Egyptian military Supreme Council announces it is stepping in to run the nation.

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Military officials reportedly wouldn't permit Mubarak to address the nation announcing his intention of handing over power to Vice-President Suleiman.

This is according to latest reports on Al Jazeera.

[sufrommich]

1. The crawl on AJ says he will be addressing the nation tonight. nt

[MineralMan]

2. Wait. Watch. What will be is not yet known.

[sofa king]

3. It was only a matter of time before the real boss stepped in.

[L. Coyote]

4. Details here: Please HELP live blog the changing situation ***** EGYPT Live Blog

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x382194

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6. Cairo newspaper reports that "Army may have taken over power in Egypt"

Army may have taken over power in Egypt
A field army commander tells Ahram Online the just released communique of the Supreme Armed Forces Council means the army has seized power, for an interim period
By Ahmed Eleiba
Thursday 10 Feb 2011

The just released Communique #1 of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, announcing that the Council will remain in an open-ended session, in order to safeguard "the people's achievements and demands", is being interpreted widely as indicating that the Egyptian army has effectively seized political power in the country. A senior field commander gave Ahram Online's correspondent in Tahrir sq his own interpretation of the statement. According to the senior army officer who preferred anonimity, the Supreme Council is about to announce, in statement #2, that it has taken over authority in the country, for an interim period, the duration of which is to be determined later.

Asked about what such a step might mean for the president, the vice-president and the prime minister, the armed forces commander said "these are people who have no power over .... the armed forces."

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/0/5368/Egypt/0/Army-may-have-taken-over-power-in-Egypt.aspx

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8. The top military brass have held power all along and they still defend Mubarak

[Prometheus Bound]

7. Well, what a surprise!

No one could ever have guessed this would happen.

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