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Posted on 11/26/2012 4:27:21 PM PST by SJackson
CAIRO: The United States Embassy in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, said in a statement on Monday that it would not offer services on Tuesday ahead of planned large demonstrations in Tahrir Square near the embassy in light of security concerns.
“Due to the security situation around the US Embassy, there will be no visa or American citizen services tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov 27,” the embassy posted on its official Twitter account.
Liberal and secular groups have called for a “million person march” on Tuesday to continue their protests against President Mohamed Morsi and a presidential decree that gives him near absolute power above the rule of law.
An Egyptian court will hear a case against the decree on December 4, but activists and citizens are fearful that the move could bring forth a new dictator to the country and have been in protest mode for the past week.
Morsi issued a decree last Thursday and granted himself new powers and fortified his decisions from being challenged in courts.
In the statement from the president’s office, it reiterated that it was committed to working with “all political forces” in an effort to come to a compromise and reach common ground on the constitution. It stressed the “temporary nature” of the presidential decree issued on Thursday that has enraged most political forces in the country against the president.
“This declaration is deemed necessary in order to hold accountable those responsible for the corruption as well as other crimes during the previous regime and the transitional period,” the presidency said in a statement.
In light of the calls by the protesters that Morsi was taking absolute power over the country, the statement said the decree was “not meant to concentrate powers,” but to devolve them.
However, activists in Tahrir told Bikyamasr.com that this was “another attempt by the government to maintain its power as the people know better than to listen to these lies.”
Tents have been erected by liberal groups and movements in Tahrir Square, within view of the violence, which moved from Qasr el-Aini street on Saturday evening to near the Omar Makram mosque on the edges of the iconic square.
On Sunday afternoon they lashed out at the president, saying he would be held responsible for “crimes of murder, torture and arrests carried out by the interior ministry against protesters.”
In related news, Germany’s Cultural Goethe Institute, located near Tahrir will also not be open on Tuesday as the protests take place.
Why?
Muslims are some of the most peaceful people on the planet.
Looks like some over there are really upset that the Gangnam Style video has edged out Justin Bieber for most views on You Tube. When will they get over rioting about videos?
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I presume this means no one is allowed to climb the walls
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I presume this means no one is allowed to climb the walls
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I presume this means no one is allowed to climb the walls
So what movie is the problem now? The Life of PI?
Just get out of there and let them have at it.
You just can't win when a different figment of a supreme being is involved and ingrained.
And it’s been open because ?? Not enough good men died??
What’s the matter, no intestinal fortitude?
Precisely.
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Do they have Taliban in their building?
In the hotel across the street.
Are the Egyptians going to protest election fraud in the U.S.? Good for them, somebody ought to, since we won’t!
LOL. Right.
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