PHOTOS, PAGE 1

       Editor and prime reporter is Doug Terry, a veteran television and radio reporter in   Washington, DC, (details below)

It is clear now that the Obama administration is trying to ease Mubarak from power without being seen to have pushed. As reported in the NY Times and elsewhere, Obama sent a special enjoy to Cario to talk with Mubarak and urge him not to be a candidate in elections scheduled for September. The message was conveyed by Frank Wisner, a man who knows Mubarak personnally and is considered a friend. He was once ambassador to the country from the U.S.

They must have talked of other “options” for Mubarak when they met in Cairo, like the possibility of him stepping down immediately. That part of the talk is not known yet, presumably something that Obama was told about very quickly after it occurred.

The United States should not be seen as an obstacle to greater democracy and economic fairness in Egypt. It is readily apparent that it has taken some time for the Obama group to come to terms with the realities in Egypt and to ease their own way into accepting that change is inevitable.

In a way, it is flattering that our nation plays such an important role so far away from here in many matters that, frankly, we know nothing or very little about. We are the single most important nation in this drama, outside of Egypt itself. It is a big, stunningly major role to play in the lives of millions of people so far from our shores. In the end, however, the government of Egypt will be changed, whether we like it or not.

Doug Terry, 2.1.11

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