Posted on 06/20/2013 3:42:14 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Islamist supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will rally in Cairo on Friday in a show of approval for him to upstage opposition protests planned to mark his first year in office at the end of the month.
"There are numerous saboteur forces which aim to bring down the state," said Khaled al-Sherif of the political wing of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, a once armed Salafist group that backs Mursi.
In a speech on Tuesday, [US Ambassador] Anne Patterson responded to "conspiracy theories" among disappointed liberals that Washington secretly backed a Brotherhood takeover of Egypt.
"This is the government that you and your fellow citizens elected," she said. "Even if you voted for others, I don't think the elected nature of this government is seriously in doubt.
"Egypt needs stability to get its economic house in order, and more violence on the streets will do little more than add new names to the lists of martyrs. Instead, I recommend Egyptians get organized."
Prominent businessman Naguib Sawiris shot back on Twitter: "Madam Ambassador, ... Please bless us with your silence."
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
As soon as Obama surrenders to the Taliban....we’ll be in paradise!
LOL! How much of a traitor do you have to be to get to be an ambassador under Obama?
When you confuse the State for the man, the State needs to come down.
Nice going Hillary and 0bama. How’s that Arab Spring working out for ya?
Wait until they start tearing down the pyramids...or better yet, the Suez canal. How many foreign businesses in Cairo making exit plans?
DEATH TO QUTB!
Oh, wait...he’s already been hanged.
Thanks Oldeconomybuyer.
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