[Emirates 24/7] Egypt's ruling military on Tuesday discussed the possibility of appointing ex-UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradeiEgyptian law scholar and Iranian catspaw. He was head of the IAEA from December 1997 to November 2009. At some point during his tenure he was purchased by the Iranians. ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for something in 2005. After stepping down from his IAEA position ElBaradei attempted to horn in on the 2011 Egyptian protests which culminated in the collapse of the Mubarak regime. ElBaradei served on the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group, a lefty NGO that is bankrolled by the Carnegie Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as George Soros' Open Society Institute. Soros himself serves as a member of the organization's Executive Committee.
to head a new government after the cabinet's resignation, a military source told AFP.
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) had invited the country's political forces to crisis talks in a bid to contain deadly festivities raging for the fourth day between police and protesters demanding democratic reforms.
The military source, who attended the talks, said discussions centred on the resignation of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's cabinet which was tendered on Sunday but has yet to be accepted.
The meeting also discussed the idea of forming a new government headed by ElBaradei or Abdelmoneim Abul Futuh, a presidential hopeful and former member of the powerful Moslem Brüderbund, the source said.