Breaking CNN: Ben Wedeman reporting that the Suleiman appt in anticipation of Mubarak resignation

[Dennis Donovan]

On CNN TV now - no link yet...

Wedeman says source inside govt saying Mubarak appointed Suleiman as his direct successor and that Mubarak is expected to resign.

[justiceischeap]

1. Meanwhile, on Al Jazeera, they say he's showing no signs of stepping down. nt

[Dennis Donovan]

4. They might be feeding Wedeman a lie to get the protesters to back down...

Who knows yet?:shrug:

[malaise]

8. True but Al Jazeera folks were way ahead of CNN

They made the link ages ago

[purrFect]

13. The fixer in the shadows who may emerge as Egypt's leader 2/2009

General Omar Suleiman is already one of the world's most powerful spy chiefs. And in time, says David Blair, he could well be Hosni Mubarak's successor as leader of Egypt.

more...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/4800970/The-fixer-in-the-shadows-who-may-emerge-as-Egypts-leader.html

[snot]

2. This Wikileaks cable relating to Suleiman (Egypt's new vice president), may be interesting:

http://213.251.145.96/cable/2007/05/07CAIRO1417.html - "PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION IN EGYPT."

Other WL cables of interest as well.

[justiceischeap]

3. I'm afraid to visit any WikiLeaks site.

Don't want the men in black knocking on my door.

[snot]

15. We have nothing to fear but fear itself. If enough of us exercise our rights,

they can't be taken away, bec. there'll be too many to lock us all up.

[BanzaiBonnie]

16. I stand in the light

Anything I say or any action I take is open for anyone to see and always for the highest and best good of all. I will fear no evil done to me.

[EFerrari]

12. Thanks. n/t

[Catherina]

5. Just posted a tweet In egypt thread from airport worker

he's made arrangements to fly out soon. Planes are revved up

[purrFect]

6. i doubt the people will accept him

being a leader of their brutal internal security forces.

[Dennis Donovan]

7. He led Intelligence Ministry, not internal security...

[purrFect]

9. they work hand in glove. and i doubt the people will support him

[Dennis Donovan]

10. I agree - anyone even remotely related to Mubarak will be rejected...

[RagAss]

11. That ain't gonna fly......The people will chose his successor.

[roamer65]

14. The protests won't stop.

He's a Mubarak man and that will not satisfy the protestors.

Only way I can see it stopping is El Baradei leading an interim gov't.

[rabs]

17. But who has the authority to appoint ElBaradei

as an interim leader? Mubarak surely will not do it.

I have been thinking of an interim military leader, or a military junta, to rule until elections can be held.

Then ElBaradei could run, and probably would have a decent chance, because the U.S./Israel will do everything possible to keep a Brotherhood candidate from getting elected.

[iamtechus]

18. I fear that the "the brotherhood" is just a boogeyman used to scare critics into...

accepting another US puppet dictator, Suleiman. The Egyptian people are fucked again.