Suleiman calls for end to protests

Source: Al Jazeera

Egypt's newly appointed vice-president has said that anti-government protests must stop before dialogue can begin with opposition groups.

Omar Suleiman made the comments on Wednesday, amid violent clashes in central Cairo between pro-and anti-government demonstrators that have left at least one dead and hundreds injured.

Suleiman, the former head of intelligence named vice-president on Saturday by President Hosni Mubarak, urged demonstrators to respect an earlier call from the Egyptian army and return to their homes, state media said.

Suleiman called on "all citizens to respond to our armed forces's call to return to your homes and respect the curfew, to support the state's efforts to restore calm and stability.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/20112220474650549.html

Good luck to them with that one, especially from one of Mubarak's toadies.

Why are the people in the streets?

What they don't get, is they are the chaos factor by the consolidations of wealth and wanting power to control. That creates the situation. If those people saw there leaders in the same situations they were in, then they might not be as upset about some of the conditions.

It is so simple, of coarse they want the government to change, the government created chaos in their lives by consolidations and lack of democracy, and the protesters are striving for order by removing those consolidations from unjust positions of claims of authority.

will be at their great peril. Suleiman is a terrorist thug.

They don't trust anyone from the Mubarak admin.

:tinfoilhat:

Hussein at his worst on steroids. If the protesters retreat now, many will die or be imprisoned and/or tortured.

automatically taking the obtuse position. Suleiman is a cruel monster.
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/30-2

popular with the army

a bit extreme

This just one link. There are man, but you'll have to find them. If Suleiman gets into power, he will torture and kill all the Egyptians who went against Mubarak. Course, then, maybe that is your preference.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/30-2

street violence so that the military is forced to intervene indiscriminately to restore civil order. Since the overwhelming majority of protesters support the non-violent overthrow of their government they will be the primary victims. They will become radicalized. Their radicalization will force a harsher crackdown by the military and allow the security thugs who precipitated the violence to return in uniform as legitimate peace keepers.

Is there an alternative for protesters who do not want to see that happen?

Yes, they must encourage the military to abolish the current regime and assume the reigns of power, appoint a civilian caretaker government and establishes a date certain for national elections.

encourage this military to do anything.

theorize. It seems now the anti-government protesters are becoming anti-American.

It's win or loose, winner take all time. Of course the protesters are anti-American. They know with whom their current government has been partnered since Mubarak took over. That would all be forgiven if not forgotten in time if we just for once actually backed the forces of democracy somewhere.

for all their efforts.

there is something else going on.

No new beginning, just a new boss to replace the old boss, and some gestures towards respect for the common will. And most likely a lot of disappearances to discourage any demonstrations in the future.

the opposition already has proven itself to be a force and they have been heard, Marbarak has agreed to changes. I agree he needs to step aside, but I think he should remain during a transition period. He has also stated that he understands the needs of those protesting. Why not extend an olive branch cautiously and see what happens.Change takes time, nothing good really happens overnight. I don't want to see more violence which get no one anywhere. I think the protesters have already won, why not behave like hero's and work with the current government to transition to a better government?

any sort of democracy to take root in Egypt, did you? Ha hahaha....silly person.

You can be ASSURED that Clinton and Obama are arranging things behind the scenes as we speak. New boss....same as the old.

start turning the screws.

The People are saying that the *goverment* "must stop", period. They aren't interested in "dialogue". They don't consider themselves "opposition groups." The very LAST thing they want is "calm and stability".

somewhat better than the muslim brotherhood

Egypt needs an orderly transition.

you here on assignment?