A Former CIA Analyst says it is very much possible that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will ask Israel to help him out of the mess he is in. In an interview with Press TV's U.S. Desk on Sunday, Ray McGovern said "I would not exclude the possibility that Mubarak enlist Israeli help to assist him to hang on to power."
McGovern says Israel could help Mubarak with the newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman's takeover and "repress the protests in the country."
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak appointed Omar Suleiman, the country's spy chief as the next vice-president on Saturday.
The former CIA analyst called Suleiman "poison to the people who are demanding their rights." McGovern stressed that Suleiman's reputation is "incredibly harsh" as head of the Egyptian spy agency.
McGovern says Israel is threatened "as never before" by the Egyptian people's call for change. He says Tel Aviv is worried that the movement in Egypt could be "contagious enough to spread to Israel's neighboring countries," like Jordan where people are being repressed.
McGovern concluded by adding that he "would not put it past Mubarak to appeal for help from other repressive leaders in the region."
