Egypt is sadly in chaos. Anti- and pro- Mubarak supporters are clashing with fists, bars, clubs, whips, knives and stones.

Hundreds have been killed and great many more injured. The anti-Mubarak protesters claim that their ranks have been infiltrated by pro-Mubarak supporters who are nothing more than dreaded riot police in disguise. The protesters have given proof of this by displaying the identification badges they carried.

Doctors have been stopped from entering the battle zone and many have had equipment and medicines seized. In the meantime, the Army is doing its best to try and not get involved; if it did, the result would be a bloodbath.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told ABC news that he was 82 and tired and that he wanted to step down, but feared meltdown and chaos if he did. This is a slightly strange statement to make in the wake of Vodafone UK’s declaration of having been forced to send out text messages to its Egypt subscribers to go out onto the streets to counter the anti-Mubarak protests.

As thousands again gathered yesterday in Tahrir Square for the big push to oust Mubarak, European leaders gathered in Brussels. Some of the most influential leaders, Sarkozy, Merkel and Cameron included, have called on Mubarak to do more because what has been done so far has not met the expectations of the people.

Journalists from major news networks around the world have been detained. The Egyptian authorities claim that this is for their own safety, but everyone knows the real reason why. The vast majority of foreign media have been sympathetic to the people of Egypt’s cause and their rounding up was nothing more than an attempt to stem the flow of reports out of the country.

It also seems that the same thugs who infiltrated the anti-Mubarak lines where they whipped, beat and stabbed demonstrators are now setting on journalists.

Egypt is in a bad way. Mubarak might be sick and fed up, but we are sure that it is not because he is tired of being President. He is tired of the grief and chaos in the streets and the international pressure which has now become unbearable.

Mubarak says he is afraid to stand down because of the chaos that would ensue. In our opinion, Egypt has nothing else to lose. It’s already in chaos. The country is divided in two, the minority who want Mubarak to stay and the vast majority who are calling for his ouster. There have been pitched battles in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria and it is only going to get worse. At some point, the anti-Mubarak protesters will march on the Presidential Palace and that will be the moment of reckoning. When that march starts, the Army – which is very strong politically – will have to pick a side. Will they choose Mubarak, or will they choose the protesters. The Egyptian Army is extremely hierarchical, but it has already become amply clear that by and large, the enlisted men, non-commissioned officers and senior field officers seem to sway towards the anti-Mubarak camp. These are the ones who are on the streets and these are the people that could ultimately shape the final outcome of the Egyptian crisis.