Top News Exclusive: Egypt army plan would scrap constitution, parliament - sources

reuters ^ | 7/2/13 | Yasmine Saleh and Asma Alsharif

[ColdOne]

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces would suspend the constitution and dissolve an Islamist-dominated parliament under a draft political roadmap to be pursued if Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and his opponents fail to reach a power-sharing agreement by Wednesday, military sources said.

The sources told Reuters the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) was still discussing details of the plan, intended to resolve a political crisis that has brought millions of protesters into the streets. The roadmap could be changed based on political developments and consultations.

Chief-of-staff General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called in a statement on Monday for Mursi to agree within 48 hours on power-sharing with other political forces, saying the military would otherwise set out its own roadmap for the country's future.

The president rebuffed the ultimatum and the main liberal and leftist opposition alliance has refused to talk to him, demanding along with youth activists that he resign.

The sources said the military intended to install an interim council, composed mainly of civilians from different political groups and experienced technocrats, to run the country until an amended constitution was drafted within months.

[Personal Responsibility]

This is the piece that’s never discussed. They are calling for Morsi’s ouster because he’s not extreme ENOUGH.

[Veto!]

The troops are from Texas, so it is likely his way of sending a big f-you to Rick Perry and the rest of Texas.

When in doubt, shoot up some Texans? Sounds very Obama-ish.

[DNME]

I wonder how out of control Obama would have to be before our military staged a coup to restore order?

Precisely why he has Homofied the ranks and purged the Officer Corps of anyone who is not an apparatchik Yes Man.

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Yes, but if one of our cashiered "good guy" generals put out the call for the militia, we'd be able to muster an army of millions in short order. Granted, militia aren't as good as regular troops, but we could sure make one hell of a statement by putting a sea of armed civilians into harm's way!!

[The KG9 Kid]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg will be so disappointed.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

It was an experiment that didn’t work- The nut cases don’t know how to run a nation. Even with masssive US aid. Now the people want a change—the Army will step in and scrap it all and start over—where ia a Nasser when you need him.
Maybe we should do this here.

[Gabrial]

“The troops are from Texas, so it is likely his way of sending a big f-you to Rick Perry and the rest of Texas.”

“When in doubt, shoot up some Texans? Sounds very Obama-ish.”

Yep. When a self admitted Islamic terrorist shot and killed as many US soldiers as he could at Fort Hood, Texas while screaming “Allah-Akbar” at the top his lungs, Obama denied benefits and gave a big f-you to the families of the deceased by classifying the obvious act of terrorism as simple “workplace violence”. Same as a fat Post Office worker punching out his supervisor.

FUBO