Quote Originally Posted by CrowBat View Post
Why not the USA themselves?

For example, see the following cable released by WikiLeaks to The Telegraph and published on 28 January 2011: Egypt protests: America's secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising

Here's the text of the cable: Link

Did something like "Operation Ajax II" back-fire this time?

I would start with saving al-Sauds from starvation with help of a shipload of silver Dollars, back in 1942...
Always possible. Would explain some of the finger pointing at Iran coming from the line up of SMEs enlisted by the media.