The dramatic shift in public opinion was underscored Thursday when former president Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt for three decades with the backing of the military, was freed from prison with little public protest. He was flown by helicopter to a military hospital in Cairo a day after a court ordered his release.
Like many Egyptians, Hosny blames the Brotherhood for the violence that has convulsed his country since the coup. Most of the people believe the police and military are standing by the peoples side, he said.