I do not believe he has a strange agenda. I think he demonstrated that already, hasn't he? What do the Egyptian people expect a Jeckle/Hyde kind of thing? I don't think that is going to happen.
This is democracy. President Morsi needs to take a very cool approach to the demonstrations. He doesn't want to cause the people alarm more than they are already worried about.
Opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (click here) have ransacked an office of the Muslim Brotherhood, burning books and chairs in the street....
5:03PM GMT 23 Nov 2012
...President Morsi's decree puts his decisions above legal challenge until a new parliament is elected, which has caused fury amongst his opponents who have accused him of being the new Hosni Mubarak and hijacking the revolution....
The USA has no room to criticize. There are generals that retire and leave for a lot of reasons all the time. All one has to do is examine the number retiring during the Bush years. So, I am more concerned about the fact Egypt was experiencing militarized leadership over civilian leadership.
1:07PM BST 13 Aug 2012
There is some discussion by Morsi to replace the constitution and retry Mubarak. I guess. He is sentenced to life in prison now. There were many police and/or military actually carrying out the deaths of citizens that have gone untried. It may very well include the generals. Mubarak was tried and found guilty of complicity. I suppose, but, it was the military that removed Mubarak and replaced his authority until the elections when Morsi was elected. So, I don't really see Mubarak the greatest danger to the new government. All this assuming the new government is going to remain benevolent.
The USA has no room to criticize. There are generals that retire and leave for a lot of reasons all the time. All one has to do is examine the number retiring during the Bush years. So, I am more concerned about the fact Egypt was experiencing militarized leadership over civilian leadership.
1:07PM BST 13 Aug 2012
Mohammad Morsi (click here) dismissed Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi as Egypt's defence minister and head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Sunday night in a dramatic attempt to stamp civilian control over an institution that has run the country for almost six decades.
The general's forces helped remove the former dictator Hosni Mubarak from power during the popular uprising last year. Tantawi then acted as Egypt's de facto head of state for 17 months.
However, in a clear signal that the balance of power is shifting away from the generals, Mr Morsi has issued a decree cancelling an army declaration that restricted the powers of the presidency.
Damien McElroy said the timing of the confrontation had come as a surprise in Egypt just a week after a Cabinet reshuffle....
