Obama Mubarak: Egyptian People Play

Barack Obama said Friday that negotiations between the Egyptian government and its political opponents early, but warned that “a pretext of reform” simply is not enough to resolve the deep crisis in the country.

Transfer of power “must begin now,” and lead to a “free and fair elections,” he said. The negotiations are “contains a broad representation of the opposition in Egypt,” he said.

Asked if the embattled President Hosni Mubarak to step down now – as opposed to waiting for the successor service in Egypt, in September elections – Obama said Mubarak should be consulted advisers and listen to what “is the voice of the Egyptian people.”

The Egyptian president is “proud” but also a “patriot,” Obama said. Mubarak must make a decision on his legacy and the best “emerging”. Violence and repression have no role in the “process of orderly transition,” he added. “The whole world is watching.”

Obama said he had two conversations with Mr. Mubarak since the crisis began.

The U.S. government has encouraged negotiations between the Mubarak government and its opponents in recent days in part of the recognition that a transition to democracy can be difficult, if Mubarak down suddenly without any foundation, that first.

“We can not impose an orderly manner, but it is time that each of them to roll up their sleeves,” said a senior State Department by Friday.

Members of the opposition, other groups of at least six groups and political groups, nominally headed by Mohamed ElBaradei, is still “maneuvers,” the official said, the coverage of the bets on how events play out, and some refuse to negotiate unless and until Mubarak step down.

The official said the government believes that the vice-president Mubarak – Omar Suleiman – is sincere in his wish to speak with the opposition, although negotiations are still in the initial stage.

U.S. lawmakers intervened on Thursday, foreign policy veterans Sens. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, and John McCain, R-Arizona, including Mubarak’s call to step aside.

Thursday night, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution calling for Mubarak to “immediately begin an orderly and peaceful transition towards a democratic political system, including the transfer of power to an interim government including transition in coordination with opposition leaders in Egypt, military and civil society to adopt the reforms necessary to hold credible elections free, fair and internationally this year. “

Obama and Hillary Clinton, in turn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has condemned a series of attacks against human rights activists and demonstrators in Egypt.

The United States is still “there is no doubt that we are opposed to violence of this crisis,” Obama said on Friday. Thursday, ‘Clinton said such cases “violates international norms” and “unacceptable in all circumstances.”

“It ’s especially in times of crisis, the government must demonstrate compliance with the (universal values),” he said.

White House, Robert Gibbs, said Friday that the government is “to receive very disturbing reports” of “systematic targeting” of journalists in Egypt.

The pressure of growing urgency for reform comes as the Egyptian government rejected what he called “vague” statements from the Obama administration over the pace.

An Egyptian official told CNN that the United States have expressed their support for his “roadmap” for the transition to democracy by the end of the mandate of President Mubarak in September, but said the call for Obama for an “orderly transition” is inconsistent with his call for an immediate one.

He said that Mubarak is considered an “upside down” in Egyptian politics, but the file immediately lead to a process of political instability, which would prevent protesters holding free and fair elections requirements. Under the Egyptian Constitution, the presidency passed to the speaker of parliament if Mubarak leaves office without adopting some legal and constitutional reforms.

“The institutional support to Egypt, this is the road map between the army, the Vice-President and Prime Minister,” the official said. “The opinion of the bureaucracy has some legitimacy, and if the objective is to continue to remove the president is now, but clearly do not understand the advantage that this road map to make the transition to constitutional and administrative framework for the sound and not confusing.”

American officials describe as the opposition, which is not entirely uniform on to start a dialogue with the government. Some, like former foreign Cathedral and Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa said the concessions made by Mubarak to present the opportunity to build immediately. The members of the Muslim Brotherhood, said that negotiations should take place until Mubarak steps down.

“There are people who see what is needed to maintain the kind of choice they want to keep. They look at the administrative issues that must be answered, and realize that will take some time,” the official said the department of State. “They’re focusing on elections and the transformation of the system, rather than Mubarak.”

Egyptian official said the talks in Washington suggest the U.S. to understand this process, but public statements by Obama, Clinton and Speaker of the U.S. government has sent mixed messages.

“We understand the need to be lazy and play in the street, but this is not the time,” said the official.

The United States will continue to reach all the countries of the Middle East, not only to draw their analysis and advice, but also to assure nervous allies that the United States are with them in this tumultuous period for the region, the official said.

“We’re in a phase where the Mubarak era ends in Egypt, either now or in September, with something this important was not produced in the region for some time, the official said.” We give them a chance to give us their views and let them know how much. “