Initially sold to the Egyptian public as the “people’s” choice in the wake of anti-government rallies, the nation’s new junta is finding itself losing allies left and right, and rapidly losing what little legitimacy it may have claimed.
After losing the al-Nour Party, Egypt’s second largest, in the wake of yesterday’s massacre, the junta now has the largest Liberal bloc repudiating it in response to a “decree” by the military-imposed interim president.
The decree detailed how the new constitution would be drafted, and after the moderate factions were disappointed in the last constitution for being too Islamist, they aren’t holding out much hope for the new committee of pro-military Mubarak-era judges doing any better.
If anything, the edict also cemented the reality that “interim” rule is going to be protracted indeed, with the first new elections being pushed back until at least early 2014, and the odds of a new president coming before 2015 slim at best.
Human rights groups also warn that the decree is giving the military broad discretion to return to the era of military tribunals for captured civilian detainees, another return to Mubarak-style military rule.
Though there are still a handful of political factions supporting the coup, that number is dwindling fast, and groups with any real clout are drying up quickly. This might hurt the military’s image abroad, though nations like the US seem eager to support the coup in everything but name, and the loss of political support may even free the military’s hand in some ways, allowing it to rule by force with less concern for political groups that don’t back it.
Having already denounced massacred protesters for the ousted government as “terrorists,” the military has set a precedent that it can do as it pleases, at least for now.
Main stream corporate media has already given its blessing to the new U.S. funded police state in Egypt.
It appears that the generals did not count on the steadfastness of the pro Morsi supporters. The massacre that took place was calculated to disperse the crowds and break their momentum before the Muslim fast of Ramadhan so the generals could execute the aftermath of their well rehearsed coup. They also expected that the MB would capitulate in the face of overwhelming odds as was the case in 1954. However, in the year 2013 things are different. In addition, what initially unified these disparate groups was their hatred of the MB. Now that the MB is out they are fighting among themselves. Even with the billions that are suddenly pouring into Egypt from the Gulf they will not be able to govern a populace that rejects military rule.
The so-called liberals supported military to oust Mursi now they are opposing the military to gain some legitimacy in the eyes of Egyptian people. These people like democracy only if they can somehow grab the power.
This is a show for public consumption, eventually the military is going to 'concede' to the 'people' and impose only the restrictions desired by the western masters. Even so, the degree of instability induced by the latest events might prove impossible to handle and all-out violence may ensue.
What has happened in Turkey and now Egypt is ironic indeed when measured against the rule of the Assad regime which has continued to work within Syria's constitution, while fighting off a foreign invasion. This is not to say that the government was not unnecessarily brutal in early 2011 when it put down demonstrations in Daraa and Homs, or that the "civil war" has not been bloody, but one senses that if Assad survives until 2014, he will be reelected by a wide margin, his government will engage the Syrian people in rebuilding Syria's economy and civil society, and the government will not abrogate Syria's Constitutional reforms.
Idiot apologist for a decades-old dictatorship! I've been there, have you. you don't know what you're talking about. maybe you're so used to the dictatorship that's starting here that you don't mind.Wait and see!
The western hand-picked "interrim" president, vice-president and prime ministers, are all from the school of "liberal" economics, that killed Egypt's economy in the first place. It is clear that this collection of generals that orchestrated a coup want to return Mubarak era oligarchy. What helped them is Saudi-sponosred Salafi religious leaders that were the cause of massive protest against Mursi. Now, they see that they have been manipulated, so they join the rest of Egyptians against the coup. But it may be late. These generals are of US school, and call people terrorists, so they can kill their way to controlling the masses. Unless, another group of generals ousts this one. It was a bad mistake for US to push Morsi out, as much as they did not like him. At least there were elections for president, parlament and the referrendum on consitution. These clowns now think they can undo it all by decrees.
As the Angry Arab said on his blog, the Egyptian demonstrators are relying on a military that has given Egypt autocrats to promote decracy. Something is wrong with that picture.
Iran – 1953
precisely
Its not going to matter a lot who emerges or what political system is agreed or imposed unless prices and employment are fixed. The Arab Spring is, at its roots, a blow-back against global business and military cartels, monopolies and extortion. The same applies to the situation within the US and EU. Until austerity for legal persons as well as natural persons, or preferably instead of natural persons, takes place then mayhem and chaos will increase everywhere.
Pity the poor Egyptian people – thanks to US/UK perpetual meddling, and being the unfortunate neighbor of Israel – they are doomed to one dictator after another. Sometimes he wears a suit to hide his allegiance and true motives. Other times an Army uniform.
President Obama has masterfully engineered real change in Egypt. He understands the people and the military. He knows that by having the US get rid of seciular Mubarak and then having the US support the Islamic Brotherhood, that the Islamic Brotherhood would fail opening an opportunity for the US to support the Military. The Military is allied with US and now we can expect good relations with our friend and ally the Egyptian Military… Israel the land where our Lord Jesus Christ was born is safe from attack now.
All hail the Supreme leader of America, Mr President Barack Obama.
We are the most intelligent life forms on Earth with the most powerful and wonderful Military in the history of Mankind. Even Atilla the Hun could not have defeated the US Military we are proving it by being in Afghanistan for 11 years and still the Taliban have been unable to defeat our massive, modern best equipped armies in the history of this Solar System.
Make no mistake, our handling of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Somalia, Pakistan, Yemen and soon Venezuela is absolutely masterful, right on the mark and done without error.
Thank Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior that he doesn't have to come down and correct things like he did 2000 years ago when the Romans were occupying Israel.
ITS ALL GOOD. AIN'T NO THANG.