Hosni Mubarak

Mubarak bears full responsibility for the killing of hundreds of protesters during last year's uprising against his regime.

Egypt is witnessing a critical juncture in its life that would impose at the moment that we put Egypt now as a top priority and leave aside any personal interests.

I think there is enormous amount of American influence, not so much public diplomacy, what the President says, but behind the scenes, the message has gone out to the regime in -- in Cairo and to Hosni Mubarak as to what the U.S. can and…

Get out and get out now.

get out and get out now.

They're being told that the only person that can take away the fear is Hosni Mubarak. And ironically, he's also the person who's most responsible for that fear.

Hosni Mubarak, in a manner he truly understands, a language of violence.

You know, Christiane, I have been in public service for 62 years, and now I'm fed up and I want to retire. But if I resign now, there will be chaos.

I am not the kind of person to run, and I will die on Egyptian soil.

President Mubarak is presenting himself as the only person who can take away the fear of a population of 80 million people.

Right now this protest movement, they say they're willing to stay out here for as long as it takes until Hosni Mubarak leaves.