President Hosni Mubarak :The uprising in Egypt has resulted in a relatively muted debate between the political parties in the United States - at least so far - with Republican lawmakers mostly backing the Obama administration's approach or registering minor disagreements.But the events in Cairo have exposed a schism between two longtime allies:
neoconservative Republicans, who strongly advocate democracy and the George W. Bush "freedom agenda" around the globe, and Israelis, who fear that a popularly chosen Islamist regime could replace that of President Hosni Mubarak.
CAIRO (AP) — Bursts of heavy gunfire rained into Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn Thursday, killing at least three anti-government demonstrators among crowds still trying to hold the site after an assault by supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, according to a protest organizer.
Sustained bursts of automatic weapons fire and powerful single shots rattled
into the square starting at around 4 a.m., and was continuing more than an hour later."We would like our country not to be like Iran," Louis said. Many of the 3,000 or so people who turned out to support Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt for 30 years, said they were worried that groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood would take over if free elections are held.
The Muslim Brotherhood says it is not ideological, but it was a mentor to Osama bin Laden, and alleged 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed attended its camps as a teenager. And before he left Egypt, al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, was a member.
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