President Morsi in Eqypt going rogue?
 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...501_story.html

Wasn't Mubarek's ouster a move away from the 'President for life' way of electing their leaders? There are already protests going on and international condemnation over what appears to be a huge power grab by a President who only got 53% of the vote.

Sort of reminds me of Hitler's Enabling Acts in Germany back in the 30s....I guess Morsi was not influenced at all by American democracy when he lived here.

He is head of the Moslem Brotherhood! :D

Dude, it's the Middle East, crazy things happen there.

Regards,
Dave

Does he have the support of the Army? If not then $hit just might be hitting the fan soon!




Barney

I think he did what he did to consolidate control over the Army, as he has recently shitcanned some of Mubarek's loyalists in the Army.

Yeah, he is well aware of what the Algerian Military did to the Brotherhood.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...id=msnhp&pos=3

More news. Morsi needs to back off this crazy attack on the judiciary. IMO.

I hope some moderating forces in Egypt gain some prominence, but it's not completely shocking what is going on. A slight analogy is to the child who grows up in an abusive home. The odds are high that the child will grow up to be an abuser as well. It is the normal that he or she knows.

The current leaders in Egypt came of age in a totalitarian regime. What they have learned is that those with power seek to consolidate power. The main reason for optimism, however, is that the populace has a recent learning experience with direct democract - the kind that is exercised in the streets. They are unlikely to be patient with another leader who seeks to implement an authoritarian regime.

Regards,

D-Ray