Thousands March in Egyptian Capital Calling for President’s Ouster

[Peter Presland]

The US as always is on the wrong side in these things.

It isn't, Jeffrey: It's on both the major ones, and doubtless more than that, as ever. Just because the State Department is behind the curve doesn't mean other elements of the US establishment are similarly slow-moving:

Shades of Theodore Herzel's "We will lead every rebellion against us" eh?

It's amazing how naive the general public still are about these things. The US SIS's are undoubtedly in the thick of every significant faction involved - doing their level best to steer events.

I have little doubt the US laid plans for Mubarak's demise some time ago. He may have been a faithful ally in the overall US military domination of the region, but his lack of amenability to the de-regulation and wholesale privatisation of Egyptian industry and infrastructure has not endeared him to the WTO globalists one bit.

The public face of US diplomacy supports Mubarak - That says diddly squat about what the real agenda is. My guess is that Mubarak's days are numbered and US assets are already well positioned to have major influence on whoever/whatever replaces him.