When Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved parliament just before the runoff election, many activists accused the military of orchestrating a soft coup, but the few calls for mass protest were largely ignored.

WSJ: Egyptian Opposition Finds Unity Against Military

Mr. ElBaradei had publicly condemned the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq, saying repeatedly that the IAEA's analysis had been correct about the lack of weapons of mass destruction there, but was ignored by Washington.

WSJ: In Upheaval, ElBaradei Is a Wild Card

Secretary of State Colin Powell, testifying before the Senate Budget Committee this morning, told Senators that the tape demonstrated this nexus between terrorists and states that are developing weapons of mass destruction can no longer be looked away from and ignored.

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