Live Thread: Egypt Revolution 2.0

Various sources | Wednesday, July 3, 2013 | Kristinn

[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.

[ken5050]

Just announced on CNN Int that Mohammed El-Baradi ( used to be UN nuke guy) and the patriarch of the Coptic Christians will soon make a joint statement. Interesting..

[ColdOne]

20:30 Maha Abou Bakr, a senior member of the anti-Morsi ‘Rebel’ campaign, tells Ahram Arabic that the group has suggested Mohamed Ghoneim, a founding member of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, to head the national coalition government that they expect to be formed following Morsi’s ouster.

Bakr further added that the movement has nominated leftist politician Hossam Eissa to be one of two deputy prime ministers, suggesting that the second deputy be a member of the Islamist current.

[onyx]

Great!
If you add a < br > under the pictures, your message will go directly beneath your posted photos, but put the < br> on each side. Understand?

[caww]

Fox streaming Cairo Square live for those who need to see....

http://live.foxnews.com/#/1155606219001

[mware]

Army told Morsi is no longer the president.

[Velveeta]

Thank you to all who have so diligently kept these live threads humming. What an amazing historical record!

[Conserev1]

"…I am committed to working with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat…" BO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ Zakāt (Arabic: زكاة‎ [zæˈkæːt], "that which purifies"[1]), or alms-giving is the practice of charitable giving by Muslims based on accumulated wealth, and is obligatory for all who are able to do so. It is considered to be a personal responsibility for Muslims to ease economic hardship for others and eliminate inequality. While those who give zakat can expect reward from God in the afterlife, neglecting to give zakat can result in damnation. The giving of the zakat is considered a means of purifying one's wealth and soul.] There you have Omama's reason for spreading the wealth.

[caww]

<>As night falls, protesters hoist police who joined the protests<>

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Stratfor

Tunisia: Opposition Launches New Protest Movement Inspired By Egypt
July 3, 2013 | 1803 GMT
Tunisian opposition activists on July 3 launched a new protest movement inspired by Egypt’s Tamarod, or “rebel,” movement, which organized the ongoing mass protests in Egypt, Reuters reported. Similar to their Egyptian counterparts, the Tunisian Tamarod leaders accuse the ruling Ennahda party of attempting to usher in a religious state that smother personal freedoms while failing to solve the country’s economic issues. The activists say they plan to call for mass protests and claim to have gathered some 200,000 signatures from Tunisians opposed to the government. Tunisia is plagued by divisions, which are partially geographically determined.

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[caww]

He’ll regroup his people....Muslim Brotherhood always waits in the wings....

[melancholy]

Some statement coming out in minutes (8 PM) Cairo time.

[caww]

well first try didn’t work..off to try again...

[Velveeta]

Twitter: Piers Morgan ‏@piersmorgan 'Morsi has been a poor leader, but true democracy does not permit the people to use the military to oust elected Presidents. #egypt #cnn"

[mware]

These people have had a taste of the MB, they didn’t like it.

[caww]

appeal court upholds prison sentence on Prime Minister, removes him from post:... judicial source

[Sirius Lee]

@piersmorgan 'Morsi has been a poor leader, but true democracy does not permit the people to use the military to oust elected Presidents. #egypt #cnn"

Piers needs to apologize to Jefferson Davis.

[caww]

HEADS UP:

Military is NOW speaking to Egypt!

[CivilWarBrewing]

The military has commandeered TV and is speaking at this very moment..

[mware]

I was listening to the BBC, and they had someone on describing Morsi., said he was arrogant, did not listen to the people, only listened to one side,and tried to impose his will on the people.

Hell, I thought he was talking about Obama.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Foxnews is just now reporting that the Military is reading a statement on Egypt’s State TV.