Egyptians will resist any army bid to keep power

Thousands of Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate inside Tahrir Square after the announcement of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation in Cairo February 11, 2011. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egyptians who toppled Hosni  Mubarak yesterday may still have more to do to ensure a military  council now in charge transfers power to civilian hands.

The army has not spelled out any transition plans it might  have. The best deterrent to any attempt to maintain military  rule could be the street power of protesters who showed Mubarak  they could render Egypt ungovernable without their consent.

Egypt is plunging into new territory after Mubarak’s 30-year  rule, with its legacy of corruption,