Robert Fisk: Egypt: Death throes of a dictatorship - Robert Fisk, Commentators. In the pantomime world of Mubarak himself – and of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in Washington – the man who still claims to be president of Egypt swore in the most preposterous choice of vice-president in an attempt to soften the fury of the protesters – Omar Suleiman, Egypt's chief negotiator with Israel and his senior intelligence officer, a 75-year-old with years of visits to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and four heart attacks to his credit.
How this elderly apparatchik might be expected to deal with the anger and joy of liberation of 80 million Egyptians is beyond imagination. When I told the demonstrators on the tank around me the news of Suleiman's appointment, they burst into laughter. Their crews, in battledress and smiling and in some cases clapping their hands, made no attempt to wipe off the graffiti that the crowds had spray-painted on their tanks. Infinitely more terrible was the vandalism at the Egyptian National Museum. And there are also calls for revenge. Liberating the American People « Occupied Palestine. By Gilad Atzmon In his latest Newsweek article Stephen Kinzer wonders who America is betting on to counter the popular rising forces in the Middle East: ‘The same friends it has been betting on for decades’ he answers.
‘Mubarak’s pharaonic regime in Egypt, Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority, the Saudi monarchy, and increasingly radical politicians in Israel. It is no wonder that Iran’s power is rising as the American-imposed order begins to crumble,’ he concludes. Kinzer explains America’s stance succinctly and accurately: “The U.S. keeps Mubarak in power – it gave his regime $1.5 billion in aid last year -mainly because he supports America’s pro-Israel policies, especially by helping Israel maintain its stranglehold on Gaza.
It supports Abbas for the same reason; Abbas is seen as willing to compromise with Israel and is, therefore, a desirable negotiating partner….. For decades American foreign policy has been dictated by Zionist forces within their administration. Egypt protests: Mubarak names Omar Suleiman as VP. 29 January 2011Last updated at 21:18 Anger on the streets but President Mubarak remains in power Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has named intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as his first ever vice-president as he struggles to regain control of the country.
Aviation Minister Ahmed Shafiq has also been appointed as prime minister. Tens of thousands of protesters defied the curfew to remain on the streets, despite army warnings. There have been clashes in Alexandria, Cairo and Ismailiya. In Cairo, police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in clashes with protesters at the interior ministry, but the army did not intervene. Egypt protests: Mubarak names Omar Suleiman as VP. Galerie de RamyRaoof. Égypte : La rue sourde aux promesses du président Moubarak. Des manifestants sur un char d'assaut au Caire.
Photo : PC/AP/Lefteris Pitarakis Ni la nomination d'Omar Souleimane à la vice-présidence, ni la nomination d'un nouveau premier ministre n'ont satisfait les manifestants en Égypte. Les manifestants poursuivent leurs rassemblements dans plusieurs endroits du Caire et dans d'autres villes comme Alexandrie et Suez malgré l'entrée en vigueur du couvre-feu et l'appel de l'armée à le respecter. Selon des sources médicales et de sécurité, plus de 100 personnes ont perdu la vie et plus d'un millier ont été blessées dans plusieurs villes depuis le début de la révolte contre le régime d'Hosni Moubarak. Egypt. Fresh video of night unrest, tanks & looters in riot-torn Egypt. Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Mubarak Still in Power? 0654 GMT: Touching news coming out of Egypt.
Several activists in social media from Egypt are saying that women will be participating heavily and lead the protests today because the men spent the night protecting families from the thugs and looters. 0635 GMT: And now Al Jazeera is reporting the buzzing sound of helicopters over Cairo. 0610 GMT: Ramy Raoof tweets from Cairo: urgent| eye-witness: several cars leaving now Ministry of Interior in #Cairo and shooting fire on demonstrations. #Egypt #Jan25 We cannot confirm this through other sources. Protesters back on Egypt streets - Middle East.
Tens of thousands of people in the Egyptian capital Cairo have gathered on the streets, in continued protests demanding an end to Hosni Mubaraks's 30-year presidency.
The demonstrations continue in defiance of an extended cufew on Saturday, where state television reported will be in place from 4pm to 8am local time. A military presence also remains, and the army warned the crowds in Tahrir Square that if they defy the curfew, they would be in danger. Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin, reporting from Cairo, said that soldiers deployed to central Cairo are not intervening in the protests.
"Some of the soldiers here have said that the only way for peace to come to the streets of Cairo is for Mubarak to step down," he said. Similar crowds were gathering in the cities of Alexandria and Suez, Al Jazeera's correspondents reported. Reports have also emerged that at least three people have been killed, as protesters attempted to storm the interior ministry in Cairo. Chaîne de AlJazeeraEnglish.