StillProud2BeFree, last year, some jihadi boards were discussing Mubarak and speculating about his successor. Do you know if Mubarak's son would automatically be the successor should something be amiss with Mubarak? I forget his son's name or even if he has more than one son.
But if Mubarak should pass, and his son succeed him, would Egypt's pro-American and especially it pro-Israel/pro-Palestine balancing stance continue?
We know that the terrorists would want an openly anti-Western replacement!
The three most likely successors to Mubarak are his son Gamal, Defense Minister Tantawi, and Intelligence Minister Sulieman. All three are very pro-American but whether they would be as outwardly pro-American as Hosni Mubarak, at least in the beginning, is anyone's guess. Mubarak got pretty good at walking the tightrope over the years. But Egypt has some pretty significant economic issues, and that makes it very vulnerable to Islamists.
Mubarak has 2 sons, if I recall correctly, but only Gamal is being groomed for the presidency.