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Doesn't necessarily seem to fit the same mold as a lot of these recruits of isis. >> it depends. because if you're talking about senior leadership of a jihadist organization like isis obviously what comes to mind is someone like osama bin laden with al qaeda. there are very wealthy, there are very well-educated people that have filled the upper ranks, upper echelons of jihadist leadership stretching back for a long time. as we can tell he's obviously somebody who has some sway within that group. what i think is interesting here is that there's this narrative that's already being put out there ...

Here? >> it could. i doubt that really is a critical point right now. everybody is fighting for their survival, and, you know, asserting themselves in whatever regime emerges. the military in egypt is going to be a central player in egyptian politics for years to come. the egyptian people expect them to. because they expect to have a strong country. traditionally respect military institution. so regardless, the military is going to be part of it. and, in fact, the worst thing for them is to jeopardize the trust of the public in the short term. the problem, of course, is you have the three tier...

Survival, and, you know, asserting themselves in whatever regime emerges. the military in egypt is going to be a central player in egyptian politics for years to come. the egyptian people expect them to. because they expect to have a strong country. traditionally respect military institution. so regardless, the military is going to be part of it. and, in fact, the worst thing for them is to jeopardize the trust of the public in the short term. the problem, of course, is you have the three tiers. you've got the upper echelons, they are the president's best friends. we talk about the military an...

Critical point right now. everybody is fighting for their survival, and, you know, asserting themselves in whatever regime emerges. the military in egypt is going to be a central player in egyptian politics for years to come. the egyptian people expect them to. because they expect to have a strong country. traditionally respect military institution. so regardless, the military is going to be part of it. and, in fact, the worst thing for them is to jeopardize the trust of the public in the short term. the problem, of course, is you have the three tiers. you've got the upper echelons, they are t...

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