Posted on 08/14/2013 6:07:03 AM PDT by don-o
(Reuters) - Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday when they moved in to clear a camp of Cairo protesters demanding the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, his Muslim Brotherhood movement said.
There was no official confirmation of the death toll at Rabaa al-Adawiya, in northeast Cairo, where thousands of Mursi supporters have staged a six-week sit-in that caused the army acute embarrassment since it ousted the elected leader.
A second camp near Cairo University was swiftly cleared in the early morning.
The operation, which suggested that the powerful military had lost patience with persistent protests that were crippling parts of the capital and slowing the political process, began just after dawn with helicopters hovering over the camps.
Gunfire rang out as protesters, among them women and children, fled Rabaa, and clouds of black smoke rose into the air. Armored vehicles moved in beside bulldozers which began clearing tents. One witness saw 15 bodies at a field hospital.
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Apparently mccain and graham’s trip was a failure. hee hee
May be the beginning of prolonged open civil conflict. Ironically Morsi remains the most influential man in Egypt. If he is killed or remains imprisoned, he becomes an Islamic icon and martyr. If he is finally seen and heard but remains defiant, even worse violence will occur. Either way it is not good for Egypt. The country is already destitute and the Arab donors will soon tire of the expensive subsidies.
That governing thing really is a biotch, ain’t it.
We approve of the slaughter of MB activists. They were given the opportunity to prove that they were moderates capable of governing. They failed.
They have been doing that for decades.
What’s ironic is that they are using all of the weapons Barry sent for them to use to advance the MB’s cause.
Looks like the U.S. was right to back the Egyptian military. They’re secular and nationalist with no desire to attack Israel.
Yes we do and should support sides...
God Himself makes clear distinctions between good and evil...and gives us the ability, (if we use it), to ‘identify evil and the masks it wears’....
The problem today is people chose not to identify evil and for that matter good...when that ability is repressed and or controlled by media, and other entities attempting to frame falsehood as truth, then we forfeit the war between good and evil that is played out here on earth....and evil will then rule.
Obama golfs.... Kerry lectures..... in a nutshell the White House’s approach to Middle East-—the absence of any policy and a lot of smoke and empty words.
Adding to your comment news....the police , as of today, are using live ammo......they will take out the problem now....and there will be more deaths....as is the “natural” result of war and that is what the Brotherhood has declared on Egypt.
...”specifically, Christians and Jews”.....
This should be no surprise to any as this is fully consistent with the Muslim Brotherhoods Agenda... and their History.
Further Jihad (War) against Egypt was declared over a month ago and the call was made by MB leadership as well as Clerics and the heads of.
The Encampments in Egypt were the staging area (bases) for this war under the disguise of a protest demonstration..
Egyptian forces open fire on The Muslim Brotherhood? Good! Go Egyptian Army go!
evil rules from the white house...
You mean like...submachineguns?
Who knows....maybe they meant only kids toys that go “pew pew” when you pull the trigger. You never can tell with the AP/Reuters clowns.
Not a word on how many anti-Morsi protesters were killed by the MB? Wonderfully balanced reporting, Rooooters!
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