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Thursday, July 04, 2013 2:39:59 AM
Next elected Egyptian president? Mohamed ElBaradei came to mind .. then in
wandering back came this beautiful picture of Egyptians people in Tahrir square
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and this reminder
Egypt Reformist Warns of Turmoil From Morsi Decree .. to the bottom ..
"1:04 P.M. ElBaradei Warns of a President With No Checks on Power
Writing on Twitter in response to Thursday’s sweeping ruling, Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Prize-winning diplomat who withdrew from the presidential election in January because of the military’s continued hold on power, warned that electing a president with no Parliament and no constitution was a recipe for dictatorship.
As the state-owned Ahram Online reports, Mr. ElBaradei “proposed two solutions to the current crisis: the first would be the formation of a ‘presidential council’ tasked with choosing members of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting a new constitution, along with the appointment of a ‘national salvation’ government to preside over fresh parliamentary and presidential elections once a new constitution is written.”
“The second solution proposed by ElBaradei would be to elect an interim president who would then appoint a national salvation government and preside over a consensual committee tasked with choosing Constituent Assembly members, with presidential and parliamentary polls to be held once a new constitution has been drafted.”
Mr. ElBaradei has been calling for such an arrangement for months, and warning
that the conditions in Egypt are still not right for a presidential election.""
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to today
Profiles: Adly Mansour and Mohamed ElBaradei - Egypt’s incoming leaders
Wednesday 03 July 2013
Adly Mansour: Egypt's interim President
Adly Mansour only took up his job as chief justice of the country’s Supreme Constitutional Court on 1 June, and now finds himself Egypt’s interim President.
Born in 1945, Mansour was appointed to the court in 1992, making him one of its longest-serving judges. The Muslim Brotherhood and the court repeatedly clashed during Mohamed Morsi’s clumsy attempts to force through constitutional change, with the Islamist party seeing it as an enemy and launching sometimes violent protests against its members.
Despite his control over Egypt’s political institutions Morsi was never able to control the judiciary, many of whom were Mubarak-era appointees. In December last year security guards had to step in after the car of Maher al-Beheiry, Mansour’s predecessor, was attacked by Brotherhood supporters fearful the court would dissolve the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the amended constitution.
Mohamed ElBaradei: Egypt's interim Prime Minister
Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog and Nobel Peace laureate, was a virtual unknown in his own country until a few years ago. Returning to his country in 2010 after years working abroad, he decided to challenge the then President, Hosni Mubarak.
He played a key role in protests that removed Mr Mubarak from power, and he has since emerged as a key opposition figure.
He was to stand as a liberal, secular candidate in July’s presidential elections, but withdrew his bid in January citing concerns about the undemocratic way the military was governing Egypt.
In April 2012, Mr ElBaradei launched a new political party which he said would be above ideology. He is now expected to take the role of Prime Minister in a technocratic government that will rule until a parliamentary election can be held.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/profiles-adly-mansour-and-mohamed-elbaradei--egypts-incoming-leaders-8686258.html
so .. after the 'kinda coup-like' hiccup Mr ElBaradei has, though not one elected yet, a semblance of his "second solution", Adly Mansour as interim president with himself as interim PM .. now? .. more steps toward a more solid democracy in Egypt, with i'm sure we all hope violence and killing kept to some disappointing in itself, yet expected minimum .. hated to see this one ..
Cairo, July 4, 2013 - Violent clashes across Egypt ; 14 killed
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/violent-clashes-across-egypt-14-killed/article4880159.ece
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Egypt coup - what happens next? Q & A
Now that Mohamed Morsi has been ousted as Egypt's president by the army, Richard Spencer asks what happens next and how does this change the dynamic of the Arab Spring.
Egyptians wave national flags as fireworks light the sky over Tahrir Square Photo: AP
By Richard Spencer, Cairo - 10:44PM BST 03 Jul 2013
What happens next?
The "road-map" announced by the army is a swift one. The chief justice will be sworn in on Thursday as interim head of state, and will oversee a revision of the constitution to be followed by fresh parliamentary and presidential elections - preferably with simpler rules than those last year which stretched out over several weeks. The key question is whether the Muslim Brotherhood will be allowed to take part - and whether they will agree to do so.
Who is in charge?
Gen Abfulfattah al-Sisi, the defence minister, insists he has no pretentions to power. Judge Adly Mansour, chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court, is the new acting head of state. Mohammed Elbaradei, the former UN atomic agency chief, has taken on his now familiar role as a revolutionary eminence grise - he was the first politician to speak to the nation last night to back the new arrangements. But few would doubt that in reality power lies in the hands of the man who announced the coup to the Egyptian .. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt .. people, claiming in time-honoured fashion to be acting in their name - Gen Sisi himself.
Protesters use flares while demonstrating against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in Tahrir Square
How will the Muslim Brotherhood react?
The coup is undoubtedly important for Egypt's future. The Brotherhood's reaction will have repercussions around the world. Mohamed Morsi won 5.7 million votes in the first round of last year's election, and 13.2 million in the subsequent run-off. The Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party won more than 10 million votes in parliamentary elections.
The implicit threat of many Islamist leaders is simple: if we cannot win by democratic means, why should we take part?
The Brotherhood has spawned many of the world's Islamist terror groups, even while renouncing violence itself. If, however, it manages to present a more inclusive face it may yet find itself in the position of the ruling party in Turkey. Islamists there were forced out of office the first time they were elected, but are now the party of government. Other Islamist groups round the world will be watching.
What does this mean for the US and Barack Obama's Middle East policy?
The US now finds itself funding a military which has carried out a coup against a leader Washington has called democratically and fairly elected. Mr Obama has set great store, ever since his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo in 2009, of supporting pragmatic engagement as well as democratic reform. Now he has to choose between them, and the $1.5 billion (£980 million) grant to Egypt's military will be his first test.
Mr Obama said he had ordered a review into the $1.5 billion (£980 million) in US foreign aid to Egypt after Mr Morsi was ousted.
Most important still will be the new government promising to keep the peace treaty with Israel – as the Brotherhood did, but some parties oppose.
An Egyptian man stands next to a military armoured vehicle where Islamists supporting Mr Morsi gathered
How does this change the dynamic of the Arab Spring?
Egypt was the biggest scalp of the Arab Spring, and the restoration of military rule seems to bring it to a crashing halt. However, that will depend on whether elections are held soon. The coup could possibly burnish the "Spring's" reputation - its greatest critics said it was replacing military dictatorships with religious ones.
Will it affect Syria?
One report suggested the turning point for Gen Sisi was a rally where Mr Morsi and a succession of speakers supported the Sunni opposition in Syria in vivid terms. He is said to have recoiled from visions of a legion of hardened young militants returning to Egypt from the battlefront. He will want a more disengaged stance, though is unlikely to change Egypt's anti-Assad stance totally.
Fireworks are seen as army soldiers take their positions in front
of protesters near the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10158870/Egypt-coup-what-happens-next-Q-and-A.html
wandering back came this beautiful picture of Egyptians people in Tahrir square
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/replies.aspx?msg=76701938
and this reminder
Egypt Reformist Warns of Turmoil From Morsi Decree .. to the bottom ..
"1:04 P.M. ElBaradei Warns of a President With No Checks on Power
Writing on Twitter in response to Thursday’s sweeping ruling, Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Prize-winning diplomat who withdrew from the presidential election in January because of the military’s continued hold on power, warned that electing a president with no Parliament and no constitution was a recipe for dictatorship.
As the state-owned Ahram Online reports, Mr. ElBaradei “proposed two solutions to the current crisis: the first would be the formation of a ‘presidential council’ tasked with choosing members of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting a new constitution, along with the appointment of a ‘national salvation’ government to preside over fresh parliamentary and presidential elections once a new constitution is written.”
“The second solution proposed by ElBaradei would be to elect an interim president who would then appoint a national salvation government and preside over a consensual committee tasked with choosing Constituent Assembly members, with presidential and parliamentary polls to be held once a new constitution has been drafted.”
Mr. ElBaradei has been calling for such an arrangement for months, and warning
that the conditions in Egypt are still not right for a presidential election.""
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=81785419
to today
Profiles: Adly Mansour and Mohamed ElBaradei - Egypt’s incoming leaders
Wednesday 03 July 2013
Adly Mansour: Egypt's interim President
Adly Mansour only took up his job as chief justice of the country’s Supreme Constitutional Court on 1 June, and now finds himself Egypt’s interim President.
Born in 1945, Mansour was appointed to the court in 1992, making him one of its longest-serving judges. The Muslim Brotherhood and the court repeatedly clashed during Mohamed Morsi’s clumsy attempts to force through constitutional change, with the Islamist party seeing it as an enemy and launching sometimes violent protests against its members.
Despite his control over Egypt’s political institutions Morsi was never able to control the judiciary, many of whom were Mubarak-era appointees. In December last year security guards had to step in after the car of Maher al-Beheiry, Mansour’s predecessor, was attacked by Brotherhood supporters fearful the court would dissolve the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the amended constitution.
Mohamed ElBaradei: Egypt's interim Prime Minister
Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog and Nobel Peace laureate, was a virtual unknown in his own country until a few years ago. Returning to his country in 2010 after years working abroad, he decided to challenge the then President, Hosni Mubarak.
He played a key role in protests that removed Mr Mubarak from power, and he has since emerged as a key opposition figure.
He was to stand as a liberal, secular candidate in July’s presidential elections, but withdrew his bid in January citing concerns about the undemocratic way the military was governing Egypt.
In April 2012, Mr ElBaradei launched a new political party which he said would be above ideology. He is now expected to take the role of Prime Minister in a technocratic government that will rule until a parliamentary election can be held.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/profiles-adly-mansour-and-mohamed-elbaradei--egypts-incoming-leaders-8686258.html
so .. after the 'kinda coup-like' hiccup Mr ElBaradei has, though not one elected yet, a semblance of his "second solution", Adly Mansour as interim president with himself as interim PM .. now? .. more steps toward a more solid democracy in Egypt, with i'm sure we all hope violence and killing kept to some disappointing in itself, yet expected minimum .. hated to see this one ..
Cairo, July 4, 2013 - Violent clashes across Egypt ; 14 killed
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/violent-clashes-across-egypt-14-killed/article4880159.ece
====== .. one opinion just found ..
Egypt coup - what happens next? Q & A
Now that Mohamed Morsi has been ousted as Egypt's president by the army, Richard Spencer asks what happens next and how does this change the dynamic of the Arab Spring.
Egyptians wave national flags as fireworks light the sky over Tahrir Square Photo: AP
By Richard Spencer, Cairo - 10:44PM BST 03 Jul 2013
What happens next?
The "road-map" announced by the army is a swift one. The chief justice will be sworn in on Thursday as interim head of state, and will oversee a revision of the constitution to be followed by fresh parliamentary and presidential elections - preferably with simpler rules than those last year which stretched out over several weeks. The key question is whether the Muslim Brotherhood will be allowed to take part - and whether they will agree to do so.
Who is in charge?
Gen Abfulfattah al-Sisi, the defence minister, insists he has no pretentions to power. Judge Adly Mansour, chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court, is the new acting head of state. Mohammed Elbaradei, the former UN atomic agency chief, has taken on his now familiar role as a revolutionary eminence grise - he was the first politician to speak to the nation last night to back the new arrangements. But few would doubt that in reality power lies in the hands of the man who announced the coup to the Egyptian .. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt .. people, claiming in time-honoured fashion to be acting in their name - Gen Sisi himself.
Protesters use flares while demonstrating against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in Tahrir Square
How will the Muslim Brotherhood react?
The coup is undoubtedly important for Egypt's future. The Brotherhood's reaction will have repercussions around the world. Mohamed Morsi won 5.7 million votes in the first round of last year's election, and 13.2 million in the subsequent run-off. The Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party won more than 10 million votes in parliamentary elections.
The implicit threat of many Islamist leaders is simple: if we cannot win by democratic means, why should we take part?
The Brotherhood has spawned many of the world's Islamist terror groups, even while renouncing violence itself. If, however, it manages to present a more inclusive face it may yet find itself in the position of the ruling party in Turkey. Islamists there were forced out of office the first time they were elected, but are now the party of government. Other Islamist groups round the world will be watching.
What does this mean for the US and Barack Obama's Middle East policy?
The US now finds itself funding a military which has carried out a coup against a leader Washington has called democratically and fairly elected. Mr Obama has set great store, ever since his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo in 2009, of supporting pragmatic engagement as well as democratic reform. Now he has to choose between them, and the $1.5 billion (£980 million) grant to Egypt's military will be his first test.
Mr Obama said he had ordered a review into the $1.5 billion (£980 million) in US foreign aid to Egypt after Mr Morsi was ousted.
Most important still will be the new government promising to keep the peace treaty with Israel – as the Brotherhood did, but some parties oppose.
An Egyptian man stands next to a military armoured vehicle where Islamists supporting Mr Morsi gathered
How does this change the dynamic of the Arab Spring?
Egypt was the biggest scalp of the Arab Spring, and the restoration of military rule seems to bring it to a crashing halt. However, that will depend on whether elections are held soon. The coup could possibly burnish the "Spring's" reputation - its greatest critics said it was replacing military dictatorships with religious ones.
Will it affect Syria?
One report suggested the turning point for Gen Sisi was a rally where Mr Morsi and a succession of speakers supported the Sunni opposition in Syria in vivid terms. He is said to have recoiled from visions of a legion of hardened young militants returning to Egypt from the battlefront. He will want a more disengaged stance, though is unlikely to change Egypt's anti-Assad stance totally.
Fireworks are seen as army soldiers take their positions in front
of protesters near the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10158870/Egypt-coup-what-happens-next-Q-and-A.html
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