news agency, however, that Mubarak > remained in control, and that "everything is still in the hands of the > president". > > However, Anas el-Fekky, Egypt's information minister, denied all reports of > Mubarak resigning from early in the day. > > "The president is still in power and he is not stepping down," el-Fekky told > Reuters. "The president is not stepping down and everything you heard in the > media is a rumour." > > Mubarak met with Omar Suleiman, the vice-president, at the presidential > palace ahead of his address. > > 'Witnessing history unfold' > > Mahmoud Zaher, a retired general in the Egyptian army, said that Mubarak's > absence from the army meeting was a "clear and strong indication that > [Mubarak] is no longer present", implying that the Egyptian president was not > playing a role in governance any longer. > > > There was a festive atmosphere amongst protesters ahead of the speech, > as they expected > Mubarak's resignation[Reuters] > In short comments ahead of a scheduled speech at Northern Michigan > University, Barack Obama, the US president, said the US was watching the > situation in Egypt "very closely". Mubarak had not spoken at that time. > > "What is absolutely clear is that we are witnessing history unfold," he said, > adding that this was a "moment of transformation" for Egypt. > > "Going forward, we want ... all Egyptians to know that America will continue > to do everything that we can to support an orderly and genuine transition to > democracy." > > Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, responded to reports that > Mubarak may resign by saying that he hoped whoever replaced him would uphold > Egypt's peace treaty with Israel, according to an Israeli radio report. > > Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foriegn affairs chief, said that the > 27-nation bloc is ready to help Egypt build a "deep democracy". > > "I reiterated that no matter what happens in the next hours and days, the > European Union stands ready to hep build the deep democracy that will > underpin stability for the people of Egypt," she said in a statement, > referring to a conversation she had with Aboul Gheit, the Egyptian foreign > minister, earlier in the day. > > Protesters had earlier responded to statements from political leaders as > indicating that they had been successful in their key demand of wanting > Mubarak to step down. > > Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who has played a key role in helping > protesters get organised, said on the microblogging site Twitter on Thursday > evening: "Mission accomplished. Thanks to all the brave young Egyptians." > > Jacky Rowland, our correspondent in Tahrir Square, described the atmosphere > as "electric", with "standing room only" in the central Cairo area. She said > that thousands gathered there were "celebrating a victory which has been > anticipated, rather than actually achieved". > > In Alexandria, Jamal ElShayyal, our correspondent, said the atmosphere had > turned "from joyous to now furious". > > Labour union strikes > > The developments came as the 17th day of pro-democracy protests continued > across the country on Thursday, with labour unions joining pro-democracy > protesters. > > Egyptian labour unions held nationwide strikes for a second day, adding > momentum to the pro-democracy demonstrations in Cairo and other cities. > > Al Jazeera correspondents in Cairo reported that thousands of doctors, > medical students and lawyers, the doctors dressed in white coats and the > lawyers in black robes, marched in central Cairo earlier on Thursday and were > hailed by pro-democracy protesters as they entered Tahrir [Liberation] Square. > > The artists syndicate and public transport workers, including bus drivers, > also joined the strikes, our correspondents reported. > > Pro-democracy supporters across the country had early on Thursday called for > a ten-million strong demonstration to take place after this week's Friday > prayers. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! 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