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What makes anyone think the generals will hand over power to democratic forces? that's what i want to get to the bought many of. joining me are richard haass and steven cook, both have deep knowledge of inner workings of the egyptian military. joining me from egypt, nick robertson, senior correspondent. nic, what is your sense about the trust factor between the public and the military? does the military have the public's trust? >> reporter: it does at the moment, fareed, and we've seen that so many times, most poignantly on the 28th of january, that very violent friday afternoon clash as the a...

Of demands and are you empowered to speak for the opposition? >> i think the opposition clearly is fragmented after 60 years of oppression. but i think it is all of one mind. we need to co-manage the transition. we need to reach within a year a country that is ready for fair and fair election and to elect a president and a new parliament. i think there is no agreement. we need the army to reach out to us right now. >> if by friday there isn't a meaningful road map for transition, you would call for the protests to begin again? >> i think that's what people are saying. and i think they are alre...

Stepped down. that trust hasn't been lost with the majority of the people. that's something that the army has managed to maintain. and really that's golden for them at the moment. it is in a way, there's the squander. there have been demands that there should have been a speedier transition than the six months they announced. but at the moment the majority do seem to support the military and they see them unlike the police as not being corrupt. they are, after all, a con script army, people describe them as sons and brothers and husbands. at the moment that trust does seem to exist, fareed. >>...

The transitional period. so far they have done nothing of that. they have been talking to each other. they haven't talked to the people. and as you can see, people are still in the streets and i was told today that by friday, if we do not see the -- people go back to the street, i understand that the army might need some time, but they need to lay out what they need to. we need clearly a transitional period. we need heavy participation by the civilian with the army. it could not be just the army running the show. we haven't even seen one of them in on television. just simply the statement by a...

Would layout the road map for the transitional period. so far they have done nothing of that. they have been talking to each other. they haven't talked to the people. and as you can see, people are still in the streets and i was told today that by friday, if we do not see the -- people go back to the street, i understand that the army might need some time, but they need to layout what they are up to. we need clearly a transitional period. we need heavy participation by the civilian with the army. it could not be just the army running the show. we haven't even seen one of them in on television....