‘Real News From The Blaze’: Shakeup in Egyptian Military Signals Power Shift
- Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:34pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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While America focused attention this weekend to the announcement of Paul Ryan as the Republican candidate for vice president, a major shakeup occurred in Egypt. The Egyptian government under President Mohammed Morsi pushed out a number of top military leaders, nullified a constitutional declaration issued by the military that had gutted the president’s office, and put in place broad legislative and executive changes empowering Morsi. The moves received mixed reactions from Egyptians, including one newspaper which criticized Morsi. The newspaper, al-Dustor, was quickly censored and copies confiscated for “fueling sedition” and “harming the president through phrases and wording punishable by law.”
The consolidation of power by the president, formerly a member of the Muslim Brotherhood party, has been watched by the Israelis with “great concern,” making the relationship between the two nations tense.
Eric Trager of the Washington Institute joined “Real News” Monday to report on the latest developments in Egypt and what they mean for the hopes of domestic and foreign policy stability in the nation, that is less than one year into their first democratically elected government:
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paprtowl
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:27amputin, obama, morsi, picture of things to come ?
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 5:35amThe Arab spring smells like rotting garbage,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 2:44pmSimply… reestablishing the Caliphate… where each Leader will become a Noble… and all will seek to replace the Caliph!
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 1:59amEverybody who was surprised by this turn of events, raise your hands. I knew when Egypt’s new president was standing up there prattling on about “Constitutional rights” and running a “Constitutional government” that the whole thing was a crock. The media idiots just ate it up, too. Helloooo . . . what part of “Muslim Brotherhood” did you not understand? The MB is not, and never HAS been a “moderate” Muslim group. For that matter, I am not convinced that such a thing as a “moderate” Muslim group even exists. I have seen scant evidence of it, so far, and if there truly ARE any of those, they have sure been awfully QUIET about all the stuff their more violent bretheren have been up to, haven’t they!
Muslim governments produce NOTHING but oppressive, Fascist societies. How many times does that have to happen before the lamestream media and the sheeple catch on?
Report Post »Yakov-Yurovsky
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 1:43amIf you think the Arab-Spring was awe inspiring (liberals), wait until the winds of change fuel the American-Win†er!
See y’ll in November!
Report Post »Elishasees
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:44amEgypt’s Dark Night Begins! This analysis is right on. View the timeline of this week’s Egyptian coup at http://elishavision.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/egypts-dark-night-begins/
Report Post »Paul
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:28amIsrael… I hope you’re watching closely….
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 1:29amDah
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 2:01amI am sure they are. Unlike the bunch running OUR country, Israel’s leaders are NOT stupid, and they know a Fascist Muslim when they see one!
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:59pmI hope the Egyptians enjoy their NEW “democracy”–
They have given up whatever freedoms they did had.
Career women—like doctors, lawyers, teachers, scientists etc.— under Sharia Law dispensed by the loving Muslim Brotherhood, will quickly be religated to nothing more than chattel.
…And this is progress?
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:05pmSp correction: relegated
Report Post »oldguy49
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:40pmyep, and our dear leader along with clinton helped this along and we still give them billions of our money to arm……and our great mccain wants us to help syeria do the same thing……………..get ready
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:45amBy the standards of Obama this is progress; as it heightens the threat against Israel from the south as his support of the Muslim Brotherhood from the north in the chaos of Syria does as well.
Report Post »Wilma
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:58pmBig news. I wish there was more discussion of this in the media.
Report Post »Shasta
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:34amYou will not see anything in the media that shows Oblamo in a poor light, as does this topic. I agree with you, it would be nice if topics such as this were part of the national discussion. But they never will be as long as the lame stream media is so lame.
Report Post »Ruff Razor
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:58pmManufactured “news,“ by these ”reporters.”. Telling US what the Egyptians are thinking when they themselves don’t know their a__ from a hole-in-the-ground.
Report Post »blackstone22
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:54pmHow’s that Eygptian democratic revolution working for you now Obama? We all knew this was gonna go bad, we just didn’t see it moving so quickly. Good analysis by Eric Trager and Buck Sexton.
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:02pmOh come, come now! This is EXACTLY what Obama wanted. Good grief, is there anyone who believes that The Obungler isn’t Muslim?
Report Post »woodyee
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:48pm“The consolidation of power by the president, formerly a member of the Muslim Brotherhood party,”
Who do you think you’re fooling?
Report Post »whileloop
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:12pmI like your profile picture. Can you send me a link to your profile image in higher resolution? Thanks.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:39pmThank God for the Aswan Dam and, more specifically, the weapons that Israel has trained on it for decades.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:38pmwait , what ?
didnt glenn say this was going to happen???, thats right, he did im sure all our trolls will man up and admit they are / were completely clueless and their sources suck
( yes, i know, they would actually have to be men and not metrosexuals to man up )
you lefties batting average sucks
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