The Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, made a television appearance last night promising social, economic, and democratic reforms and a new government, following days of protests on the streets of Cairo and other cities. We hear the view from Washington where White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was asked at a press conference last night whether the US planned to end military aid to Egypt. Former US Defence Secretary William Cohen gives us his thoughts.

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