A soldier pulls barbed wire fencing into place in front of the presidential palace in Cairo
A soldier pulls barbed wire fencing into place in front of the presidential palace in Cairo February 11, 2011. Egypt's powerful army gave guarantees on Friday that President Hosni Mubarak's promised reforms would be carried out, but protesters insisted he quit now and cranked up the pressure by massing outside his palace. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)