In reference to my calling the the current government of Egypt the Mubarak-Regime-Sans-Mubarak, I have been asked why I believe that it is sans Mubarak, given that he is still alive and has not left the country. Could he not be giving the orders?
As I see it he was only the front man to begin with. The important decisions are made by international capital and he is but their enforcer, their henchman. His function at best could be likened to a franchise manager, but I suspect he has even less real authority than Bank of America affords its branch managers.
But the point is taken.