Kinda like what happened in Cuba on the eve of Castro's victory

[Okla-homey]

from the Associated Press

Families of Egyptian businessmen leave Cairo
By TAREK EL-TABLAWY , 01.29.11, 05:47 PM EST

CAIRO -- An official at Cairo airport says 19 private jets carrying families of wealthy Egyptian and Arab businessmen have flown out of the capital.

The official said the jets left Saturday carrying dozens of family members of Egypt's business elite. He said most of the planes were headed for Dubai.

The passengers included the families of telecom mogul Naguib Sawiris, the executive chairman of Orascom Telecom, and Hussein Salem, a hotel tycoon and close confidant of President Hosni Mubarak.

The exodus of the families comes as Egypt enters its sixth day of mass unrest directed against Mubarak and what they say have been policies that further enrich the wealthy at the average citizen's expense.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.

[Jammin']

The exodus of the families comes as Egypt enters its sixth day of mass unrest directed against Mubarak and what they say have been policies that further enrich the wealthy at the average citizen's expense.

So Egypt kept the Bush tax cuts too? Good to see their general population has some balls.

[pphilfran]

So Egypt kept the Bush tax cuts too? Good to see their general population has some balls.

LOL...the Clinton tax increase and the Bush tax cut didn't do chit to change actual tax revenue...and has even less to do with increased salaries to the wealthy...

[Okla-homey]

It could be that Mubarek is keeping the cops and military on the chain until it gets really bad. At that time, there will be mass appeal to restore order. Mubarek then gets to put the smack-down on the uprising and afterwards say to the people, "see, I told you this country needs me."

If that's his plan, he better be uber-careful in choosing the precise moment to release the hounds. If he waits too long, it may be too late.

I predict this will not end well. Could end up with islamo-militants hijacking this revolution as happened in Iran.

[pphilfran]

It could be that Mubarek is keeping the cops and military on the chain until it gets really bad. At that time, there will be mass appeal to restore order. Mubarek then gets to put the smack-down on the uprising and afterwards say to the people, "see, I told you this country needs me."

If that's his plan, he better be uber-careful in choosing the precise moment to release the hounds. If he waits too long, it may be too late.

I predict this will not end well. Could end up with islamo-militants hijacking this revolution as happened in Iran.

I don't think he has a snowballs chance in hell of staying in power...

This has terrible timing..as if any time would be good...

This isn't just bad for Egypt it is also bad for all the Middle East and the rest of the world...

Questions about leadership in one of the more stable ME countries could (will) lead to speculation in the markets...

Dollar should rise in value...crude, even in the face of a rising dollar will probably climb above 100..stocks will tank...

Gas prices will hit 3.50 a gallon or higher...

Rebounding economy will stall...

A new "greatest recession since the depression" could be in the cards....

[Chuck Bao]

I don't think he has a snowballs chance in hell of staying in power...

This has terrible timing..as if any time would be good...

This isn't just bad for Egypt it is also bad for all the Middle East and the rest of the world...

Questions about leadership in one of the more stable ME countries could (will) lead to speculation in the markets...

Dollar should rise in value...crude, even in the face of a rising dollar will probably climb above 100..stocks will tank...

Gas prices will hit 3.50 a gallon or higher...

Rebounding economy will stall...

A new "greatest recession since the depression" could be in the cards....

I am not as concerned about global financial markets' knee-jerk reaction to the popular uprising in Egypt as I am that it will be used as an excuse to impose further restrictions on personal freedom and privacy throughout the world. Already, there was a growing opinion among the world’s intelligentsia that democracy really doesn’t work (read: poses a threat to the “powers that be”). Without a doubt, support staff of dictatorships (and democratically-elected governments) throughout the world spent the weekend writing updated reports about their own internet filter/switch buttons.

[jkjsooner]

I don't think he has a snowballs chance in hell of staying in power...

This has terrible timing..as if any time would be good...

This isn't just bad for Egypt it is also bad for all the Middle East and the rest of the world...

Questions about leadership in one of the more stable ME countries could (will) lead to speculation in the markets...

Dollar should rise in value...crude, even in the face of a rising dollar will probably climb above 100..stocks will tank...

Gas prices will hit 3.50 a gallon or higher...

Rebounding economy will stall...

A new "greatest recession since the depression" could be in the cards....

Saving this as a response to Tuba and RLIMC who'll blame it all on Obama if this happens.

[Cornfed]

So Egypt kept the Bush tax cuts too? Good to see their general population has some balls.

Do you ever look outside....

[KABOOKIE]

Mmmmm. So does Barak invite his mooslem brother to come hide out in the US further enraging the islamo nuts to the point of over taking the US Embassy?

Man this is like 1979 all over again.

[Blue]

Saving this as a response to Tuba and RLIMC who'll blame it all on Obama if this happens.

Or the markets were already severely overbought and this is just an excuse to tank them.

There never was a recovery. Just fake money pumped into the system.

[SoonerStormchaser]

The biggest question is gonna be shipping due to possible disruption in Suez access.

[soonerbub]

$3.50/gallon??? Try $10 if (and when) this spreads to the house of Saud

all I can say is this ****storm is happening a year early

and as for Mubarak waiting?? **** he has NO power now since El Baradei is among the mob now

the saddest part is the looting of the mummies...won't someone please think of the mummies??? 4,000 yrs of history down the drain thanks to the false prophet

[Blue]

Uh oh...running out of food. http://www.aina.org/news/20110130163441.htm

neighbors prob called them tinfoil hat kooks if they tried to stock up...

[yermom]

when they run out of food, that's when the real fun begins...

[Okla-homey]

when they run out of food, that's when the real fun begins...

Not to worry. Those priceless antiquities in the Cairo Antiquities Museum will bring a pretty penny. I imagine King Tut's game jerseys alone would bring a million or so each.

[Blue]

The biggest question is gonna be shipping due to possible disruption in Suez access.

Gas over 4-5 a gallon will cripple us.

[Blue]

Not to worry. Those priceless antiquities in the Cairo Antiquities Museum will bring a pretty penny. I imagine King Tut's game jerseys alone would bring a million or so each.

Heh. Seriously though I heard the museums were safe for now being protected by police and the people. I hope thats true.

[soonercruiser]

Dang!
You woulda thought Wikileaks would have warned us.

[sooner59]

Resigning

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110131/..._egypt_protest

[Cornfed]

Gas over 4-5 a gallon will cripple us.

Naw we'll pay it we'll just spend less elsewhere.