Obama Urges Mubarak Not to Run Again, American Diplomats Say
President Obama has told the embattled president of Egypt,
Hosni Mubarak, that he should pledge publicly not to run for
another term this fall, effectively withdrawing American
support for its closest Arab ally, according to American
diplomats in Cairo and Washington.
Hosni Mubarak, that he should pledge publicly not to run for
another term this fall, effectively withdrawing American
support for its closest Arab ally, according to American
diplomats in Cairo and Washington.
The message, conveyed by Frank G. Wisner, a seasoned former
diplomat with deep ties to Egypt, was not a blunt demand for
Mr. Mubarak to step aside now, the diplomats said; rather, he
was told to allow free and fair elections in September to
elect his successor.
diplomat with deep ties to Egypt, was not a blunt demand for
Mr. Mubarak to step aside now, the diplomats said; rather, he
was told to allow free and fair elections in September to
elect his successor.
The message, authorized directly by Mr. Obama, appears to
take the administration beyond the delicately balanced calls
it has already issued for an "orderly transition" to a more
politically open Egypt.
take the administration beyond the delicately balanced calls
it has already issued for an "orderly transition" to a more
politically open Egypt.
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