and he’s making his announcement now (Mubarak. see previous blog post) “i have initiated the formation of a new government …which will respond to our …in dialog with all political forces, we have discussed reforms… but there are political forces who have rejected this invitation to dialog….holding on to their private agenda…and with their rejection, … i will directly speak to my people….old people, young people, Egyptian men and women, ….i never wanted power and prestige, …. i am also a man of the army and it is not in my nature to give up responsibiltiy, my first resposnsi…to achieve a peaceful transition of power…which will allow responsibility to …. with all honesty …. i was not intent on standing for the next elections because i have spent enough time serving Egypt…. by presenting Egypt to the next govenrment in a constitutional ..in the next few months i will work hard to carry out the necessary measures to transfer power to the authorized legitimate…. the constitutional item…should be changed in order to allow specific periods for the presidency and in order for parliament…. guarantee that all political powers will contribute to these discussions… i ask parliament to commit to speed up elections… i will pursue the transfer of power ….for the people’s demands….employment opportunities…. police, carry out the role of protecting the citizens…ask censorship authorities to carry out immediately every measure those who are corrupt …all the destructive acts and looting and fires…this is my promise, i ask of God that he will help me to do my job my way that will be satisfactory…Egypt will come out of this….stronger than before…our people will become more aware more careful not to sacrifice…”

i transcribed it,  live from Cairo, credits to CNN, it’s 5:07 am Manila time

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