As labor unions strike and the military steps in to ensure a peaceful transition of power, protesters in the streets of every city in Egypt are celebrating as the regime makes clear: Hosni Mubarak is capitulating to the revolution's demands.
His 30-year regime is now numbered in hours and minutes. Victory is being declared in Tehrir square, NDP Secretary General Hossam Bardawi has been quoted as saying "I hope President Mubarak transfers power to Vice President Omar Suleiman."
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