Fareed Zakaria Interview With Mohamed ElBaradei

The Sunday, January 30, 2011, edition of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS features an interview with Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian opposition leader, Nobel laureate, and former Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on the struggle for reform inside Egypt, and what he hopes that the U.S. will do now.

This interview airs on CNN/U.S. at 10a.m. and 1p.m.; and on CNN/International at 8a.m. and at 3p.m. (All times ET).

Video from source CNN.com:

On President Mubarak remaining in power in Egypt

FAREED ZAKARIA, HOST, “FAREED ZAKARIA GPS”: Mohamed, what do you make of the most recent moves by President Mubarak, appointing Omar Suleiman as his vice president, appointing another former army officer as the prime minister, the former aviation minister. What is your reaction?

MOHAMED ELBARADEI, EGYPTIAN OPPOSITION LEADER: Well, Fareed, I think this is hopeless, desperate attempts by Mubarak to stay in power. I think it is loud and clear from everybody in Egypt that Mubarak has to leave today, and it is non-negotiable for every Egyptian. People have been saying or demonstrating for his – for him to leave. Today, the demonstrations say that he should be put to (inaudible). If he wants to save his skin, if he has an iota of patriotism, I would advise him to leave today and save the country.

On whether President Obama should ask for President Mubarak to resign

ZAKARIA: Do you want President Obama to come out and publicly ask President Mubarak to resign?

ELBARADEI: I – I mean, obviously, that is going to happen, I think, Fareed, if not today, tomorrow, you know. It will happen that he has to leave the country within the next three days. That is – there is no way out, as I see it. It’s better for President Obama not to appear that he is – he is the last one to say to President Mubarak, it’s time for you to go, leave in dignity before things are going out of hand. We have seen the fate of many dictators. I do not want to see that happening in Egypt.