interim government and the arm are talking to each other, the talking is not just in the crowd. in that negotiation the opposition may tell suliman if you are successful in getting mubarak out we can stop the whole thing and he will answer, you say that, i will send the army in and we could have that. neil: thank you. you are looking at a country that doesn t have a government per say but more like anarchy and a ruler who has been in charge for three decades causing the shot, no pun intended. this is the rule whoever said he wants a new constitution that calls for term limits for the president, and something that of course would not apply to mr. mubarak but having said that, this happens when you tonight have a piece of pain or a system guiding you. you are flying in the dark here.
guest: that is probably the truth. people are in the egyptian army in the intelligence service who are islamist would never approve ed of the united states and the egyptians working together against al qaeda or others. it is the same across the middle east. so the idea the army is a unified whole, you are right, is far-fetched. neil: say mubarak stepped down tomorrow, probably unlikely, and his vice president comes in, and the protesters probably not a big fan of his, does this got worse? it is like mini mubarak taking over? guest: many in the west missed the fact mr. mubarak has been in power because suliman is outstanding intelligence officer and controller of population.
be safe out there. it looks miserable. thank you very much. breaking news in egypt, hosni mubarak will give a speech on tuesday after 1 million people rallied across the country for him to step down. that will be some time today. there is no official confirmation. the channel said vice president suliman started meetings with other representatives. lester hot is live in cairo. this is all developing as we speak. there s a rhythm to these things and clearly something is about to happen. i don t know how long mubarak can hold on but there s an exit strategy in place and a lot of diplomacy. reporter: it has been a very interesting response by the government to today s massive protest, what was billed as this march of a million, whether it s a million is anybody s guess. the square was clearly filled. the largest protest we ve seen. the government, the military was in place to seal off the square
problem. ap is reporting former president jimmy carter told a sunday school class he teaches in georgia that this in egypt is the most pro fund situation in the middle east since he left office. he thinks mubarak will have to step down but the new vice president suliman is a intelligent man he likes very much. thank you peter. what do you think about carter who is enormously under rated. that may be the most controversial thing i say tonight. his comment is suliman former military officer. i think this is what and now vice president. in the line of succession. i think the military has created what they think the next president will be. whether mubarak can last it was going to be in september anyway not that much further do fur down the road the military is setting up for the long-term.
problem. ap is reporting former president jimmy carter told a sunday school class he teaches in georgia that this in egypt is the most pro fund situation in the middle east since he left office. he thinks mubarak will have to step down but the new vice president suliman is a intelligent man he likes very much. thank you peter. what do you think about carter who is enormously under rated. that may be the most controversial thing i say tonight. his comment is suliman former military officer. i think this is what and now vice president. in the line of succession. i think the military has created what they think the next president will be. whether mubarak can last it was going to be in september anyway not that much further do fur down the road the military is setting up for the long-term.