It took some 48 hours from Hillary's visit, Egypt's Mursi cementing his ties with the US and Obama through brokering the cease fire agreement in Gaza, to Mursi's seizing of dictatorial powers, betraying the recent popular revolt in Egypt and the Egyptian constitution, for what it is worth... Birds of feather flock together... (regardless of US "concern" in the spin below)
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Egypt's Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers
By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press
In this photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, President Mohammed Morsi, right, swears in his new Prosecutor General, Talaat Abdullah, left, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Egypt's president on Thursday issued constitutional amendments granting himself far-reaching powers and ordering the retrial of leaders of Hosni Mubarak's regime for the killing of protesters in last year's uprising. Morsi also on Thursday fired the country's top prosecutor by decreeing with immediate effect that he could only stay in office for four years and replacing him with Talaat Abdullah. Morsi fired Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud for the first time in October, but had to rescind his decision when he found that the powers of his office do not empower him to do so. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency
As Egyptians protest Morsi's new powers, U.S. expresses concern
The president issued a decree that puts his decisions above legal challenge until a new parliament is elected, causing angry protests by his opponents and violent clashes in central Cairo and other cities on Friday.
As Egyptians protest Morsi's new powers, U.S. expresses concern
The president issued a decree that puts his decisions above legal challenge until a new parliament is elected, causing angry protests by his opponents and violent clashes in central Cairo and other cities on Friday.
By Reuters | Nov.23, 2012 | 9:40 PM
By Reuters | Nov.23, 2012 | 9:40 PM
Protesters demonstrating against Egyptian President Morsi run from tear gas fired by riot police, November 23, 2012.
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