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shira

(30,109 posts) Thu Jun 14, 2012, 03:44 PM Jun 2012

Egypt in crisis; Brotherhood says it is military coup

CAIRO, June 14, 2012 (AFP) - A senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm in Egypt on Thursday said a court's ruling that parliament was unconstitutional was a “military coup,” in a statement on his Facebook page.

A series of measures, including giving the military powers of arrests, and then the court ruling were “a complete coup through which the military council erases the most honourable period in this nation's history,” said Mohammed al-Beltagi.

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Egypt in crisis; Brotherhood says it is military coup (Original Post) shira Jun 2012 OP

What? Anyone seriously think the Egyptian Military is going to give up its seat on the Gravy Train? leveymg Jun 2012 #1

or maybe the Islamic brotherhood wants all the "gravy" for itself? nt msongs Jun 2012 #2

We Egyptians don't really use gravy. Lawlbringer Jun 2012 #4

It's not that simple. Egypt's military fears the MB turning the country into Iran shira Jun 2012 #7

I guess different people say different things, even if members of the same party azurnoir Jun 2012 #3

That's Mubarak's hand picked court ruling in favor of the military. It's a coup. n/t shira Jun 2012 #6

and that was MB's Presidential candidate accepting it, new elections are not a coup azurnoir Jun 2012 #8

little late to the party Mosby Jun 2012 #5

Shhh. No one's supposed to know. aranthus Jun 2012 #9

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

1. What? Anyone seriously think the Egyptian Military is going to give up its seat on the Gravy Train?

Reply to shira (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 03:52 PM

Jun 2012

Let the Islamicists screw up their sweet deals with American defense contractors just for the sake of democracy? For the sake of democracy . . .?

msongs

(67,509 posts)

2. or maybe the Islamic brotherhood wants all the "gravy" for itself? nt

Reply to leveymg (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 04:04 PM

Jun 2012

Lawlbringer

(550 posts)

4. We Egyptians don't really use gravy.

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 05:32 PM

Jun 2012

Usually just tahini.

shira

(30,109 posts)

7. It's not that simple. Egypt's military fears the MB turning the country into Iran

Reply to leveymg (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:38 PM

Jun 2012

Once they give up power to the Muslim Brotherhood, their lives are at risk as traitors and supporters of the old Mubarak regime. They're saving their own asses and believe a civil war is preferable to another Iran.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

3. I guess different people say different things, even if members of the same party

Reply to shira (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 04:10 PM

Jun 2012

On Thursday, Egypt's Constitutional Court ruled that the whole of the lower house of Egypt's parliament will be dissolved and a new election will have to be held, saying that the law upon which the recent elections were held is contrary to the rules of Egypt's constitution.

The court also gave Ahmed Shafik, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, a green light to continue his bid for Egypt’s presidency, when it ruled against a law that would have thrown him out of the race.

A presidential run-off vote between Shafik and the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy takes place on Saturday and Sunday.

Morsy said Thursday that he respected the court ruling that declared as unconstitutional the rules under which Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament was elected.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/clinton-u-s-expects-egypt-military-to-fully-carry-out-democratic-transition-1.436514