CAIRO: When CIA thought they killed Aymen al-Zawahiri in a bombing strike in 2002, and they want to make sure that he is the right person, they sent a request for the former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, a stalwart of the Mubarak regime, and asked him for a vial of blood from a brother of Al Qaeda leader, who was jailed in Egypt in this time. Omar Suleiman answer was a shocking one. He said “‘It's no problem. We'll just cut the brother's arm off and send it to you.” according to a former officer in CIA. A wave of horror has swept the Egyptian streets, as Suleiman officially bided for presidency in Egypt next May. Lots of ex.-regime's man news has spread all over Egypt about his cruelty when he was a chief of intelligence, before Mubarak was toppled in Feb 2011. The comments, days after presidential nominations closed, show Suleiman laying out a law-and-order platform and seeking to distance himself Mubarak. His entry into the race has drawn accusations that Egypt's ruling generals are trying to revive the old regime. Other Egyptians have expressed fears that Islamists, who have put forward several candidates are seeking to monopolize power. Suleiman ‘s candidacy has increased fears amongst liberal activists and Islamists that the powerful security establishment is determined to reverse a transition to democratic rule before the army hands power to a civilian president. Human rights groups tied Suleiman ‘s career to a regime marked by widespread human rights abuses, and asserted that many Egyptians “see Suleiman as Mubarak II.”. In response to the 2011 protests, Suleiman blamed foreign influence and asked protestors to go home, in a great sign that he was supporting Mubarak to stay. It should be mentioned that Suleiman was born in Upper Egypt In 1954. At the age of 19, he moved to Cairo, in order to enroll in Egypt's prestigious Military Academy. He received additional military training in the Soviet Union at Moscow's Frunze Military Academy Suleiman became deputy head of military intelligence in 1986, and its director in 1991. In 1993, he became the chief of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service. The upcoming few weeks will be crucial in Egypt's history, as there must be a clear plan to keep our revolution safe, or most of us will be jailed or killed.
