Category Archives: Egypt

WHY DID MORSI NOT ACCEPT A COMPROMISE?- Yusuf al-Misry

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Pat Lang

  I wrote in this blog over two years ago that I know of no way to defeat the MBs in Egypt other than allowing them to participate in the political process. Risking the criticism of some friends that this … Continue reading →

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IT IS NOT OVER IN EGYPT – Yusuf al-Misry

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Pat Lang

So the storm is over in Egypt. Or is it? I will write to the friends in this blog in more detail shortly. But for the time being I have this to say: * The main concern now should be … Continue reading →

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Mursi and MB members’ travel restricted in coup now underway

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Pat Lang

    "Egyptian security forces on Wednesday imposed a travel ban on President Mohamed Morsi and several top Islamist allies over their involvement in a prison escape in 2011, security officials said. Airport officials confirmed to AFP that they had … Continue reading →

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Mursi’s grip is slipping

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Pat Lang

"Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi seems to have "lost control over the security forces", the BBC's Khaled Ezzelarab has said. He was speaking after anti-government protesters in Egypt stormed the national headquarters of the president's Muslim Brotherhood in the capital, Cairo."  … Continue reading →

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“Seeking compromise, not chaos, in Egypt” Good Luck!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Pat Lang

"The Morsi government has done much to generate this ill-advised militancy. Breaking promises to seek consensus with secular and opposition forces, it forced through a new constitution and has been trying to impose its control over the judiciary, media and … Continue reading →

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“Syria and Egypt can’t be fixed” by Spengler in Asia Times

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Pat Lang

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Syria "It took nearly two years for the chattering classes to take stock of Egypt's economic disaster. The New York Times' Thomas Friedman, the benchmark for liberal opinion on foreign policy, gushed like an adolescent about the tech-savvy activists of … Continue reading →

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EGYPT IS HEADING TOWARDS A PERFECT STORM – Yusuf al-Misry

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Pat Lang

The situation in Egypt is about to implode. A perfect storm is gathering in the horizon, set to start on the 30th of June, to throw the country into real and total chaos. Furthermore, it could be already late to … Continue reading →

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“Egypt’s top bureaucracy advised against Morsi move on Syria” Al-Ahram

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Pat Lang

"The announcement that Egypt will sever all ties with Syria, made by President Mohamed Morsi while addressing thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members at Cairo Stadium Saturday night, reflects a decision made by the president against the advice of top bureaucratic … Continue reading →

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