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Egypt's President Mursi assumes sweeping powers
BBC ^ | November 22, 2012 | BBC

Posted on 11/22/2012 10:08:12 AM PST by kabar

Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi has issued a declaration banning challenges to his decrees, laws and decisions.

The declaration also says no court can dissolve the constituent assembly, which is drawing up a new constitution.

President Mursi also sacked the chief prosecutor and ordered the re-trial of people accused of attacking protesters when ex-President Mubarak held office.

Egyptian opposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei accused Mr Mursi of acting like a "new pharaoh".

Mr ElBaradei said the new declaration effectively placed the president above the law.

"Morsi today usurped all state powers and appointed himself Egypt's new pharaoh. A major blow to the revolution that could have dire consequences," the Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote on his Twitter account.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: egypt; islam; mohammedmorsi; mursi; muslimbrotherhood; obamasfault; waronterror
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And so it begins...one strongman replaces another in the name of democracy. The US praise of Mursi for his role in the truce in Gaza no doubt helped embolden him.
1 posted on 11/22/2012 10:08:14 AM PST by kabar
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Obama built that!


2 posted on 11/22/2012 10:10:52 AM PST by katnip (Why Do Democrats Hate Babies?)
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I suppose that Egypt will accuse Israel of some strange infraction of the peace treaty and use that as an excuse to attack Israel.


3 posted on 11/22/2012 10:11:58 AM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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Won’t be long before the newspaper headlines will read, “President Obama Assumes Sweeping Powers”, had the t.v. talking heads will orgasmically shout the same thing. Sure as Monday follows Sunday, it is coming.


4 posted on 11/22/2012 10:12:26 AM PST by sport
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To: kabar

Ah, ain’t it grand. Arab Spring and Muslim Style Democracy triumph. One election and, if the results are “correct”, its over. Thanks Barack!!


5 posted on 11/22/2012 10:12:32 AM PST by JimSEA
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“Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi has issued a declaration banning challenges to his decrees, laws and decisions.”

This is a filthy lie!!!!!

The young people of Egypt used Twitter, Facebook, and the power of Obama (from whom all blessing radiate) to ENSURE that democracy was to be the rule of the day there.

I’m sure the BBC must have been fed a load from the Zionists in order to fool the world yet again!!!


6 posted on 11/22/2012 10:15:01 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: kabar

Meet Egypt’s new dictator, folks.


7 posted on 11/22/2012 10:19:18 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: kabar

I am sure that Obama is proud of his creation. The Muslim Brotherhood is triumphant.


8 posted on 11/22/2012 10:19:40 AM PST by Truth29
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Obama has installed a full nazi dictatorship in Egypt. Way to go barky!
And of course, we will still give the worlds newest absolute islamic dictator billions in cash, and will pay for a billion worth of new German subs to kill jews with.

PS,,They still planning on tearing down the pyramids?


9 posted on 11/22/2012 10:21:39 AM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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"Yes, I understand 'sweeping powers' to mean President Mursi will be responsible for keeping the streets of Egypt neat and clean."


10 posted on 11/22/2012 10:22:07 AM PST by COBOL2Java (The GOP-e said "Beat a Marxist with a Liberal!" What a colossal blunder.)
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To: kabar

Arab Spring turning into “Totalitarian Winter”.


11 posted on 11/22/2012 10:28:43 AM PST by Mike Darancette (I don't understand why the Boomers are so passive.)
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To: sport

At the very least Obama will visit Egypt and tell Mursi how much he wishes he could assume similar powers.


12 posted on 11/22/2012 10:33:53 AM PST by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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Egypt: "one man-one vote-one time"?...the people who looked forward to a real "Arab spring" cannot be happy...

..."one-man, one vote" has brought the US down by putting dead-beats in charge.

America will never recover....tyranny will only increase from this point on....until the collapse...

13 posted on 11/22/2012 10:37:29 AM PST by B.O. Plenty (Give WAR a chance.......)
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To: sport

And the Tuesday that follows Monday will thunder with fiery rows of burnished steel.


14 posted on 11/22/2012 10:39:29 AM PST by Psycho_Bunny (Thought Puzzle: Describe Islam without using the phrase "mental disorder" more than four times.)
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To: JimSEA
ARAB SPRINGTIME FOR EGYPT
Tune: "Springtime for Hitler"

Terrorists were having trouble
What a sad, sad error
Needed an enabler
To restore their reign of terror

Where oh where was he?
Where could that man be?
We looked around
And then we found
Obama wants us free

It's Arab . . .
Springtime for Egypt and Libya
The Brotherhood is happy and gay
We did our big Benghazi job
We're glad, glad as a Nazi mob

Springtime for Egypt and Libya
Winter for Christians and Jews
Springtime for Egypt and Libya
Come on, Muslims, get over your blues . . .

Mobs are now a Cairo factor
Copts will need a chiropractor . . .

Don't be stupid, don't you be odd
Come and join the Muslim jihad . . .

It's Arab . . .
Springtime for Egypt and Libya
Burkas will work as a rule
Bombs blowing up a crowd again
Jihad is proud and loud again

Springtime for Egypt and Libya
Springing up riots galore
Springtime for Egypt and Libya
Means that soon we'll be blowin'
We've got to be blowin'
You know we'll be blowing up more!

15 posted on 11/22/2012 10:50:51 AM PST by Charles Henrickson (The wag tailoring the doggerel)
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That was great. Gonna show it to Mr. Married21.


16 posted on 11/22/2012 10:58:14 AM PST by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: kabar

17 posted on 11/22/2012 11:00:58 AM PST by dfwgator
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Didn’t Hillary visit this guy a week ago?

Coincidence?


18 posted on 11/22/2012 11:08:22 AM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: kabar

I no longer fret about the Obamabot Muslim tyrants and dictators. With Obama, the USA has lost the Middle East and now openly aids and abets the Muslim Brotherhood terrorists, full time. Why...not worry?

Knowing the world as well as I do and having been in the PRC (China) and worked very closely with many Indian folks of all sorts.....both the PRC & India will make short shrift of the “Muslim Menace” down the road apiece!!! Both nations have strong, century old, dislikes for Muslims. The new sheriff’s of the world will soon be, the PRC, India, Brazil, Russia and the nations of Latin, Central, South America. The USA is finished....Obama will see to that quite effectively!!!

The Muslims, what will be left of them, will be sweeping the streets and cleaning the latrines of Beijing and Mumbai in a few short years.


19 posted on 11/22/2012 11:08:42 AM PST by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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Afew days ago. The US has elevated Mursi’s status in order to get a truce. It may be a Faustian bargain. The MB is firmly in charge and their influence will endanger US allies in the region.


20 posted on 11/22/2012 11:11:09 AM PST by kabar
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