And the secrets died with him.
"Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s ex-spy chief, presidential candidate; at 76" July 20, 2012
CAIRO — Democracy activists denounced plans for a military funeral honoring Egypt’s former spy chief Omar Suleiman, who was the ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s closest lieutenant, a key pillar of his authoritarian regime, and holder of so many secrets he was known as ‘‘the black box.’’
Mr. Suleiman, 76, died Thursday in a US hospital.
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The shadowy statesman was considered Mubarak’s most trusted man, handling the regime’s most sensitive issues like relations with the United States and Israel and the fierce battle against Islamists. Mr. Suleiman’s spy agency was responsible for tracking and suppressing opposition groups at home.
Tall, thin, and often shown in dark sunglasses, Mr. Suleiman was also Egypt’s point man in cooperation with the United States against terrorism and was involved in the post-9/11 rendition program in which terror suspects snatched by the Americans were shipped to Egypt and other countries for interrogation, sometimes involving torture....
Egypt’s state news agency MENA said earlier that Mr. Suleiman had suffered from lung and heart problems for months and his condition had sharply deteriorated during the past three weeks....
Mr. Suleiman’s sudden death came weeks after a member of his top nemesis, the Muslim Brotherhood, succeeded Mubarak as president....
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