Our New Defense Minister

British Telegraph published a news report about Lord Mountbatten's daughter who wants to buy back HMS Whimbrel which is currently used as a training ship at Alexandria Naval dockyard. It is very interesting report with new information revealed about one of our oldest navy warships history still I am amazed at how the Telegraph considered our defense minister field marshal Tantawi as a new minister !! New minister !!?? come on he has been the minister of defense for almost 19 years , the man has broken the record I suppose of staying that long in his position in Egypt. "I thought about the Middle East but I found that Tallas of Syria stayed much longer"
Already I believe that it will be a miracle if Tantawi is replaced , it does not make sense for someone to stay this long in his position. Of course it makes sense to the regime because he controls the army making it passive and there is no danger from him , the man is not Abu Ghazla regardless of what his wikipedia entry says.
By the way why do our navy forces train on very old WWII warships !!?? I understand the need for such warships in the past but we can use also much more recent old warships form the Soviet union or the States !!?? Anyhow I am no military expert here
I wonder if President Mubarak will read Lady Mounttbatten's letter or not