Mubarak: ‘It’s Hard to Say I’m Sorry’

    February 9, 2011

    If your looking for a bit of comic relief, check out this new FunnyorDie.com video, in which President Mubarak uses Chicago’s ballad “It’s Hard to Say I’m Sorry” to apologize for his oppressive rule.

    Eric Stoner is a co-founding editor at Waging Nonviolence and an adjunct professor at Saint Joseph's College. His articles have appeared in The Guardian, Mother Jones, Salon, The Nation, Sojourners and In These Times.

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