you understand why the presidential guard, who has a bone to pick with isaac zida. that is why we are not seeing anything about him. it is going to be a different scenario. it is important when you are carrying out a military coup, from the point of view of the junta, make sure they do not have any dissident groups that might want to bring the fight to them and engage in combat. you want to make sure if you have a high-profile military figure, which is the case with isaac zida, isolate him -- from a purely operational plans you. -- operational point of view. molly: it comes a year after president blaise compaore was ousted during a popular uprising. in months since, we've seen steps towards a democratic transition. that has gone up in smoke this week. how did things go poorly? >> right now, the process of transitioning from military rule to civilian has broken down. it may get back on track. we will see how that unfolds, especially with mediation. why did the political transition breakdown? i would say it is a lot due to a lack of political savvy, political know-how