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Resistance See other Resistance Articles Title: Egypt Opposition Leader Mohamed ElBaradei Arrives In Cairo To Lead Tomorrow's Massive Protest Ahead of tomorrow's national street protests, which are expected to count in the millions and which may be the final nail in the current administration's regime, Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has just landed in Cairo, arriving from Vienna, to join a growing wave of protests against Mubarak inspired by Tunisia's overthrow of their authoritarian president, as Reuters reports. Mr ElBaradei was formerly the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, and who had found no traces of any nukes in Iraq in 2003 right before the invasion that proceeded regardless, said the government should not use violence against the demonstrators. Before his departure, he also told the BBC that he is going to Cairo to join street protests there. More importantly, he said the country "must change and he is ready to lead the transition if asked." With committed leadership, it appears the next US puppet regime is about to tumble. More from the BBC: "I continue to call on the regime to understand that they better listen and listen quickly, not use violence and understand that change has to come. There's no other option," Mr ElBaradei told journalists at Vienna airport. "If [people] want me to lead the transition, I will not let them down," Mr ElBaradei told journalists at Vienna airport. Police and demonstrators have again clashed in Cairo and Suez, and the unrest has now spread to the industrial city of Ismailiya. Thursday's protests in Cairo have been on a much smaller scale than the thousands seen on Tuesday and Wednesday. However, in Suez, police fired rubber-coated bullets, tear gas and water cannon, witnesses said. Reports from Suez said a fire station had been set alight by demonstrators. In Ismailiya, hundreds of protesters fought with police, who used batons and tear gas to disperse them. The Egyptian stock exchange suspended trading temporarily after a sharp drop within minutes of opening, but its benchmark index has fallen further since re-opening. The unrest began on Tuesday in what anti-government activists called a "day of revolt", inspired by the uprising in Tunisia which ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. On Wednesday night, activists remained on the streets of the capital, Cairo, and of Suez, defying official warnings. Elsewhere, Bloomberg TV just reported that demonstrations in Egypt are expected to be huge tomorrow because Friday is a holiday there. Luckily in the US, where nothing matters, not SHIBOR which just hit a ridiculous 8.4%....
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