- One of the Muslim Brotherhood bus' on fire
Posted on 10/12/2012 1:53:45 PM PDT by bronxville
Following day-long street-battles in Tahrir Square between "Accountability Friday" protesters and supporters of Muslim Brotherhood’s President Mohamed Morsi, the latter have finally retreated from the iconic square. The clashes which were began when Morsi supporters attacked and destroyed a raised platform set up by the protesters leaving behind hundreds injured and an enraged crowd.
Demonstrations planned to mark Morsi's 100 days were quickly transformed into violent street battles with thousands running back and forth in the streets surrounding Tahrir, as rocks flew over all of the square's various entry points. Some waved socialist red flags, others the flags of the pro-democracy Constitution Party, led by Nobel laureate Mohamed Elbradei, while others held aloft banners of the Independent Federation of Trade Unions.
"The Brotherhood are attacking us," screamed one protester running towards Talaat Harb Square carrying a friend with obvious gunshot wounds in his leg.
"Sell out the revolution Badie [Brotherhood Supreme Guide]" and the familiar "The people demand the downfall of the Regime," the chants echoed across downtown Cairo.
As stones continued to hail down on the streets leading into the square, mainly in the now famous Mohamed Mahmoud Street, as well as in Talaat Harb Street, the square itself remained occupied by Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party members wearing caps carrying their party's name.
Wearing the party yellow cap, Mohamed Hassan, who identified himself as a Freedom and Justice Party member, told Ahram Online he was not aware of what initially started the fighting.
"This is strife!" he said adding "we came here to support the decision of our president Morsi to retire the prosecutor general."
As the clashes grew more violent, the chants of the crowd surrounding Hassan also got louder.
"The people support the president's decision," they chanted.
Read more: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/55464/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-Accountability-Friday-turns-up-the-heat-on-.aspx
- One of the Muslim Brotherhood bus' on fire
Too bad it wasn’t full of them.
Very unclear at this point who or what started it. Legitimate members of the organizations listed, or a few infiltrated agitators stirring up trouble for an elected leader (Al Qaeda?).
Very unclear at this point who or what started it. Legitimate members of the organizations listed, or a few infiltrated agitators stirring up trouble for an elected leader (Al Qaeda?).
Much appreciation for the ping.
The first protest was planned by nonIslamists in making President Morsi accountable for his first 100 days.
Then changed into seeking demands:
A Constitution that represents all Egyptians with their diversity reflecting the demands of the revolution.
A minimum and maximum wage limits
Lowering the prices of commodities.
Allowing independent unions and syndications.
http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com/
Sounds like perhaps International Acorn and/or Unions got involved.
Duh. Another offensive YouTube video, of course.
The Freedom and Justice Party (Muslim Brotherhood) and probably the Al Nour Party (Salafist Calling) interfered with what was to be a non-Islamist protest.
From A War of Laws, today’s Daniel Greenfield column:
Tethered to the law of force, the Muslim world remains violent and unstable, and exports its bandit civilization with the same means. It imposes its laws, whether on Afghan schoolgirls or French artists, with the same measures that their barbaric tribal ancestors did over a thousand years ago. All the sophistication of Islamic legalism eventually comes down to the sharpened sword.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2943747/posts
The rest is at the link. Long but worthwhile.
And the Building and Development Party - who are affiliated with the al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya (once considered terrorists by the US) - they’re led by the Al Nour Party aka Salafists. All of them are under the umbrella of the Islamic Bloc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_and_Development_Party
Thanks FreedomPoster...will check it out.
“All the sophistication of Islamic legalism eventually comes down to the sharpened sword.”
Bottomline: They’re emulating what Mohammed did...
Thanks FreedomPoster...will check it out.
“All the sophistication of Islamic legalism eventually comes down to the sharpened sword.”
Bottomline: They’re emulating what Mohammed did...
And the one thing the West has learned in dealing with Islam for hundreds of years is that you must deal with them using your own sharpened sword; it is, at root, all they really understand.
Unfortunately our modern leaders do know know and understand the West’s history with Islam.
From your article which I’ve saved in my favorite bar:
“To believe in Islam is to believe in the Islamist politician. The outcome is not a government of laws, but a system of faith, not faith in any divinity, but in the power of Mohammed and his political descendants.”
I now see for real why the Salafists interfered with the protesters in Cairo today. The non-Islamists were questioning their Islamist politician.
For once, I find myself cheering on the Socialists...
Jefferson, Churchill, GK Chesterton... knew them because they read their literature. The translated Koran we get here is cleaned up but there are some around which are translated word for word.
Yeah, I know...something wrong with that picture. :)
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