full story on today’s steps by the army

The BBC WEBSITE has a pretty good summary, including this positive reaction by longtime dissident (and former prisoner on trumped-up charges) Ayman Nour, who says elsewhere that he will definitely be one of the candidates for President in September (technically a convicted “criminal,” he was barred from running under the current constitution):

“The current constitution has prevented many parties and groups from standing in elections, leaving Egypt with a parliament packed with supporters of the National Democratic Party, loyal to Mr Mubarak… The opposition’s Ayman Nour, who challenged Mr Mubarak for the presidency in 2005, described the military leadership’s steps as a ‘victory for the revolution’, Reuters news agency reported.”