Egypt Protests: Will Mubarak Stay?
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightThis is not what Egypt’s protesters want to hear: America’s special envoy to Egypt, Frank Wisner, said on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference that embattled President Mubarak “must stay in office” as a condition of a handover in power. Wisner was presumed to be speaking on behalf of the U.S., but the State Department isn’t so sure; they later disowned the statement.Still, Wisner’s remarks are consistent with reports that the U.S. views a powerless but p...