Wael Ghonim: Negotiation days with Mubarak are over

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Source: From Ivan Watson, CNN February 9, 2011 -- Updated 1853 GMT

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Wael Ghonim, the Egyptian activist being hailed by many fellow protesters as a hero, had a message Wednesday for his country's leaders: "If you are true Egyptians, if you are heroic Egyptians, it's time to step down."

In an exclusive interview with CNN, Ghonim, who was freed by Egyptian authorities on Monday after 10 days, said it is "no longer the time to negotiate" with the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

"There's a lot of blood now" that has been spilled, he said. It's time for people at the highest levels of the government "to apologize to the families" of those killed, he said.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/09/egypt.protests.google.exec/

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