CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egyptians who toppled Hosni Mubarak yesterday may still have more to do to ensure a military council now in charge transfers power to civilian hands.
The army has not spelled out any transition plans it might have. The best deterrent to any attempt to maintain military rule could be the street power of protesters who showed Mubarak they could render Egypt ungovernable without their consent.
Egypt is plunging into new territory after Mubarak’s 30-year rule, with its legacy of corruption,