As a military veteran and security to take key roles in the new government of President Hosni Mubarak, it is not clear in the tumult of their allegiance to Mubarak term or jagged sides with protesters demanding regime change, experts said Monday.
The military importance in the new cabinet starts at the top: the former head of Egypt's air force and aviation minister Ahmed Shafiq, the new Prime Minister. He was appointed by Mubarak, who also took power by force of the air with Shafiq, even under his command in 1970, analysts said. The Air Force is considered the most senior branch of the armed forces, with substantial benefits.
Mubarak's intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, is now vice-president, a post that Mubarak had left vacant for the past 30 years.
Even if these figures were the old guard within the new government, the military - long regarded as a bulwark of Egypt a stable and secular government - a statement Monday that he "will not resort to violence" against demonstrators.
"The army must be careful," said Reva Bhalla, director of analysis firm Stratfor Global Intelligence Austin, Texas, which provides online analysis. "There's this perception is held by the opposition that the army is the door of a post-Mubarak of Egypt."
The statement from the military for non-violence is a sign that "they are doing that, of course," said Bhalla.
"I think the word has been very loyal on now," said Bhalla. "Mubarak has become a handicap. These guys are probably wondering how they can actually go with Mr. Mubarak, if their union is a business of their own political life or death."
Suleiman on Monday proposed holding talks with opposition leaders and reiterated the government's priority is to reduce widespread unemployment, poverty and prices.
"The president asked me today to communicate with all the powers and political parties to dialogue and discuss issues concerning the reform of the Constitution and laws," said Suleiman.
But this effort can be seen as an attempt to blunt Mubarak claims of the opposition to negotiate directly with a powerful cornerstone of Egyptian society, the army, analysts Stratfor said.
In Cairo, Mohammed Ali Belal, a former major general who was the commander of Egypt in the Gulf War in early 1990, said in a telephone interview with CNN that the prestige of the military in the political crisis was still taking shape Monday.
While commanders seem in line with Mubarak and choose the new board members seem to mean-the-road operation, that the relationship might change over the next few days, Belal said.
"It is not clear," Belal said Monday. 'It's better to wait and see what happens tomorrow. Tomorrow, see what people are doing (in response), this new government. "
More mass protests are planned across Egypt on Tuesday.
Michele Dunne, Senior Associate Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said that the debate about the feasibility of President Mubarak, the Obama administration must have a high level talks with Mubarak and the army around to ensure a peaceful solution to the crisis.
"A key question now, is it possible for President Mubarak to stay on or not," said Dunne.
Washington, the administration has stressed that Mubarak is to focus on actions, not only the new government, "said White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs.
"This is not about appointments. These actions," Gibbs said. "Clearly there is work to do."
Gibbs said Monday that the government is pleased that the tensions between protesters and seem to have succeeded the Egyptian armed forces.
"We are very happy of moderation that has taken place and urged that, even if we see reports of increased participation of Morning Calm protesters and non-violence, once again, are higher than both sides," said Gibbs.
Gibbs was referring to planned protest Tuesday, which is called March of millions. In response, the Egyptian government was close to March cellular systems, in an apparent gesture to discourage participation.
As the demonstrators and the soldiers on the street is the interaction closely followed, analysts said.
The demonstrators in Alexandria said Monday they believed the streets were soldiers on their side, but the old brass was still loyal to Mubarak. Together with the case in Alexandria on Monday, the soldiers fired machine guns into the air to restore order in the demonstrators.
American diplomatic cables sent from the embassy in Cairo in 2008 and published by Wikileaks shows that academics and civilian analysts who saw the Egyptian military has a strong influence on society, despite some erosion of its status.
The armed forces are in a state of decline intellectually and socially, because officers have fallen in the ranks of elite society, and mid-level Defense showed fidelity for performance among subordinates.
A teacher is quoted in the cable that agents of the mid-level vision Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi as "poodle Mubarak, whose incompetence and blind obedience to the president are" running the army in the land, "said Cable.
"Even if the Egyptian army on the invoice, it is still a strong body," said Cable. "Analysts consider the army maintains a strong influence through the task of ensuring system stability and performance of a wide network of commercial enterprises."
The military importance in the new cabinet starts at the top: the former head of Egypt's air force and aviation minister Ahmed Shafiq, the new Prime Minister. He was appointed by Mubarak, who also took power by force of the air with Shafiq, even under his command in 1970, analysts said. The Air Force is considered the most senior branch of the armed forces, with substantial benefits.
Mubarak's intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, is now vice-president, a post that Mubarak had left vacant for the past 30 years.
Even if these figures were the old guard within the new government, the military - long regarded as a bulwark of Egypt a stable and secular government - a statement Monday that he "will not resort to violence" against demonstrators.
"The army must be careful," said Reva Bhalla, director of analysis firm Stratfor Global Intelligence Austin, Texas, which provides online analysis. "There's this perception is held by the opposition that the army is the door of a post-Mubarak of Egypt."
The statement from the military for non-violence is a sign that "they are doing that, of course," said Bhalla.
"I think the word has been very loyal on now," said Bhalla. "Mubarak has become a handicap. These guys are probably wondering how they can actually go with Mr. Mubarak, if their union is a business of their own political life or death."
Suleiman on Monday proposed holding talks with opposition leaders and reiterated the government's priority is to reduce widespread unemployment, poverty and prices.
"The president asked me today to communicate with all the powers and political parties to dialogue and discuss issues concerning the reform of the Constitution and laws," said Suleiman.
But this effort can be seen as an attempt to blunt Mubarak claims of the opposition to negotiate directly with a powerful cornerstone of Egyptian society, the army, analysts Stratfor said.
In Cairo, Mohammed Ali Belal, a former major general who was the commander of Egypt in the Gulf War in early 1990, said in a telephone interview with CNN that the prestige of the military in the political crisis was still taking shape Monday.
While commanders seem in line with Mubarak and choose the new board members seem to mean-the-road operation, that the relationship might change over the next few days, Belal said.
"It is not clear," Belal said Monday. 'It's better to wait and see what happens tomorrow. Tomorrow, see what people are doing (in response), this new government. "
More mass protests are planned across Egypt on Tuesday.
Michele Dunne, Senior Associate Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said that the debate about the feasibility of President Mubarak, the Obama administration must have a high level talks with Mubarak and the army around to ensure a peaceful solution to the crisis.
"A key question now, is it possible for President Mubarak to stay on or not," said Dunne.
Washington, the administration has stressed that Mubarak is to focus on actions, not only the new government, "said White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs.
"This is not about appointments. These actions," Gibbs said. "Clearly there is work to do."
Gibbs said Monday that the government is pleased that the tensions between protesters and seem to have succeeded the Egyptian armed forces.
"We are very happy of moderation that has taken place and urged that, even if we see reports of increased participation of Morning Calm protesters and non-violence, once again, are higher than both sides," said Gibbs.
Gibbs was referring to planned protest Tuesday, which is called March of millions. In response, the Egyptian government was close to March cellular systems, in an apparent gesture to discourage participation.
As the demonstrators and the soldiers on the street is the interaction closely followed, analysts said.
The demonstrators in Alexandria said Monday they believed the streets were soldiers on their side, but the old brass was still loyal to Mubarak. Together with the case in Alexandria on Monday, the soldiers fired machine guns into the air to restore order in the demonstrators.
American diplomatic cables sent from the embassy in Cairo in 2008 and published by Wikileaks shows that academics and civilian analysts who saw the Egyptian military has a strong influence on society, despite some erosion of its status.
The armed forces are in a state of decline intellectually and socially, because officers have fallen in the ranks of elite society, and mid-level Defense showed fidelity for performance among subordinates.
A teacher is quoted in the cable that agents of the mid-level vision Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi as "poodle Mubarak, whose incompetence and blind obedience to the president are" running the army in the land, "said Cable.
"Even if the Egyptian army on the invoice, it is still a strong body," said Cable. "Analysts consider the army maintains a strong influence through the task of ensuring system stability and performance of a wide network of commercial enterprises."