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Africa North
Egypt's military dissolves Parliament, suspends Constitution
2011-02-13
Cairo, Egypt -- Egypt's military dissolved the country's Parliament and suspended its Constitution Sunday following the ouster of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak, telling Egyptians it would be in charge for six months or until elections can be held.
Six months should be plenty of time to find a new front man if Suleiman doesn't work out...
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it would appoint a committee to propose changes to the Constitution, which would then be submitted to voters. The council will have the power to issue new laws during the transition period, according to a communique read on state television.

Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's ambassador to the United States, said Sunday that the generals have made restoring security and reviving the economy its top priorities.
"This current composition is basically a technocratic government to run the day-to-day affairs, to take care of the security void that has happened, and to also address the issues related to the economy," Shoukry told CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS."

However, a so-called leading opposition figure in his own mind said Sunday that the military must explain its plans in more detail or see a resumption of the demonstrations that drove Mubarak from office.

"They need to come out of their headquarters and start talking to the people and tell us what is in store for us," ElBaradei told GPS.
So sez the Iranian tool.
And a prominent Egyptian activist credited with helping spark the revolution warned against taking too long to establish a new representative government.

"Biggest mistake now is to give the Egyptian people too little too slow. Restoring confidence requires a faster pace," Wael Ghonim said on Twitter.
Question is whether the Egyptian middle can hold against Islamicist thugs on one side and military thugs on the other.
Mubarak's abdication leaves a council of generals led by Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi in charge of the Arab world's most populous nation.

Sunday's military communique said new elections would be held for both houses of Egypt's Parliament as well as the presidency. In the meantime, government ministers are now reporting to the military high command in the same way they reported to Mubarak, Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq told reporters Sunday, in remarks that were carried live on state television. He said he was reviewing candidates to fill vacant government ministries, adding that no one who was not acceptable to the public would be appointed.
I think this means the military is smart enough to stay away from the closest FoH (Friends of Hosni), but two degrees of separation will likely work.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  The post-1973, 1970's Egyptian Military is mostly Western trained + armed - IMO, EGYPT'S
"TOP EGGS" = GENERALS + ADMIRALS fear Radical Islam will exploit + use the street protests as cover to achieve Political Power + ultimately spark new NATIONAl, REGIONAL? MIL CONFRONTATIONISM WID NUCLEAR-ARMED ISRAEL.


NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION OF EGYPT + REGION

versus

* DRUDGEREPORT > {Reuters]GADDAFI TELLS PALESTINIANS TO REVOLT [peacefully] AGZ ISRAEL, as "now is the time for Popular Uprisings".
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-02-13 19:30  

#1  The carnival is over.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-02-13 15:20  

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