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U.S. Sees Egypt's Tantawi as Resistant to Change


(Reuters) David Alexander and Phil Stewart - Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the head of the Higher Military Council that took control of Egypt on Friday, has spoken with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates by telephone five times since the crisis began. U.S. officials see him as an ally committed to avoiding another war with Israel but have in the past portrayed him privately as being resistant to political and economic reform.
2011-02-14 00:00:00
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