Gamal Mubarak ... Old Guard? Not so enthusiastic!

Gamal Mubarak ... Old Guard? Not so enthusiastic!

Carnegie:

"... Gamal Mubarak thus faces a dilemma: if he breaks away from his current supporters to cultivate the support of the old guard, for example by cooling his enthusiasm for the neo-liberal economic course, he is in danger of turning the powerful business elite against him (as well as going against his own instincts). On the other hand, if he retains his current supporters, the resistance of the old guard and possibly the military against his presidential ambitions could intensify. The old guard and the military could push for a transitional successor to President Mubarak—for example the powerful and Omar Suleiman, who apparently enjoys some popularity due to the perception that he is not corrupt—but whether this person would vacate the position for Gamal in the future would be far from certain...."

Posted by G, Z, or B at 11:15 AM

'Group' voices support for Egypt's top spy, Omar Suleiman...

AP:

" A group of activists have hung up posters around Egypt's capital supporting the country's intelligence chief as a possible candidate in next year's presidential elections.

Launched Thursday, the campaign for Omar Suleiman is the latest stab against a possible father-son succession in which President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's leader of nearly 30 years, passes power to his son, banker-turned-politician Gamal.

Mubarak, 82, and his son deny such a plan exists, but Gamal Mubarak's political influence has been growing since 2000.
Opposition has been vocal against such a succession, floating names of alternative candidates like Suleiman and former U.N. nuclear agency chief Mohammed ElBaradei.
The posters call Suleiman a "real alternative."

Posted by G, Z, or B at 9:30 AM

River to Sea Uprooted Palestinian