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Egypt’s Islamists rally in support of President Morsi
Los Angeles Times ^ | December 1, 2012, 9:51 a.m. | Jeffrey Fleishman

Posted on 12/01/2012 10:34:00 AM PST by Olog-hai

Islamists rallied Saturday to support President Mohamed Morsi in battling what they see as a conspiracy by loyalists from the deposed regime of Hosni Mubarak to instigate anti-government protests and disrupt Egypt’s political transition.

The Muslim Brotherhood and ultraconservative Islamists marched in a counterdemonstration to a week-old protest across the Nile in Tahrir Square by opposition groups challenging Morsi’s expanded powers. Islamists back the president for his religious ideology but say Morsi’s central aim is to rid state institutions of decades of corruption left by Mubarak. …

Many of the tens of thousands of Islamists at the rally showed contempt for the courts, whose judges, many holdovers from the Mubarak era, are perceived by Morsi supporters to be against the president. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: egypt; jihad; muslimbrotherhood; religionofpeace
This is the side that the administration supports. After all, which representatives of Egypt visited the White House?
1 posted on 12/01/2012 10:34:05 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

bttt


2 posted on 12/01/2012 10:42:03 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Olog-hai

Be nice of the non loons came in and they all had a good battle.
The people of Egypt need to rid themselves of this cult before they allow no other life forms to survive in Egypt.
Another Obama influenced outcome here.


3 posted on 12/01/2012 10:42:26 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

The non-loons aren’t strong enough. And again, that isn’t who the administration in DC openly supported, although they claimed to early in the so-called “Arab spring”. Talk about true colors.

Remember Neda Agha Soltan? The current admin in DC doesn’t.


4 posted on 12/01/2012 10:44:42 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Egypt’s Islamists Muslim Fundamentalists rally in support of President Morsi. Fixed it.
5 posted on 12/01/2012 10:53:44 AM PST by teflon9 (Political campaigns should follow Johnny Mercer's advice--Accentuate the positive.)
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