can't help but see some parallel to Gaza, and there Hamas gained .. circumstances are different though .. and am sure we've read here Hamas broke from the Brotherhood .. lol, sorry, not up to finding it now .. oh .. there is this just found ..
Egypt Court: Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, And Hezbollah Broke President Morsi Out Of Jail In 2011
Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press 24 June 2013 1:08 AM
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi attends a bi-lateral signing ceremony with Brazil’s president at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil on May 8, 2013,
.. you're right, guess it is a mob, while the protests were so big it could be seen also as the spirit of the people .. in the end Morsi (Mursi) didn't win the election by many votes .. the turnout was way down as i recall .. i see it as a kinda-coup as the army has placed technocrats at the helm (or, is that what often happens?) .. as we know though, and as you said earlier, the army still has a lot of say as to who.
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