The Supreme Military Council, headed by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, is the focal point of the demonstrations, with the protesters demanding a quick transition of power from the junta to a civilian government.
The Egyptian people view Tantawi as a carbon copy of deposed Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak himself was a military man, and one of the main characteristics of military rulers is their unwillingness to hand over power to a civilian government. In fact, Egypt’s current military rulers are the inheritors not only of the Mubarak regime but also of the colonial order. Following the British occupation of Egypt in 1882, colonial rule rested on a rigid logic of security that rejected the very notion that Egyptians themselves might be capable of serious political thought.
The current military council was established based on exactly the same logic. In other words, people feel they have been taken hostage by the military and will not be allowed to establish a civilian government in the upcoming parliamentary election.
There is a disagreement in Egyptian society over the timing of the election. Some believe that the election should be held as soon as possible in order to end the street demonstrations, but others say it is not the right time to hold such an important election because the people need to become familiarized with the parties and their political objectives first. This has created a good opportunity for the military to continue playing their old tricks.
But the battle between the military and the protesters will also continue.
However, most observers believe the army will eventually lose the battle because the Egyptian nation has shown their determination to establish a new democratic system and the army will not be able to halt this process. At the end of the day, the people will be the winners, as they proved during the final days of the Mubarak regime.
source : http://www.mehrnews.com
