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Morsi Leaves Palace!!!

From Washington, President Barack Obama called Morsi to express "deep concern" about the deaths and injuries of protesters in Egypt, according to a White House statement.

The statement Thursday night said that Obama told Morsi that he and other political leaders in Egypt must make clear to their supporters that violence is unacceptable. Obama welcomed Morsi's call for a dialogue with opposition leaders in Egypt but stressed that such a dialogue should occur without preconditions. The United States also has urged opposition leaders to join in talks without preconditions.

Earlier Thursday, Morsi's troubles grew when another of his advisers quit to protest his handling of the crisis, raising to seven the number of those in his 17-person inner circle who have abandoned him. The only Christian in a group of four presidential assistants has also quit.

Violence persisted into the night, with a group of protesters attacking the Cairo headquarters of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, ransacking the ground floor. Another group of protesters attacked the Brotherhood's offices in the Cairo district of Maadi. Outside the president's house in his hometown of Zagazig, 50 miles north of Cairo, police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters, security officials said.

During his speech, Morsi repeated earlier assertions that a conspiracy against the state was behind his move to assume near unrestricted powers, but he did not reveal any details of the plot.

"We raise Egypt's flag but they raise the Brotherhood flag. This is the difference," Cairo protester Magdi Farag said as he held the tri-colored national flag stained with blood from his friend's injury in the clashes.....snip~

News from The Associated Press


A minority of Egyptians Sharon? Can you explain away why they are attacking the MB all over the place in Egypt if it is only 10% of the Population?
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Do you think about which Flag they Raise as oppose to the one the MB raises.....Says a Whole Lot? Doesn't It!
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Perhaps you should be talking with Egyptians in Egypt and let them tell you what is going on. I am.
 
Perhaps you should be talking with Egyptians in Egypt and let them tell you what is going on. I am.

Looks Like I am too.....but for some reason. Your sources must not be giving you the scoop why the MB is getting their azzes handed to them all over the country of Egypt.
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Looks Like I am too.....but for some reason. Your sources must not be giving you the scoop why the MB is getting their azzes handed to them all over the country of Egypt.
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Read the new Constitution.. Its secular. Egypt can't hang in limbo and lose the revolution because a minority are emotional and can't read.
 
Read the new Constitution.. Its secular.

Not true.

Advocates like Human Rights Watch have spoken out against this ambiguous language, noting that it could be implemented in a way that undermines women's rights. It is also worth mentioning that only four women participated in the 85-strong constitutional assembly body that ultimately ratified the draft constitution.

With respect to religious freedom, the draft constitution says, "The State shall guarantee the freedom to practice religious rites and to establish places of worship for the divine religions [also translated as "monotheistic religions"], as regulated by law." This is a step back from the 1971 constitution, which did not restrict religious freedom. Some fear that this article will further imperil already embattled religious minorities, such as as Egypt's Baha'is.

The draft constitution's implications for freedom of speech are also worrisome. Of particular concern to journalists are provisions that ban blasphemy and certain forms of "insult"; articles that seem to give the government a heavy hand in editorial control; and potential, if still ambiguous, limitations on press freedom in accordance with the "requirements of national security" and "the basic principles of the State and society," as explained in Article 48.
The Explosive Debate Over Egypt's New Constitution - Isobel Coleman - The Atlantic

Egypt can't hang in limbo and lose the revolution because a minority are emotional and can't read.

What?

Yesterday, protests rocked the country, and a crowd of some 100,000 people staged a so-called "last warning" demonstration near the presidential palace against President Morsi's heavy-handed tactics. In addition, hundreds of journalists marched on Tahrir and at least a dozen of the country's independent newspapers did not publish to protest against Morsi's "dictatorship."
The Explosive Debate Over Egypt's New Constitution - Isobel Coleman - The Atlantic

They can't read?





Are you making stuff up? Tell us, does the leader of the opposition self identify as a Marxist Christian Zionist?
 
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Read the new Constitution.. Its secular. Egypt can't hang in limbo and lose the revolution because a minority are emotional and can't read.

Hows that work out when the MB has to tell their followers Exactly what to do and think?
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Not true.


The Explosive Debate Over Egypt's New Constitution - Isobel Coleman - The Atlantic

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What?


The Explosive Debate Over Egypt's New Constitution - Isobel Coleman - The Atlantic

They can't read?





Are you making stuff up? Tell us, does the leader of the opposition self identify as a Marxist Christian Zionist?

No that was John Garang in Sudan..

Egypt's literacy rate is only about 61% of the population.

Article 33 grants equal rights to ALL Egyptians without regard to gender..

Article 78 forbides slavery, sex trafficking and forced employment.

The press can't insult any of the patriarchs.. Do you know what that means for Muslims, Christians and Jews?

The liberals and secular types got in a snit and walked out.. Now they are pissed that they didn't write it even though its secular in nature.. which you would know by now if you'd read it instead of making snarky insults.
 
No that was John Garang in Sudan..

Egypt's literacy rate is only about 61% of the population.

Article 33 grants equal rights to ALL Egyptians without regard to gender..

Article 78 forbides slavery, sex trafficking and forced employment.

The press can't insult any of the patriarchs.. Do you know what that means for Muslims, Christians and Jews?

The liberals and secular types got in a snit and walked out.. Now they are pissed that they didn't write it even though its secular in nature.. which you would know by now if you'd read it instead of making snarky insults.


Brotherhood activists in several cities passed out fliers calling for people to come out and "support Islamic law." A number of Muslim clerics in Friday sermons in the southern city of Assiut called the president's opponents "enemies of God and Islam." The week-old crisis has already seen clashes between the two camps that left two dead and hundreds injured. On Friday, Morsi opponents and supporters rained stones and firebombs on each other in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria and the southern city of Luxor. The Islamist-led assembly that worked on the draft for months passed it in a rushed, 16-hour session that lasted until sunrise Friday.

The vote was abruptly moved up to pass the draft before Egypt's Constitutional Court rules on Sunday whether to dissolve the assembly. Liberal, secular and Christian members and secular members had already quit the council to protest what they call Islamists' hijacking of the process. The draft is to be sent to Morsi on Saturday to decide on a date for a referendum, possibly in mid-December. The draft has a distinctive Islamic bent - enough to worry many that civil liberties could be restricted, though its provisions for enforcing Shariah, or Islamic law, are not as firm as ultraconservatives wished.....snip~

The draft constitution also contains vague, Islamist-flavored language that its opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.

For example, it forbids blasphemy and "insults to any person", does not explicitly uphold women's rights and demands respect for "religion, traditions and family values".

The draft injects new Islamic references into Egypt's system of government but retains the previous constitution's reference to "the principles of sharia" as the main source of legislation.

Several independent newspapers said they would not publish on Tuesday in protest. One of the papers also said three private satellite channels would halt broadcasts on Wednesday.....snip~

Islamists rally behind Mursi as Egypt's rifts widen - Yahoo! News

Did you forget this part too Sharon?
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The words "Marxist" nor "Zionist" appear in that article. Just admit you invented that he "self identifies as a Marxist Christian Zionist". You made things up about your political opponents, plain and simple. You demonized South Sudan while claiming that Bashir is innocent, and you MADE STUFF UP. Deal with it.
 
The words "Marxist" nor "Zionist" appear in that article. Just admit you invented that he "self identifies as a Marxist Christian Zionist". You made things up about your political opponents, plain and simple. You demonized South Sudan while claiming that Bashir is innocent, and you MADE STUFF UP. Deal with it.

I said Garang self identified as a Christian Marxist.. That has been discussed TWICE with you.
Some Americans thought he was a "Zionist" because he was the darling of right wing Republicans.

I followed Garang's career for two decades.. and I was a conservative Republican myself.

The pro-democracy activists in Egypt have thrown their support behind the judiciary, which despite some reform minded judges, is considered a corrupt Mubarak holdover in desperate need of reform... and about half the demonstrators are in their teens.
 
I said Garang self identified as a Christian Marxist.. That has been discussed TWICE with you.

Let me know when you get a real source.

John Garang self identified himself as a Dinka convert who became a Christian Marxist...

John Garang - Head Of The Sudan Liberation Army

Garang is an American-educated Marxist Christian Zionist, who attended Grinell College in Iowa. He trained at Fort Benning, Georgia. In 1983, he established the SLA, and he fought Khartoum until the 2005 peace agreement. He was elected Vice-President of the Sudan government, but died in a helicopter accident three weeks later.

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As we're off topic here, I'm done with it here. Feel free to deny the dishonesty in that thread.
 
Let me know when you get a real source.




As we're off topic here, I'm done with it here. Feel free to deny the dishonesty in that thread.

You're off topic bringing up Garang who caused 20 years of civil war and the deaths of 2 million people.. I did NOT identify him as a Zionist but the Christian Right did because small arms support of Israel.

allAfrica.com: Egypt's Government Commits to Creating 750,000 New Jobs Under Auspices of State Committee Dedicated to Micro-Projects and Youth Employment

Excerpt: 750,000 jobs for Egypt

"Unemployment, particularly amongst youth, was a key grievance voiced by protesters during the revolution. With more than 750,000 new entrants to the labour market every year, the unemployment rate in Egypt has been on the rise, going from 8.7 per cent in 2008 to what will likely be over 13 per cent by the end of 2012," said Tapsoba. Almost 90 per cent of all unemployed people are between 15 and 29, Tapsoba explained. He also added that unemployment is increasingly concentrated among the educated young. For men, university graduates comprise the largest segment of unemployed, while high-school graduates report the highest rates of unemployment for women.

Tapsoba was followed by Waly, who said there was a real need for urgent action to give young people a chance to prove their worth in the workplace. "Our priority is crystal clear: Decent jobs and decent incomes," stated Waly. "SFD was created to support growth and development of small and micro enterprises and to avail employment. In doing this, we collaborate with all stakeholders and learn from international best practices and South-South cooperation," she added.

The forum's four sessions focused on the challenges and opportunities faced by Egypt's youth demographic as well as the best practices and lessons the nation could implement from around the region. Experts also discussed the characteristics of the labour market in Egypt with an emphasis on regional disparities; policy priorities, programs and initiatives for the promotion of youth employment; and the areas ripe for strategic partnerships to implement these kinds of programs.

At the end of the forum, the AfDB released the Bank's 2012 flagship report, the African Economic Outlook, that details its confidence in Egypt's recovery, provided the government can get the support of everyday Egyptians.

According to the report, North African countries have long lagged behind more developed neighbours when it comes to job creation and social justice, especially in terms of young people. Although new governments have taken over in some of these countries, with incumbent authorities making concessions to better working and living conditions in other nations, many in the region are still struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table.

During the second quarter of 2012, around 3.4 million Egyptians were jobless. Egypt's beleaguered tourism sector that typically employs 12 per cent of the workforce was one of the hardest hit sectors by last year's popular revolution and its after-effects, which drove many businesses to shed jobs as visitor numbers fell.
 
Wow....between HoJ and some of the conservatives in this thread, we've managed to determine that everything good and bad that happens in the world is simultaneously all credited to Obama.
 
Wow....between HoJ and some of the conservatives in this thread, we've managed to determine that everything good and bad that happens in the world is simultaneously all credited to Obama.

Hows that working out for the last 3 pages?
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