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Jen Frey

The Perils of a 'People's Coup' in Egypt / UCLA Today - 0 views

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  • The Egyptian Army claims that it had no choice but to overthrow the country’s first legitimately elected president, Mohamed Morsi, and that last week’s coup reflected the will of the Egyptian people.
  • But Mr. Morsi’s fall does not bode well for the future of Egypt and democracy in the region.
  • By stepping in to remove an unpopular president, the Egyptian Army reaffirmed a despotic tradition in the Middle East: Army officers decide what the country needs, and they always know best.
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  • The army has assured the United States and the world that it won’t intervene in politics again after this coup. It has called upon all Egyptians to come together, to forget their differences, and not to seek vengeance.
  • However, while spouting this lofty rhetoric, the army has completely flouted the basic principles of the rule of law.
  • one of the army’s first acts was to close down all media that the military, in its infinite wisdom, deemed a danger to public order.
  • Secularists across the Middle East have traditionally failed at the ballot box because they lacked support among the pious masses and instead had to rely on the repressive might of the military.
  • The predictable result has been radicalization of the Islamists, after they lose trust in the hallowed principles of democracy and human rights.
  • How can Islamists be included when they are being jailed, and why should they engage in the democratic process when they know that if they win elections, the military and judiciary will likely intervene once more to neutralize them?
  • Democracy is not founded upon the principle of safeguarding the rights of the popular, but upon safeguarding the rights of the most unpopular. What so many Egyptians are forgetting is that the same "public interest" that justified the overthrow and persecution of one political party today will tomorrow justify the repression of anyone who questions the power of Egypt’s army and judiciary.
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    Preempting the "will of the people" or legitimate support for removal? Army and judiciary in Egypt linked with authoritarianism. Urge for caution.
Jen Frey

Statement by President Barack Obama on Egypt | The White House - 0 views

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  • we are committed to the democratic process and respect for the rule of law.  Since the current unrest in Egypt began, we have called on all parties to work together to address the legitimate grievances of the Egyptian people, in accordance with the democratic process, and without recourse to violence or the use of force.
  • ultimately the future of Egypt can only be determined by the Egyptian people.
  • we are deeply concerned by the decision of the Egyptian Armed Forces to remove President Morsy and suspend the Egyptian constitution.
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  • move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process, and to avoid any arbitrary arrests of President Morsy and his supporters.
  • democratic political order with participation from all sides and all political parties —secular and religious, civilian and military.
  • No transition to democracy comes without difficulty, but in the end it must stay true to the will of the people.
  • we will continue to work with the Egyptian people to ensure that Egypt’s transition to democracy succeeds.
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    Obama's July 3rd statement on events in Egypt.
Drew Rosenshine

The Perils of a 'People's Coup' - 2 views

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  • Drew Rosenshine on 17 Jul 13
     
    LOS ANGELES - THE Egyptian Army claims that it had no choice but to overthrow the country's first legitimately elected president, Mohamed Morsi, and that last week's coup reflected the will of the Egyptian people. It's true that most Egyptians hated Mr. Morsi's inept government and rejoiced at his downfall.
Kate Leslie

Egypt's New Government Doesn't Include Muslim Brotherhood - 0 views

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  • Kate Leslie on 19 Jul 13
     
    Even as analysts credited some of the ministers for their competence and for bringing badly needed expertise to Egypt's escalating economic crisis after a year of mismanagement, the composition of the cabinet exposed it to the same criticisms once heaped on Mr. Morsi: that he excluded his opponents from governing and, in the process, demolished any sense of political consensus. The government's legitimacy "is going to be very hard to measure," said Zaid al-Ali, a Cairo-based constitutional expert with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. "Under normal circumstances, the government would be accountable to the people, through elections and the media," he said. "Now there is no parliamentary institution. The only institution that can hold government accountable is the people, through demonstrations." "Legitimacy," he said, "is hanging by a thread."
Jen Frey

Egypt's Christians target of Islamist anger in wake of Morsi's ouster | Fox News - 0 views

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  • “There is a stronger solidarity between Christians and Muslims in countering extremism. These last two years were a wake up call for both moderate Christian and Muslims that national unity is in danger,” he said
  • “Egypt's Christians played an important role in ousting Morsi,”
  • t the Foundation from the Defense of Democracies based in Cairo. “They were part of the 20 to 30 million Egyptians who took to the streets, showing that Egypt is united despite its diversity,
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      Quote from Abaza points toward the ousting of Morsi as being the "will of the people."
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    Targeting of Christians by Islamists highlights need for reconciliation between various groups in Egypt.
shoshanna kostant

Egypt welcomes US remarks that Morsi's rule undemocratic, hopes for continued aid | JPo... - 0 views

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  • Egypt's interim rulers welcomed on Thursday remarks from the US State department describing the rule of toppled leader Mohamed Morsi as undemocratic, clearly hoping they signaled Washington would not cut off its $1.5 billion in annual aid.
  • Washington has been treading a careful line. US law bars aid to countries where a democratic government is removed in a coup. So far Washington has said it is too early to say whether the Egyptian events met that description.Nevertheless, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Wednesday, Morsi's government "wasn't a democratic rule"."What I mean is what we've been referencing about the 22 million people who have been out there voicing their views and making clear that democracy is not just about simply winning the vote at the ballot box."
  • shoshanna kostant on 17 Jul 13
     
    Article from Jerusalem Post 7.11.13
Rachel Reagan

Obama Isn't Declaring a 'Coup' in Egypt - for Now | TIME.com - 0 views

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  • “We will welcome all elected, peaceful governments — provided they govern with respect for all their people,” Obama explained. “Elections alone do not make true democracy.”
  • Parsing the meaning of democracy provides the Administration with rhetorical cover for its reluctance to declare the military’s ouster of Morsi a “coup.”
Kim Doherty

Egypt in Crisis: TuftsNow Q&A with Zack Gold (F09) | Tufts Fletcher School - 0 views

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  • Kim Doherty on 22 Jul 13
     
    Just two weeks before the rioting that resulted in the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, Zack Gold, F09, was visiting Cairo, where he thought things seemed eerily quiet. "Don't be fooled," he was told by people he met. "A protest is being planned." No one, though, could have predicted its size and impact.
Kathy Conti

Egypt's army chief defends Morsi's ouster - 0 views

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  • Kathy Conti on 18 Jul 13
     
    interesting comments from people on the streets in Egypt as well
Barbara Weiffenbach

Egypt's army chief defends Morsi's ouster - 0 views

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  • Barbara Weiffenbach on 19 Jul 13
     
    *Egypt's army chief claims that jailing Morsi is will of the people. *Assets of muslim brotherhood frozen. *US and Germany asking for the release of Morsi. *Members of new government sworn in
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