WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's decision to assume sweeping powers, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
Mursi on Thursday 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.
Mursi's aides said the decree was intended to speed up a protracted transition that has been hindered by legal obstacles, but rivals condemned Mursi as an autocratic "pharaoh" who wanted to impose his Islamist vision on Egypt.
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Wow it sounds just like Obama!
ReplyDeleteDictatorship at its best
Kinda makes you wonder why the Administration even bothered to fund the overthrow of the last dictator?
ReplyDeleteJUST SEND OUR SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON AND SHE WILL FIX IT.
ReplyDeleteThe US HAS CONCERNS????
ReplyDeleteEverybody and their brother was telling the moron Obama that this WAS going to happen. What hasn't the Liar in Chief touched that hasn't turned into a pile of crap?
This deal was probably set up by Obama as a reward for Egypt's role in the cease fire between Israel and Gaza.
ReplyDeleteThis is just another CIA backed regime change in old fashioned style politics.
Don't act so surprised.. This is the same thing Obama has done with his "proclamations", just on a little larger scale.
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