Posted on 11/22/2012 9:04:39 PM PST by lbryce
CAIRO With a constitutional assembly on the brink of collapse and protesters battling the police in the streets over the slow pace of change, President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree on Thursday granting himself broad powers above any court as the guardian of Egypts revolution, and used his new authority to order the retrial of Hosni Mubarak.
Mr. Morsi, an Islamist and Egypts first elected president, portrayed his decree as an attempt to fulfill popular demands for justice and protect the transition to a constitutional democracy. But the unexpected breadth of the powers he seized raised immediate fears that he might become a new strongman. Seldom in history has a postrevolutionary leader amassed so much personal power only to relinquish it swiftly.
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Obama traded in a corrupt 30 year ally, for this heck of a problematic, diplomatic Obamageddon.
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.(Isaiah 19:4)
“But the unexpected breadth of the powers he seized raised immediate fears that he might become a new strongman”
Do ya think? We don’t need more third world shithole democracies anyway...we need some free Republics.
Daniel’s King of the South?
Anyway, what will probably happen is that he’ll find Mubarik guilty and threaten to put him to death.
Obama will save the day and offer to trade the Blinde Sheik.
Game, set, match.
Daniel’s King of the South?
Anyway, what will probably happen is that he’ll find Mubarik guilty and threaten to put him to death.
Obama will save the day and offer to trade the Blind Sheik.
Game, set, match.
Well isn’t that unexpected.
Obama destroyed one of our best allies, helped put in an Islamist dictator, and sent a world wide message to not put your trust in the US because we simply can’t be trusted.
I’m just so surprised.
EXTRA!
President seizes Dictatorship, Orders Show Trial!
They’re going to put a man on trial while he’s in a coma? Let him die in peace. You’ve already destroyed his country. What more do you want from him, you crazy Islamist bastards?
Yeah. Those moderate muzzies. What will they think of next? After the inspiring show trial, mob rape and public beheading is over, will it be back to keeeeel the Joooooos? Have they slaughtered all the Christians yet?
Pretty much, yeah. I know a couple of Druz families who just managed to escape.
I wouldn’t be surprised to read about Zer0 playing golf alone at night just to be away from that 3:00 AM phone call.
One man - One vote - One time. President for life.
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