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the torments. they had defeated fear and there was no turning back. it was just a hope 18 days ago, a hope that fear could be defeated. but as the protests grew and the regime began to buckle, it became a belief and then a conviction and tonight, this night, this glorious morning in cairo and throughout egypt, it is fact. fear has been defeated in egypt. and whatever happens next, good or bad, there is no turning back. this is what liberation looks like. this is what joy, long suppressed, long imprisoned, long tortured and tormented, this is what joy looks like and sounds like. tonig...

repression and the torture and the torments. they had defeated fear and there was no turning back. it was just a hope 18 days ago, a hope that fear could be defeated. but as the protests grew and the regime began to buckle, it became a belief and then a conviction and tonight, this night, this glorious morning in cairo and throughout egypt, it is fact. fear has been defeated in egypt. and whatever happens next, good or bad, there is no turning back. this is what liberation looks like. this is what joy, long suppressed, long imprisoned, long tortured and tormented, this is what joy lo...

Make this enclave of revolution much more permanent. >> khalid, you have been among the protestors, you are one of the protestors. did you expect mubarak to step down, what was your reaction to the speech and what do you anticipate in the hours ahead? >> yeah, i was full of the same anticipation. there was a massive sense of disappointment when his speech came. i was standing at the time next to a man whose brother had died last week, and he just started screaming about his brother and had to be calmed down. there was a hell of a lot of anger, and you did begin to feel the potential of violenc...

Thunder and despite that, from 500 we had become thousands. i expect that to happen tomorrow. i expect this extraordinarily peaceful people to keep fighting until they get what they want. and the other thing, it was mubarak's speech. it was a few minutes long and it was absolutely pathetic. this is a man that apparently wants to lead the next six months until democratic elections. >> khalid abdullah, thank you for joining us. everyone, stay where you are. former national security adviser steven hadley is going to join us after the break. when we turn to what happened today at the white house a...

Four other marches by other unions and there was rain and thunder and despite that, from 500 we had become thousands. i expect that to happen tomorrow. i expect this extraordinarily peaceful people to keep fighting until they get what they want. and the other thing, it was mubarak's speech. it was a few minutes long and it was absolutely pathetic. this is a man that apparently wants to lead the next six months until democratic elections. >> khalid abdullah, thank you for joining us. everyone, stay where you are. former national security adviser steven hadley is going to join