Famed Egyptian democrat declares 30-day emergency, threatens Army crackdown
Famed Egyptian democrat declares 30-day emergency, threatens Army crackdown
posted at 8:31 am on January 28, 2013 by Ed Morrissey Hey, remember when the man who ran Egypt ruled as a dictator with the excuse of continuing “emergency decrees” and had the Army as his hatchet men? Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: nbc video here Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi declared a state of emergency and nighttime curfew across three major cities Sunday after violence raged for a third straight day, leaving nearly 50 dead and hundreds injured nationwide.Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled legislature granted the Army new powers of arrest today: Well … at least for now. When courts continue their defiance of Morsi and his attempt to consolidate dictatorial power, expect the MB-dominated legislature to change the venue, too. The Global Post reports that the Port Said demonstrations related to death sentences for soccer fans who rioted and ended up killing a number of people, but the Washington Post has a better view of the calendar: It seems as though Morsi has discovered why Mubarak kept those security forces around. Meet the new boss … same as the old boss. Only the US and the West seem to be as easily fooled as the Egyptians who thought the Muslim Brotherhood would usher in a golden age of representative democracy. http://hotair.com/archives/2013/01/2...rmy-crackdown/ |
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