BBC News - Egypt protests: Army rules out the use of force - 0 views
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Meanwhile, new Vice President Omar Suleiman said Mr Mubarak had asked him to open dialogue with all political parties on constitutional reform.
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In its statement, carried on Egyptian media, the military said: "To the great people of Egypt, your armed forces, acknowledging the legitimate rights of the people... have not and will not use force against the Egyptian people."
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The US state department has despatched a special envoy to Cairo, former ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner, to urge Egyptian leaders to embrace political change.
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This seems like quite a shift in supporting the Egyptian people over Mumbarek, especially in comparison to Hilary Clinton's original comments about supporting the "stable government" that Mumbarek led. Hopefully, Wisner can help influence a change to a new form of Egyptian democracy.
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