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While the United States, Britain and Germany press for an "orderly transition" run by the Egyptian dictator's chief hatchet man, victims of repression continue to scream in the torture chambers of Cairo's political prison.
Hosni Mubarak on Thursday delegated some authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but refused to step down now, as many had expected. He reiterated his pledge to step aside as president in September (but remember that when he took power in 1981 he pledged to serve only one six-year term). He promises reforms, but not an end to emergency imprisonment, and his vice president says the country is not ready for democracy.See the full content of this document
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Egypt's 'Orderly Transition'
Mr. Suleiman has been President Mubarak's intelligence chief, boss of the dread secret police, and recently ...
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