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Egyptian Government on the Brink of Collapse?

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    FNC Middle East and terrorism analyst Dr. Walid Phares on protests in Egypt.

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I the head of the Egyptian army today warned political -- -- is pushing Egypt to the brink of collapse.

Deadly protests are continuing at least sixty people have been killed in those demonstrations.

Since Friday joining us now Fox News Middle East and terrorism.

Wally Ferris always good to have you here I apologize.

To you and to our audience for my -- -- some I've got to a little bit -- -- cold.

That's not help would be or -- if it's optimize but it I appreciate your all of them aren't.

Your reaction to these claims.

That perhaps Egypt's government is on the verge of collapse.

These I think who are very serious claims for the following reasons.

-- with middle class civil society people have been.

Rising at gains president Morse his regime with the by the regime since early December if we are the second month.

They have been.

Dozens of people killed hundreds.

Wounded in the on the streets.

And the revolution the no -- is not receiving.

More -- trying to to impose.

Zones where population cannot walk cannot act and the army was not able.

To implement that so there is a very serious.

The big down in the authority of Moore C and Egypt today.

And -- your personal.

-- does does -- survived this what are the prospects for each.

Look more C is going to use everything he can he has the majority in parliament despite a month.

He has the office of the presidency.

He has the control an -- over the ministry of interior security forces and above all.

He has this very wide militia known as the -- office on the ground and who may.

By the way this Friday take the streets to go against the demonstrators that would be a big mistake but he's gonna try everything he can.

To crack down on the demonstrators now that the civil society the people are uprising.

Are very stubborn and these are young people middle class labor Christian -- women are part of it and understand.

If more C basically win this -- -- -- transform.

Egypt into -- Iran and a little post that.

And those people in.

You as you describe them are at least large.

Faction of the people.

Whose shoulders he rose to power.

Let let's turn to very if if we've made -- the -- in the international atomic energy agency telling at least the Associated Press.

That they they don't believe.

That anything happened -- forego the uranium.

Nuclear site even though there were reports of an explosion.

Give assure you're inside if you will -- -- This is one of those situations that involve the United States and Iran and Israel and the Iran and opposition and and -- secret nuclear.

System and Iran the United States said we don't have any information about that.

That decision doesn't -- -- get involved in of the Israelis said we heard about it in the newspapers which is very telling the opposition the Iraqi opposition is giving up a lot of details and the Iranian regime is.

Full in full denial it what that means is possibly the they don't want to be responsible for it but that's a strong message -- the Iraq.

It's Senator John Kerry confirmed as secretary of state.

At the same time President Obama colleague Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulating Obama victory he won six days ago.

Probably freshen up and the newly reelected their prime minister's mind is the fact that.

President Obama called Morrissey within hours when he was elected president of Egypt.

The implications if any.

These are signs very clear signs I mean does not mean mistaken here at the Obama administration -- -- trying to tell.

-- Muslim Brotherhood is trying to tell -- Iran -- -- that we are going to be changing our policy although.

Gradually remember what he's set to -- president of Russia will be more flexible after the election it's now happening.

Doctor -- Paris as always thanks for being with us thank -- -- --

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