Egypt uprising in planning since 2008?

[Atypical Liberal]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8289686/Egypt-protests-Americas-secret-backing-for-rebel-leaders-behind-uprising.html

"The American Embassy in Cairo helped a young dissident attend a US-sponsored summit for activists in New York, while working to keep his identity secret from Egyptian state police.

On his return to Cairo in December 2008, the activist told US diplomats that an alliance of opposition groups had drawn up a plan to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak and install a democratic government in 2011. "

[Junkdrawer]

1. If the people who rely on Mubarak's rule in Israel and the West...

thought an uprising was imminent, yes there would be serious attempts to co-opt control of the uprising and to steer who replaces Mubarak.