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Mainstream media the social medias getting the story out and will continue to do so. the eyes are on egypt and that will not stop, whatever he does at this point or his goons will be overcome by the eyes of the world being -- watching. >> you have an old model that needs to be updated as rich galen wrote on his blog, this week, the networks ought to be pooling the stuff, the same demonstrations, no different pictures everybody is getting the same sort of thing and the networks could be one uppin...

Right policy? >> it is and they have come around to policy that is more engaged and it is ashame they didnt -- they never pushed him to do the things to make it a smoother transition an at the same time, what you are seeing a new consciousness in egypt about democracy and i think this should be optimistic, they can carry it out. >> dan? >> i pretty much agree with this. one big caveat and i agree with what secretary clinton said about a speedy transition and matt as well, and, what i dont agree ...

That they could look at. >> this is real, right. >> this is real. >> you cant make this up. all right, thats it for this weeks edition of the journal, editorial report. thanks to my panel and to all of you for watching, im paul gigot, we hope to see you, right here, next week. >> on fox news watch... chaos and turmoil in the streets. as protesters in egypt demand a change in leadership. the violence and unrest, get the medias attention and the press become part of the story, enduring attacks and...

The former bureau chief of the cairo bureau of the "new york times" and there is a value of being there, even if you are only talking to the bus boy. >> there really is and there is amazing reporting and "newsweek" did a tick-tock how the event caught the obama administration completely by surprise and how theyve scrambled to catch up with the news and formulate their policy. >> wait, david axelrod said he have been on top of this all along. >> right. i have a bridge in cairo i want to sell you....

>> i >> i urge the government and a broad and credible representation of egypts opposition, civil societies and political factions would begin immediately, serious negotiations, on a peaceful and orderly transition. >> that was secretary of state hillary clinton on thursday, calling for an orderly and speedy transition of power in egypt. were back with more on the crisis there. joining the panel, this week, "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor, dan headinger, editorial board member,...

Asked about that, listen and ill ask you to respond. >> we have the not had a chance to ask president obama any questions since the crisis began, there were at least a couple of occasions that could have been open to the press and werent, can you explain why we have not been able to talk to him. >> we have, like you watched a series of rapidly moving events and you have heard from the president in what happened in egypt, well continue to update you as best we can, on what goes on, knowing, quite...

More publicly than we have. >> we have done one thing well and that is central to the equation, we have made sure the army does not go for a massive crack down. >> urging that? absolutely and the big difference between iran and -- in the summer of 09 and egypt right now is the fact that iran was not in our sphere of influence and egypt is. and, the kid glove treatment, if you will, restraint of the army and restraint of the police and restraint of hosni mubarak has to do with the fact they are u...

Need proper checks and balances and recalled of law to ensure the first election is not the last. >> are you saying anti-democratic forces should be banned from democratic elections? >> i think they have to do it through a legal and orderly process and this is where the administration can play a role and bring the experience it has from eastern europe and east asia to bear in egypt. we have been waiting for the last ten years and after 9/11 said the arab status quo must change and now it is and ...

We know and is in comfortable retirement but can claim paternity and heres where we are now, one despot fell in 03 and we decapitated him and two in tunisia and egypt fell and there is absolutely a direct connection between what happened in irain 2003 and what is happening today throughout the rest of the arab world. >> thanks for meeting here, more on the crisis in egypt when we come back. the obama administration is backing off its initial support of hosni mubarak but should we help push him o...

As an institution that is crucial to the outcome here? >> well, look, this is a black box of the whole equation, and is the black box, the unknown and the role of the army and the state en egypt belongs to the army, and the state belongs to the army, that pulled off the great revolution in 1962, and, the revolution and era of mubarak and the army will adjudicate the fight and is a dominant... not only politically and militarily, and security, also a huge economic institution. >> you say no gover...