Egypt army takes charge, Mubarak to address nation

Hmmm, this doesn't sound real positive in relation to other news this morning.

CAIRO – Egypt's military announced on national television it had stepped in to secure the country and promised protesters calling for President Hosni Mubarak's ouster that all their demands would soon be met. The CIA director said Mubarak appeared poised to hand over his powers to his vice president, Omar Suleiman.

Tens of thousands of protesters packed in central Tahrir broke into chants of "We're almost there, we're almost there" and waved V-for-victory signs as thousands more flowed in to join them well after nightfall. But euphoria that they were nearing their goal of Mubarak's fall was tempered with worries that a military takeover could scuttle their wider demands for true democracy. Many vowed to continue protests.

State television said Mubarak will speak to the nation Thursday night from his palace in Cairo. Information Minister Anas el-Fiqqi said he would not resign, state TV reported, and Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said, "everything is in the hands of President Hosni Mubarak and no decisions have been taken yet."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt

Wow, this is going to bring PROGRESSIVE change. I am just SURE of it.

... so perhaps they truly will be just a caretaker government during the transition to a new government.

Egypt has been controlled by it's military. And that military is largely dependent upon its foreign masters.

Ask the Sphynx, she won't lie about it.

The news this morning started out on a positive note but I am just hoping this doesn't end badly for the protesters. But after all, this is a dictatorship they are dealing with here.

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They don't live long or thrive unless their military and political climate, (which they can forge and foster when dictatorial) allows them to. Dictators need a good septic tank to float in safely.

I can see why the people of Egypt are concerned because Mubarak may be a tip of the iceberg when it comes to the next, important issue: Regime change. If they just fill the power vacuum left by Mubarak, those in the upper-echelons of the current regime might prove to be problematic.