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January 31, 2011

New Egyptian VP Tied to CIA Extraordinary Rendition Program 
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In response to the massive street protests, Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak has sworn in a new cabinet and named former Air Force commander
Ahmed Shafiq to be prime minister, and Omar Suleiman to be vice
president, a position that has been unfilled for three decades. Suleiman
is Egypt's former intelligence chief. He has close ties to Washington
and played a key role in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program.



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