Anti-government protesters rally Saturday in front of army tanks near Cairo's Tahrir Square.http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/05/egypt-crisis-gas-pipeline-ablaze-in-suspected-terror-attack/"]Egypt crisis: Mubarak's son Gamal among party leaders to resign, state TV says New glimpses emerged Saturday into the sensitive diplomatic strategy the Obama administration is using to help bring about a transition in which Mubarak himself helps to dismantle his own power structure.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, urged support for the man Mubarak named to carry out that
transition, Vice President Omar Suleiman.
"There are forces in at work in any society," Clinton said, "in particular in one that is facing these kinds of challenges, who will try to derail or overtake the process to pursue their own specific agenda, which is why I think it's important to support the transition process announced by the Egyptian government actually headed by now-Vice President Omar Suleiman."
So, the people have accomplished the deconstruction of Mubarak's party. The U.S. is, once again, manipulating things to get someone who will benefit THEIR interests. And that someone appears to be a torturer.
Nice ... I hope the people who have now have the momentum on their side, will CHOOSE THEIR OWN LEADERS. Exchanging one torturer for another, doesn't seem like 'winning' anything.
Elections should be held as soon as possible and the PEOPLE should choose who runs and who wins.
The report of the resignations comes from Egypt's State TV, so it can be taken with a grain of salt unless they were given a green light by the U.S. to make that announcement.
Egytian joke about their State TV:
@rezo007
waleed
RT @afarrag #bey2ollak : There are three levels of liars: liars, damn good liars, and the Egyptian television. #Jan25 #Egypt
However, CNN seems to think it is legitimate, for what that is worth.