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Re:Mubarak says that he will not be leaving office by smackay on Thursday February 10, 2011 @04:38PM (#2203896)
What is most compelling about this is first it was Tunisia, then Egypt. Who is next?

If it continues it will probably be world-changing no matter what the outcome.

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Re:Mubarak says that he will not be leaving office by Qz on Thursday February 10, 2011 @04:43PM (#2203916)
What's interesting is that several of the potential countries have been taking pre-emptive steps to avoid exactly this situation. Yemen's dictator said he won't try to get his term extended to life, Jordan's king sacked his entire government, Algeria's dictator pulled back the country's two decades of emergency law, and Syria cracked down on protesters with police beatings...
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Re:Mubarak says that he will not be leaving office by cabalamat on Thursday February 10, 2011 @04:42PM (#2203907)
I'd guess either Jordan or Syria.

Though I'd expect autocrats around the world will not be pleased.

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