What truly happened behind the scenes in the Egyptian Revolution...Al Ahram, the newspaper that has always followed the gov and is now independent thanks to the revolution tells us all:

2 days before the promised revolution on the 25th of January, the , now former, interior minister Al3adly, told Mubarak that "These are just some kids who are doing a protest, everything is under control". Mubarak relaxed and continued life. The protests was bigger than expected and continued on for a second day. Al3adly ordered the police to use force to disband the protesters. They continued. The interior minister persuaded Mubarak that these "few" people that are protesting are suicide bombers, and terrorists run by the (used to be banned) Muslim Brotherhood movement. He then gave an order to National TV a report to announce that talked about orders to the police to shoot the protesters with live bullets. The TV didn't show it as it would have enraged the whole of Egypt and instead sent it to the president. The president called the interior minister and cursed him strongly for his orders and for making him think that nothing is happening and everything is under control. Mubarak then said he would order the army to go in the streets. The interior minister closed the phone and said "Let the army be of use to you" and he ordered all the police to withdraw from the streets, that's what caused the 2 day security gap. At that same time unknown groups of people went to the different prisons around Egypt and released the prisoners (an order from the interior?) Mubarak removed 3adly soon after (and now he is being charged in court) and later Gamal came into the picture. His eyes were on being the next president and so all orders came from that perspective. In Mubarak's last speech he has written an emotional resignation speech, but Gamal had other thoughts. He changed it to transfer of power and vague words that infuriated all the people. Ala Mubarak physically went into a fight with Gamal Mubarak and blamed him for putting them in this situation. The next day it is said that the army told Mubarak "We have been patient with you for a long time and now is the time to go". Mubarak went to Sharm el-Sheikh and is now in a deep coma which many beleive is from the sadness over what happened.