Reports of Mubarak’s Death Exaggerated
How can you tell when an Arab dictator rumored to be dead is actually alive?
When he still schemes to destroy Israel.
CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appeared on state television just hours after a London-based Islamist group alleged he had been admitted to hospital in critical condition.
The president, who is 76, was shown meeting with Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi and then talking to two reporters outside what appeared to be his residence.
During the brief encounter, Mubarak said that Cairo had offered to train Palestinian security forces as part of efforts to prepare for a planned Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
Experts would be sent to “train” Palestinian forces and not for “battle”, stressed the Egyptian leader, who was to meet visiting Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei on Thursday.