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Citing Deadlock, Egypt’s Leader Seizes New Power and Plans Mubarak Retrial
New York Times ^ | November 22, 2012 | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and MAYY EL SHEIKH

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 Egypt’s revolution, and used his new authority to order the retrial of Hosni Mubarak.

Mr. Morsi, an Islamist and Egypt’s 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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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: egypt; mohammedmorsi; morsi; muslimbrotherhood; obama; waronterror
BHO:The gift that keeps on giving, the spring that keeps on springing.

Obama traded in a corrupt 30 year ally, for this heck of a problematic, diplomatic Obamageddon.

1 posted on 11/22/2012 9:04:49 PM PST by lbryce
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To: lbryce

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)


2 posted on 11/22/2012 9:10:17 PM PST by pastorbillrandles
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“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.


3 posted on 11/22/2012 9:12:22 PM PST by jessduntno ("Socialism only works...in Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they have it." - RR)
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To: pastorbillrandles

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.


4 posted on 11/22/2012 9:35:14 PM PST by Dogbert41 (What now?)
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To: pastorbillrandles

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.


5 posted on 11/22/2012 9:35:30 PM PST by Dogbert41 (What now?)
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To: lbryce

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.


6 posted on 11/22/2012 9:39:21 PM PST by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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EXTRA!

EXTRA!

President seizes Dictatorship, Orders Show Trial!

7 posted on 11/22/2012 9:58:02 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again,")
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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?


8 posted on 11/22/2012 10:21:21 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: lbryce

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?


9 posted on 11/22/2012 10:39:32 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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Pretty much, yeah. I know a couple of Druz families who just managed to escape.


10 posted on 11/22/2012 11:42:00 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: lbryce

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.


11 posted on 11/23/2012 12:40:46 AM PST by jonrick46 (The opium of other people's money.)
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One man - One vote - One time. President for life.


12 posted on 11/23/2012 2:20:02 AM PST by circlecity
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