Mubarak Clings to Power

Robert Fisk from the Independent:

Mubarak tried – unbelievably – to placate his infuriated people with a promise    to investigate the killings of his opponents in what he called "the    unfortunate, tragic events", apparently unaware of the mass fury    directed at his dictatorship for his three decades of corruption, brutality    and repression.

The old man had originally appeared ready to give up, faced at last with the    rage of millions of Egyptians and the power of history, sealed off from his    ministers like a bacillus, only grudgingly permitted by his own army from    saying goodbye to the people who hated him.

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Al Jazeera's coverage of Mubarak's speech is pretty gripping, with a split screen showing the crowds in Tahrir Square and their reaction to his incredible announcement that he wouldn't step down until September.