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Ships. that doesnt look like it is going to happen. but a keen middle east observer said play the scenario a little farther out. we remember the flotilla that came to gaza this summer and when israel boarded the ships. if that were to happen again this summer and you have an iranian military force there in the mediterranean, the whole thing could change. shannon? >> leland vittert, thank you for the update. >> shannon: banks open in egypt for the first time in nearly a week. an earlier attempt t...

He also used it as a point to try and ask for a larger defense budget, something that has been part of his administration for the past couple of years. shannon, a very keen observer who i talked to who has been in the middle east for a long time, he said play this scenario out a bit longer. we remember the float flo flotit summer. if you have iranian warships in the mediterranean. you have possibly iranian warships trying to protect the flotilla putting israel in a very difficult strategic posit...

President of the islamic forum for democracy. guys, welcome to the program. thanks for being with us. ahmed let me begin with you. you flew to cairo. you were there today. they saw that you spoke english and they wanted your opinion and you gave a speech today. >> it was actually yesterday. i would say first of all, i didnt come here as a protester, i came here as an observer. to do my part because i felt it was important for the western world to understand the diversity that exists in tahrir sq...

For democracy. guys, welcome to the program. thanks for being with us. ahmed let me begin with you. you flew to cairo. you were there today. they saw that you spoke english and they wanted your opinion and you gave a speech today. >> it was actually yesterday. i would say first of all, i didnt come here as a protester, i came here as an observer. to do my part because i felt it was important for the western world to understand the diversity that exists in tahrir square. that this is a real mosai...

There are what, 1,000 american troops in egypt right now in sinai specifically, part of whats called the multi-national force and observer mission in sinai. they have been there since the signing of the israeli-egyptian peace treaty back in 1979 and they are still there. >> part of a coalition of forces and nations that are supporting the camp david accords, about 1,000. >> 1,000 american troops. >> about 1,000 american troops. >> all army. >> 425 in the infantry battalion and the remainder in s...

Mubaraks rather odd move yesterday. we had all been led to believe that his resignation was coming, then he made that extraordinary speech in which he seeded his powers to his vice president but continued to remain in office. well that wasnt good enough and protests erupted, some of the largest and loudest protests erupted throughout the nation yesterday, in alexandria, in suez, in cairo, marchs, rallies, all kinds of people out in the street pushing the same very thought that the president had ...

Orderly and genuine transition to democracy in egypt. hala gorani is here with me, as well. hala, nile tv, the state tv in egypt, its fascinating. they were broadcasting live what the president of the united states was saying just then about egypt. it indicates to me and as a longtime observer of whats going on in egypt one state television, the state media begins to report stuff that normally they wouldnt want to report especially live, its a sign of the end of the regime over there for all pra...

Live. of course, the most accurate way to predict the speech is after it happens. thats not something we necessarily want to announce with any degree of confidence. >> we could be waiting for minutes, we could be waiting for hour. its now approaching 9:30 p.m. in cairo, hala. weve also, its a fascinating development for those who watch these kinds of nuances, were now told that state tv, nile tv in egypt is showing these pictures of tahrir square, which is pretty impressive in and of itself. ben...

>> bill: you are a presidential observer. was there anything you saw in that interview on the presidents part that went, whoa, i didnt know that? >> i dont think the president ever does that. because if he does, if he gives news in an interview, that means he has made a mistake. when a president has news, he releases it in different ways. i thought what was interesting though was the last question you asked him about fox news. and i was surprised by the tone. it was not just con conciliator, whi...

Nimble politician. >> bill: you are a presidential observer. was there anything you saw in that interview on the presidents part that went, whoa, i didnt know that? >> i dont think the president ever does that. because if he does, if he gives news in an interview, that means he has made a mistake. when a president has news, he releases it in different ways. i thought what was interesting though was the last question you asked him about fox news. and i was surprised by the tone. it was not just c...