Strikes in Egypt

On Wednesday thousands of workers all across Egypt went on strike causing more tension. There is a lot of public uprisings and rage towards President Hosni Mubarak.  Protesters also gathered at parliament, the Cabinet and the Health Ministry buildings, all a few blocks from the square, and blocked Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq from his office. The protesters come from different ranges of work fields not one specific group. Workers "were motivated to strike when they heard about how many billions the Mubarak family was worth," said Kamal Abbas, a labor leader. "They said: 'How much longer should we be silent?'". Many protesters are demanding that the president step down but there are some who disagree Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in an interview with "PBS News Hour" that there would be chaos if Mubarak stepped down immediately. He warned that if the opposition tried to compose an unconstitutional government, "then maybe the armed forces would feel compelled to intervene in a more drastic manner. Do we want the armed forces to assume the responsibility of stabilizing the nation thru imposing martial law, and army in the streets?” The strikes are just causing more tension in Egypt.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110209/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt