World | Mohamed ElBaradei ElBaradei: Mubarak's Pledge an 'Act of Deception' 'Once he's out of the country, demonstrators will go home' By Kevin Spak Posted Feb 2, 2011 10:19 AM CST Copied Egyptian Nobel Peace laureate and democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei addresses the crowd at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Sunday Jan.30, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Mohamed ElBaradei isn’t satisfied with President Mubarak’s pledge to stand down in September—he wants him out now. “Nobody is satisfied with that, nobody is ready to be naïve, not see a ploy,” ElBaradei told the Wall Street Journal and other media outlets. “It’s an act of deception to me.” Protesters will only go home “once he’s out of the country,” ElBaradei said. Read These Next And ... 23,000 pages of Epstein files are now out. Trump commuted his sentence. Now he's headed back behind bars. White House summoned Lauren Boebert over support of Epstein petition. Breaking Bad creator's new show is wowing critics. Report an error