Posted on 07/03/2013 5:56:34 AM PDT by kristinn
The Egyptian army has set a deadline of 4 p.m. Cairo time for the Muslim Brotherhood government of President Morsi to compromise with the people of Egypt (by stepping down.) Morsi refuses. 18 people were killed and 200 were wounded in clashes at Cairo University last night.
A Washington Post report from Cairo on dueling statements from Morsi and the army:
Waving his hands and shaking his fists in a 45-minute speech on national television late Tuesday, Morsi swore that he was committed to the democratic process that brought him to power and said that any attempts to subvert the constitution were “unacceptable.”
The army, in turn, posted a message to its Facebook page saying: “We swear to God that we will sacrifice even our blood for Egypt and its people, to defend them against any terrorist, radical or fool.”
In his speech, Morsi acknowledged that he had made mistakes during his year in office as Egypt’s first democratically elected president. But he appealed to Egyptians to give him more time to deal with the country’s problems.
Link to originial FR thread from Friday with many amazing photos.
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The Middle East at the boiling point, and the only thing on is the Zimmerman Trial.
Thanks for the clarification! Sorry I misunderstood.
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Egypt’s army chiefs will make a statement at 10.30 a.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, half-an-hour before the military’s ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi runs out,
My thoughts as well. Sick of it.
Agreed. It’s like they’re trying to characterize it as your run-of-the-mill mid east demonstration after the Imam gets the crowd riled up after Friday prayers.
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You are right. King Obama is a Muslim supporter and especially the Muslim Brotherhood.
Thank you for the pictures and the text, Jeff.
The picture of armor is when it was heading for the Gaza border.
4 Hamas snipers and an Egyptian MB were arrested after the Mokattam clash after they killed 8 demonstrators.
Hamas murdered 18 Egyptian troops in Rafah last year. Morsi covered up for his tribe and still LOOKING FOR THE REAL KILLERS!
Morsi is done. He will go BACK TO JAIL and could be an added charge of jailbreak! I kid you not!
Think I’m going to try media in UK, perhaps BBC or Sky may be covering this.
16:25 Several miles away from the Ittihadiya presidential palace, a focal point of mass opposition rallies since Sunday, anti-regime protesters have started to congregate outside Egypt’s defence ministry as the deadline of the military ultimatum draws nearer. The group of pro-army protesters have been holding a sit-in at the location for 12 days.
16:20 A press conference is underway by the Islamist supporters of President Morsi, the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, at Rabaa Al-Adawiya mosque.
“The president spoke to the people last night and explained the situation and outlined his road map for resolving the current crisis in Egypt,” a statement read by Magdy Hussein of the Islamic Labour Party said.
“We are the constitution, we are legitimacy, we are freedom, we are revolution...Thirty years and the army didn’t challenge Mubarak, it didn’t go to war with Israel; but it challenges the legitimacy of the democratic president.... If the army enters politics it’s the end of the constitution” said Hussein.
16:10 Ahram Arabic website reports that in a number of governorates, protesters are blocking roads and besieging governorate buildings in the run up to the military’s anticipated statement.
In the city of Kafr El-Sheikh, protesters who have besieged the governorate headquarters announced they will keep doing so until Morsi resigns, announcing their rejection of recently-appointed Muslim Brotherhood governor Saad El-Husseini.
In the Gharbiya city of Tanta in the Delta, members of youth protest groups shut the gate to the Gharbiya governorate headquarters with metal chains and prevented employees from entering the building in response to the call for civil disobedience by ‘Rebel’ campaign.
In Menoufiya, hometown of former president Mubarak, a group of protesters blocked one of the city’s main roads.
16:00 Welcome to Ahram Online’s live updates. On Monday, the Egyptian supreme council of the armed forces responded to mass protests by issuing an ultimatum to political forces, saying that unless “the people’s demands are met” within 48 hours, the army would impose its own roadmap. The 48-hour deadline will be up today at 4:30pm Cairo time.
Today’s key developments so far:
•The army has said that there is no time set for its statement.
•President Mohamed Morsi and the group which he hails from, the Muslim Brotherhood seem entrenched in their position and reluctant to make any concessions.
•The opposition, including the anti-Morsi ‘Rebel’ campaign that spearheaded the 30 June protests, and the coalition group the National Salvation Front also show no sign of backing down. Rebel has nominated three of its organisers to negotiate on its behalf, while the rest of the opposition have put forward liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei. Negotiations are currently going on between ElBaradei and different political factions. Head of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party Saad El-Katatni refused an invitation by the military to meet with ElBaradei.
•The Islamist supporters of the president are expected to hold a press conference soon. There were initial reports that key Morsi allies Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya were calling on President Morsi to hold a referendum on early presidential elections, but the group has denied this.
•The interior ministry released a statement saying that it will stand “side by side” with the army, and will address any violence.
•There are still tens of thousands of Morsi supporters camped out at Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo’s Nasr City, and a similar number of anti-Morsi protesters in Tahrir Square. There is also an anti-
https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/mena/live-coverage-egypt-protests
[17:35] Reuters: President Morsi calls for forming temporary coalition cabinet
[17:30] Egypt armed forces deadline for political solution ends
“Sounds like the Army was holding out one last olive branch to the MB and have them oust Morsi but stay in power and the MB spit on it.”
It’s only trying to save blood. No agreement ever will be allowed!
Now, the MB just signed their death warrant!
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I certainly hope so. I don’t want him back in Cali teaching engineering at Cal State Northridge.
Thankfully they're not into Mooning!
I guess I’m equating freedom with a taste of the good life. Young people all over the world want what our young people have. You take that away from them...and there’s rebellion.
So I agree with you that they have lost economic prosperity. Iran was I think the third or forth richest country in the world during the Shah. Now look at it.
Morsi is believed to be in the Republican Guards HQ.
It’s surrounded and rebels are demanding they arrest him to save blood.
We’ll see.
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