Suleiman followed with a "lecture" (comment from John Bradley, author), expected reaction tomorrow with more people in the streets. 'Kay. The bet may be that tomorrow will be violent, tying the hands of the military so they open fire. That would be Mubarak's victory, plus his announcement would make him look like the good compromising and open guy on the international scene, so that in the aftermath he may demonize the crowd. I noticed he emphasizes foreign pressure, talked about the flag on the Sinaļ and how he was a military. My guess is, he's still trying to get the army by his side. Only my opinion, probably wrong, plus I actually doubt there would be any violence from the crowd, or too localized to justify a tough military reaction. Bradley, commenting on the event, talked about a political "suicide". Now my real expectation is a White House reaction, but no sign of it yet.