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For years, Egypt has been engaged in missile and weapons of mass destruction programs with countries such as Iraq and North Korea, reports Geostrategy-Direct, the online intelligence newsletter. The problem was that CIA had difficulty uncovering these programs. Now, after years of searching, the CIA has come up with the reason. Egypt has devised a concealment and deception program that exceeds that of North Korea's, intelligence operatives say. Many of the Egyptian missile and WMD programs are based in the Sahara and huge Western deserts between Egypt and Libya. The two countries have built a series of tunnels along the...

President Obama celebrated the resignation of Hosni Mubarak on Friday, declaring that the president of Egypt “responded to the Egyptian people’s hunger for change.” “Egypt will never be the same,” Obama said in a statement, optimistically. “But this is not the end of Egypt's transition. It's a beginning. I'm sure there will be difficult days ahead, and many questions remain unanswered.” Obama called on the Egyptian military, which is now in charge in Cairo, to oversee a transition to power peacefully by protecting the people, lifting an emergency law and revising the constitution. Referring to the Berlin Wall and to...

'I can confirm that Switzerland has frozen possible assets of the former Egyptian president with immediate effect,' spokesman Lars Knuchel said soon after Mr Mubarak bowed to 18 days of mass protests. 'As a result of this measure any assets are frozen for three years.' He did not say how much money was involved or where it was. Assets belonging to Mr Mubarak's associates would also be targeted so as to limit the chance of state funds being plundered, the ministry said.

The peace treaty that the late President Anwar Sadat signed with Israel, is extremely unpopular with the Egyptian people. If free elections were to be held, any presidential candidate who hoped to stand a good chance of being elected, may be tempted to bash Israel in his campaign speeches. If diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel were to be cut off, there could be big trouble. If the Egyptian government were to refuse to cooperate with Israel in maintaining the blockade against Hamas, that might ignite an Egypt/Israel military conflict.

Hosni Mubarak had harsh words for the United States and what he described as its misguided quest for democracy in the Middle East in a telephone call with an Israeli lawmaker a day before he quit as Egypt's president. The legislator, former cabinet minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, said on TV Friday that he came away from the 20-minute conversation on Thursday with the feeling the 82-year-old leader realized "it was the end of the Mubarak era". "He had very tough things to say about the United States," said Ben-Eliezer, a member of the Labor Party who has held talks with Mubarak...

In video presentations, after thirty years in power, and after just charges of corruption, Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak today has stepped down. Through peaceful, non-violent means, the people of Egypt, just like the those people who take part in the tea party movement, stood up to oppression as well as corruption, which were the results of Mubarak’s thirty years in power, to stand up not only for freedom but also for justice. All of us can only PRAY that the people of Egypt WILL TRULY SEE FREEDOM AND JUST RULE IN THEIR HOMELAND. Right now things are too early to...

Hosni Mubarak had harsh words for the United States and what he described as its misguided quest for democracy in the Middle East in a telephone call with an Israeli lawmaker a day before he quit as Egypt's president. The legislator, former cabinet minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, said on Israel TV Friday he came away from the 20-minute conversation Thursday with the feeling the 82-year-old leader realized "it was the end of the Mubarak era." "He had very tough things to say about the United States," said Ben-Eliezer, a member of the center-left Labor Party who has held talks with Mubarak...

WASHINGTON – Caught up in stunning news like the rest of the world, President Barack Obama was in an Oval Office meeting Friday when he learned of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. He watched the celebration on television and prepared to make an afternoon statement. "It is a historic day for the people of Egypt," declared Vice President Joe Biden during an appearance in Kentucky. The development came just one day after Mubarak had declared that he was not resigning, despite all signs to the contrary, which enraged the protesting masses and had a dismayed White House scrambling to respond....

Hosni Mubarak resigns: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hails 'a new Middle East' Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday claimed the uprising in Egypt and removal of Hosni Mubarak heralded a new Middle East without the "satanic" influence of the West and that will doom Israel. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to the crowd in Tehran. He drew parallels between the protests in Egypt and the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran By Barney Henderson 4:54PM GMT 11 Feb 2011 Despite suppressing its own opposition movement, Mr Ahmadinejad drew parallels between the protests in Egypt and the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Washington (CNN) -- Egyptian President Mubarak's decision to step down from power is "obviously a welcome step," a U.S. official involved in the Egypt discussions said Friday. Now comes "an unpredictable next chapter," the official added. The official told CNN Mubarak's decision is "a sign the (Egyptian) military chose society" over the longtime ruler. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, issued a statement urging a peaceful transition of power for the longtime U.S. ally. "I am pleased that President Mubarak has heard and heeded the voice of the Egyptian people, who have called for change," Reid said. But "it is...

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt turned over all power to the military, and left the Egyptian capital for his resort home in Sharm el-Sheik, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced on state television on Friday.

ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper wrote on Twitter about 40 minutes ago that the Obama administration is basically clueless as to the ramifications to the United States of the overthrow of the Egyptian government of Hosni Mubarak."Also worth keeping in mind: cant find anyone in O admin who thinks whatever comes next will be better for U.S. interests than Mubarak was"This comes after Obama campaigned for Mubarak's overthrow.

Saying that Egyptians had already waited "thirty years," and citing the chaos in Egypt, Egyptian Opposition Leader Mohamed ElBaradei stated today on Al Jazeera that Egyptians must wait at least "one year" for elections. Ironically, on the day that now-former President Mubarak stepped down amongst calls for democracy, the military of Egypt now holds the country while its opposition leader now says elections must wait. Speaking live from Egypt with Al Jazeera, ElBaradei discussed the entirety of the protests and movements in Egypt. Touting Egyptians' grit and will power, ElBaradei was proud that Mubarak was forced to step down. However,...

Fox News Reports Switzerland has frozen the assets of Mubarak.

But is Egypt really free? We’re seeing a military coup right? Of course, Egypt’s Constitution provides specific detail concerning who is to take charge if the president resigns, and those instructions do not include the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces taking over … but why even bother with the countries own Constitution ya know?

After the chaotic events of last evening, when it was clear that no one, especially the Obama Administration, knew what was happening, on Friday Evening Vice President Suleiman announced that Hosni Mubarak would in fact step down as President. Apparently, the Egyptian military had enough, and forced Mubarak out of power, and forced his family out of Cairo all together. The Military Council will apparently assume power. First, the history. Mubarak symbolizes the autocratic leadership that is maintained in most of the Middle East. Taking power immediately after Anwar Sadat's assassination in 1981 (Mubarak in actuality sat next to Sadat...

Demonstrations that began with quiet determination on the Internet more than three weeks ago erupted into riotous jubilation Friday evening, moments after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he would step aside. Protesters swarmed army tanks that had been deployed to keep order, banged drums, blew whistles and frantically waved the Egyptian flag in celebration. They danced in circles and chanted. Two men dropped to their knees and began to pray as soon as the news was announced. "Freedom!" crowds chanted outside the white carved walls of the presidential palace. "God is great," they shouted in Tahrir Square. The reaction was...

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CIA Director Leon Panetta testified to Congress today of a “strong likelihood” that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would step down by the end of the day. The report of his impending resignation was only eclipsed by the news that Mubarak would NOT be stepping down as Panetta had indicated to congress. The worse part isn’t that Panetta was basing his statement on on media reports (and not intelligence.) No, National Intelligence Director James Clapper outdid Panetta with his erroneous claim that the Muslim Brotherhood is a “secular” organization. Certainly the current upheaval unfolding in Egypt is a fluid situation, best...