Frank Gaffney, president of the Washington-based Center for Security Policy, said that James Clapper should be fired for his egregeious misreading of the extremist Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood organization.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt, which has taken power following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, announced Sunday that it is dissolving the Egyptian parliament. The dissolution was seen as a step toward meeting popular demand to oust the entire government.
Two Western powers comment on Mubarak’s resignation: Germany’s Merkel calls for continued efforts for peace with Israel, while Obama does not.
Potential Republican party presidential candidate John Bolton has bashed President Barack Obama for having lauded the Egyptian uprising and praising its military for not shooting protesters.
Hosni Mubarak is gone as president, but the revolution remains - at least for now. The military is in full control in Egypt, where it clashed with protesters after clearing Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Many citizens have returned to work for the first time in two weeks.
As Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak faces attempts to oust him from power, he can rest assured in the knowledge that his vast fortune in foreign investments remains safe, analysts have declared. Experts told the Guardian that Mubarak's family wealth is estimated at $70 billion.
Human rights activist says women, foreign journalists among those arrested during demonstration involving 10,000 people
At least three people killed
Viewed as historic change in Egypt and the Middle East
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down after military leaders in his country warned him that if he did not resign, they would force him to leave