Saturday, February 5, 2011

Egypt Crisis: How long can Hosni Mubarak hold on?

 According to the press and agency reports, the Egyptian autocrat loses the support of his key allies: the U.S. government is working on a plan for his immediate replacement. On Friday to continue the protests in Cairo. The U.S. government is reportedly in cooperation with Egyptian government officials for ways to make the controversial President Hosni Mubarak to sell quickly.


As the New York Times (NYT) on Thursday reported that Vice President Omar Suleiman is to lead a transitional government that includes opposition, including the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Suleiman is therefore immediately initiate a process of political reform. The newspaper appealed to U.S.

officials and Arab diplomats. The aim must be, first, to win the Egyptian army in the plan. The Associated Press reported that the U.S. talk to senior representatives of the Egyptian government about an immediate withdrawal Mubarak. The transitional government should prepare for free and fair elections later this year, U.S.

officials said, therefore late Thursday evening (local time). A supported by the Egyptian armed forces government was one of several ideas, it said in the "NYT". Even the chief of staff of the Egyptian army, Lieutenant General Hafiz Sami Anan, and Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi should be standing behind the Interim Government.

The U.S. wanted to impose Egypt while no solution, would show it that distinguishes Mubarak out of office soon. "Range of different possibilities," There are still no signs that agree with Suleiman, the military or the project. On the contrary: According to NYT, "complained the official plan as interference in the internal affairs of the country.

However, the Egyptian army after U.S. data continue to impose restraint and will not act against the demonstrators in Cairo. U.S. Army Chief of Staff Mike Mullen said Thursday on U.S. television, the Egyptian military leadership had assured him that they do not shoot its own people will.

Mullen had called on Wednesday with his Egyptian colleagues Anan. The U.S. government is considered a key ally of the Mubarak regime. Since the outbreak of the revolt Washington has stepped up diplomatic efforts in Cairo massive. Representatives were sent to the Egyptian capital. On Thursday telephoned Vice-President Joe Biden with Suleiman.

Even Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in contact with his Egyptian counterpart Tantawi. "The President has said that the time has come to begin with a peaceful, orderly and sensible transition," the AP quoted the White House for the area of national security spokesman Tommy Vietor competent.

"We have discussed with the Egyptians a range of different ways to further this process." Further details would not call the White House spokesman and the U.S. State Department. Mubarak rejects a withdrawal from previously. Yet on Thursday he had the U.S. television channel ABC did an interview and said he would resign his office now, but we can not do for fear that the country sinking still deeper into chaos, as star reporter Christiane Amanpour reported after the meeting.

Mubarak in an interview at the presidential palace also stated that he was upset about the deadly violence between the groups, demonstrating for or against the government. The government is not responsible for it. Mubarak gave the banned Muslim Brotherhood is to blame for the escalation of violence.

Vice President Suleiman had accused foreigners of fueling unrest in his country. "If there are demonstrations of this magnitude, there will be foreigners who come to (the situation) to exploit," he said on Egyptian state television. On the Tahrir Square in Cairo, it was still relatively quiet at night.

Nearly 10,000 protesters remained on the ground, some of them danced and sang. Others lay down on the floor to drink tea and sleep. So far in the past two days now ongoing fighting in the area of the square at least eight people were killed and about 900 injured. The opponents of Mubarak are preparing for new mass protests in front after Friday prayers.

The opposition called in allusion to their cancellation request to Mubarak "the day of departure" from.

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