Another quick footnote re Egypt crisis, in the context of the...

Another quick footnote re Egypt crisis, in the context of the "administrational jams in Egypt" referred to in the Profercy Phosphates Report mentioned above, I just came across the following article suggesting military coup may be imminent in Egypt:

"Egypt's President Enrages Protesters by Refusing to Go
Hamza Hendawi and Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press
February 11. 2011 1:00AM

...Hours before Mubarak's speech, the military made moves that had all the markings of a coup.

The military's Supreme Council, headed by Defense Minister Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, announced on state TV that it was in permanent session, a status that it takes only in times of war. It said it was exploring "what measures and arrangements could be made to safeguard the nation, its achievements and the ambitions of its great people." That suggested Tantawi and his generals were now in charge of the country.

The statement was labeled "Communique No. 1," language that also suggests a military coup.

Footage on state TV showed Tantawi chairing the council with around two dozen top stern-faced army officers seated around a table.

Mubarak and Suleiman, a former army general and intelligence chief named to his post after the protests erupted Jan. 25, were not present, the strongest indication during the day of a rift."


http://www.detnews.com/article/20110211/NATION/102110372/1409/metro