Friday, February 11, 2011

Mubarak gives the power to Suleiman, the army 'guarantor' of reforms

The tension of the crowd waiting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo has been transformed into anger at the news that the so-called 'release No. 2', the Egyptian armed forces have decided to support President Hosni Mubarak, recognizing the transfer of power to vice Omar Suleiman - announced yesterday in a speech on state television - presenting itself as "guarantors" of the reform plan promised by the Rais.

While television was read the text of the press, as was a colonel in the Army before the seat of the Presidency of the Republic. His words were greeted by a roar of anger and disillusionment, because most of the protesters had called for the military intervention to overthrow Mubarak. "You have been disappointed, we had placed all our hopes in you!" Shouted one protester, having snatched the microphone to collonnello they clutched in his hand.

This was echoed by a roar, "Mubarak must be tried!" Shouted the protesters. "No, no, this is not a coup", while trying to replicate the high official, noting that the Army has no intention of taking power directly, but only to ensure respect for the will of the people through the implementation of a reform program entrusted to civil authorities.

The protest. In Tahrir Square, the center delCairo, the number of people is gathering grows visibly and parades continue to arrive from various directions. The pictures show a square packed to capacity, so that during the Friday prayer was difficult to distinguish individuals in a sea of people kneeling.

Flags and signs that read 'Mubarak go' are waved in the air and slogans are chanted rhythmically. The organizers of the protest called for the participation of 20 million people from all over Egypt for the "Friday of a farewell" of the president. Groups, in what has been learned, start from the square towards the various institutional identified as targets of the protest in particular the place of television, the presidential palace in Heliopolis, the seat of the People.

Even at the Alexandria Sidi Gaber station square, opposite the railway station, is full of people up to capacity. According to Al Arabiya, 300,000 demonstrators marching on the presidential palace Ras El Teen. At Suez, 130 km east of Cairo, still refers to Arab broadcaster, the demonstrators took control of some government buildings.

Reactions. The Libyan news agency reported that the president, Muammar Gaddafi, Egypt's president called Tuesday night to discuss the evolving situation in Egypt after Nasser's speech. And after the speech also addressed the leaders of Iran Ahmadinejad: "Our Revolution - said, referring to riots in Egypt and Tunisia - as we see 32 years later, led to a global awakening and the birth of a new movement in the Middle East and North Africa.

" In recent weeks several members of the establishment have compared the Iranian revolt against the Mubarak protest movement that led to the fall of the Shah Reza Pahlavi. Even the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday spoke of an "awakening" of the region, calling on Egypt to establish an Islamic government on the Iranian model.

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