What happened to ElBaradei?

[oberliner]

Have Egyptians been rallying around him as a potential interim leader?

There seemed to be talk of that early on but he seems not to be in the discussion as much anymore.

[brooklynite]

1. Last I heard, he's with the protestors, but they don't see him as their leader or spokesman

[gateley]

2. I was going to say they need him (or someone like him) to just be a focal point

for info and getting their message out, but they're doing a pretty amazing job without anybody "serving" in that capacity!

[bemildred]

3. Leaders are just bottlenecks, single points of failure, single points to attack.

No leaders is better.

[SoCalDem]

4. He's seen as a "Chalabi"

an expat, who parachuted in to take advantage of a situation.

If he stays there in Egypt and proves to the public that he is planning on staying, he might have a better reputation with the locals

[WhiteTara]

5. he has announced that he is running

for President, both Mubaraks have declined to run this fall.

[gateley]

6. He did? I thought he said he that wasn't his intention? And I won't believe the

Mubarak's will be absent until we read reports about their new lives in Dubai.

[TBF]

7. I've heard both - that he intends to run but hasn't announced yet ...

dude needs a website (there's a facebook page for him but it's in Arabic).

He's been away for awhile, not sure he'd be the first pick of the Egyptian people.

[gateley]

8. Yeah, but until someone is selected I think he's a good interim representative -

he has credibility in the West and although the Egyptian people may be suspicious of his motivations right now, such a voice will be useful to them.

I've heard statements from him expressing his own opinion and it always seems as though it's in line with the peoples'

[TBF]

9. I've liked what I've seen of him as well-

and especially like that he doesn't mince words about Imperialism (of course that isn't going to win him any points with our leadership ...)

[oberliner]

10. He does have a Twitter page for what that is worth

It is in English and Arabic:

http://twitter.com/elbaradei

It has been quiet lately.