ElBaradei is all but running to replace Mubarak--with something else

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A National story by way of WPR's media roundup.

ElBaradei's impact as a spokesman for democracy in Egypt seems to be galvanizing segments of the population, some even toward regular protests (a recent Tweet of mine).

Whether he has the ambition or not, and I think he does, one can imagine that he will be forced by his own success--eventually--to press for the presidency himself (technically, he does not currently meet the requirements for office, but . . .), probably against the son once the old man dies (his 82nd birthday was just spent in suspicious seclusion).

A serious democracy in Egypt, coming on the heels of one developing in Iraq?  That would be a major positive turning point.

So this is one to track--and for the US to support quietly.