Any, oh by the way, Egypt is not without a president currently. Mr. ElBaradei is well known to the international community and can bring confidence to the struggling economy.
July 6, 2013
CAIRO — Egypt's new president (click here) has backed away from an announcement that pro-reform leader Mohamed Elbaradei would be the interim prime minister.
A spokesman for interim President Adly Mansour, Ahmed el-Musilamani, told reporters on Saturday that consultations were continuing, denying that the appointment of the Nobel Peace laureate was ever certain.
However, reporters gathered at the presidential palace were ushered into a room where they were told by an official to wait for the president who would arrive shortly to announce ElBaradei's appointment.
A senior opposition official, Munir Fakhry Abdelnur, tells the Associated Press that the reversal occurred because the ultraconservative Salafi el-Nour party objected to ElBardei's appointment and mediation was underway....
Morsi has problems with legitimacy as a President of Egypt. No one wants to recognize the fact he was imprisoned until the demonstrations that brought down the Mubarak presidency. The problems of his presidency begins with the tailcoats of his affiliations. Even if Morsi wanted to shake 'the old' and 'be the new' it wasn't working. A branch of al Qaeda has established a foothold in the Sinai and he did nothing about it. Looking the other way to extremism which was setting up camp to cause Israel problems is not very presidential.
Part of the problem with Mubarak was his oppression of the Muslim Brotherhood. He never allowed them a place in the Egyptian government, hence, their radical directives. Morsi served in the Egyptian parliament as an independent candidate which was the only way he could be elected.
It will be interesting to hear the charges against Morsi. I would not be surprised if they build on his past charges and involve affiliations of radical characters. He could never fully rid himself of those affiliations. They followed him and even today they are vowing to die for his release.
There were incredible tensions building under Morsi. Hamas was becoming recognized in Gaza by the Morsi that would eventually lead to an independent state for Hamas. Morsi was also willing to recognize Helbollah as important for political purposes. There were problems with his presidency and I don't doubt his removal will benefit Egypt.
When a president is willing to take radicalized extremists under his wing for the purpose of promoting their agenda it brings problems to that country. In the case of Egypt, most of those Morsi were willing to recognize are considered terrorist networks by The West. That carries huge problems for the people of Egypt.
The 'thing' about Hamas is Gaza itself. Hamas does not want to be recognized as a part of the Palestinian State and they want their own nation. Israel and Fatah have tried to bring the violence from Hamas under control and provide a political platform for them as members of a Palestinian state, but, they refuse. When leadership, such as former President Morsi, changes that direction overnight problems will result. Regardless of his good intentions, Morsi was surrounded by extremists that wanted power and not peace. It was a growing problem for him and the people of Egypt.
Morsi was ineffectual because he never sought concensus. He ruled as a dictator rather than seeking talks with Israel to bring Hamas into a state of peaceful transition. Morsi's policies were unrealistic and threatening. He was educated, but, completely unable to transition from Egyptian Political Prisoner to President. His presidency was unsuccessful by his own hand. Whether or not he believed threatened with his life by his affiliations is another question. But, if that was the case, he still didn't confront the problem through his use of Egypt's military so much as pander to those most violent.
It is unfortunate because in some circles it was hoped he would be a transformational figure to stop the radicalization and bring those estranged by Mubarak's government into a normalized political theater. It was too much to hope for because the level of hate with the radicalized groups overwhelms their reasoning. With that level of hate on his coattails, Morsi was going to fail. It is better he fail in this manner than a war of some magnitude that would destroy Egypt.
July 6, 2013
CAIRO — Egypt's new president (click here) has backed away from an announcement that pro-reform leader Mohamed Elbaradei would be the interim prime minister.
A spokesman for interim President Adly Mansour, Ahmed el-Musilamani, told reporters on Saturday that consultations were continuing, denying that the appointment of the Nobel Peace laureate was ever certain.
However, reporters gathered at the presidential palace were ushered into a room where they were told by an official to wait for the president who would arrive shortly to announce ElBaradei's appointment.
A senior opposition official, Munir Fakhry Abdelnur, tells the Associated Press that the reversal occurred because the ultraconservative Salafi el-Nour party objected to ElBardei's appointment and mediation was underway....
Morsi has problems with legitimacy as a President of Egypt. No one wants to recognize the fact he was imprisoned until the demonstrations that brought down the Mubarak presidency. The problems of his presidency begins with the tailcoats of his affiliations. Even if Morsi wanted to shake 'the old' and 'be the new' it wasn't working. A branch of al Qaeda has established a foothold in the Sinai and he did nothing about it. Looking the other way to extremism which was setting up camp to cause Israel problems is not very presidential.
Part of the problem with Mubarak was his oppression of the Muslim Brotherhood. He never allowed them a place in the Egyptian government, hence, their radical directives. Morsi served in the Egyptian parliament as an independent candidate which was the only way he could be elected.
It will be interesting to hear the charges against Morsi. I would not be surprised if they build on his past charges and involve affiliations of radical characters. He could never fully rid himself of those affiliations. They followed him and even today they are vowing to die for his release.
There were incredible tensions building under Morsi. Hamas was becoming recognized in Gaza by the Morsi that would eventually lead to an independent state for Hamas. Morsi was also willing to recognize Helbollah as important for political purposes. There were problems with his presidency and I don't doubt his removal will benefit Egypt.
When a president is willing to take radicalized extremists under his wing for the purpose of promoting their agenda it brings problems to that country. In the case of Egypt, most of those Morsi were willing to recognize are considered terrorist networks by The West. That carries huge problems for the people of Egypt.
The 'thing' about Hamas is Gaza itself. Hamas does not want to be recognized as a part of the Palestinian State and they want their own nation. Israel and Fatah have tried to bring the violence from Hamas under control and provide a political platform for them as members of a Palestinian state, but, they refuse. When leadership, such as former President Morsi, changes that direction overnight problems will result. Regardless of his good intentions, Morsi was surrounded by extremists that wanted power and not peace. It was a growing problem for him and the people of Egypt.
Morsi was ineffectual because he never sought concensus. He ruled as a dictator rather than seeking talks with Israel to bring Hamas into a state of peaceful transition. Morsi's policies were unrealistic and threatening. He was educated, but, completely unable to transition from Egyptian Political Prisoner to President. His presidency was unsuccessful by his own hand. Whether or not he believed threatened with his life by his affiliations is another question. But, if that was the case, he still didn't confront the problem through his use of Egypt's military so much as pander to those most violent.
It is unfortunate because in some circles it was hoped he would be a transformational figure to stop the radicalization and bring those estranged by Mubarak's government into a normalized political theater. It was too much to hope for because the level of hate with the radicalized groups overwhelms their reasoning. With that level of hate on his coattails, Morsi was going to fail. It is better he fail in this manner than a war of some magnitude that would destroy Egypt.
