Berlusconi says Mubarak wise, urges continuity http://www.todayszaman.com/news-234556-berlusconi-says-mubarak-wise-urges-continuity.html

 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday praised Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as a wise man and said he should remain in place during the country’s transition to democracy.“I hope there can be continuity in government,” he told reporters. “I hope that in Egypt there can be a transition toward a more democratic system without a break from President Mubarak, who in the West, above all in the United States, is considered the wisest of men and a precise reference point,” he said.