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Middle east, when they look at this, they see change happening in the country, not because of a crew or some external force but they see change happening because of people on the streets and for the middle east and frankly, the same thing happened in tunisia, which inspired this, maybe, for people in the middle east, this is sort of a brand new thing for them and i think it will prove very inspirational to people there, in the the same way that the berlin wall was inspirational to people in europe and elsewhere, so i think we shouldn't underestimate the significance. unlike the berlin wall, we...

A democracy of people being elected to positions by the people themselves. >> well, to step down and transfer power to the military means they're not operating now under the constitution in egypt. -- in egypt. so the question is how long will this transitional period when the military is dominant last, what will follow it and what will the transition look like, who's going to be writing the new constitution, what voice will the opposition have. so i think now the united states is going to be pressing those military leaders very hard to make clear not only to the international community but to ...

The barriers are set up by signs. we saw the mubarak supporters rush forward and rush forward and taking an extra 200 yards. then the barricades set on fire and they retreat back. all the while, they have occupied the high buildings and dropping boxes on fire on top of them. it's primitive in a way and almost like they are dropping lead off of a castle. they are fighting for territory meter by meter in tahrir square. >> we can hear the sirens in the background there. thank you, richard, for that. let me bring in what is next for egypt and other countries in the region. i'd like to talk to, at ...

Which has lasted, so far, for 30 years. >> michael, when with you see the kind of chaos unfolding there. i was just talking to richard engel about mubarak going on television last night saying he doesn't intend to run for another term but he is not going to step down immediately. he says we have to have stability here. you have a choice between stability and chaos. the people on the ground are complaining to reporters, yeah, he is the one creating the chaos and gives him cover to stay in office and we don't want that. what are the chances you could see an orderly transition to a new government...

Him to step aside and someone else in his cabinet to take over w with regard to an orderly transition for free and fair elections. this is a leader whose international support is declining, i think, very rapidly and by using these tactics of violence against protesters on the streets, he is really, i think, dig is his own political grave. >> it's interesting, though, it may be he loses some international support for doing so, but at this point, it looks like the tactic is working. it has disbursed the crowd of demonstrators and looked like the attackers had surrounded tahrir square. michael, c...