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Brotherhood Offices Torched As Egypt Turns Against US Muppet President Turned “Temporary Dictator”
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/23/2012
Shoe-throwing has escalated to building burning as demonstrators clash in Egpyt over Muslim Brotherhood-backed Mursi’s ‘coup-like’ decision to make his decisions above judicial review. The self-annointed omnipotence comes after the judiciary were about to undo the Islamist-dominated panel drawing up the country’s new constitution. This so-called “coup against legitimacy” has brought back painful memories as opposition leaders (ElBaradei) calls the ‘temporary dictator’ a “new pharaoh” – the same term of derision used against Mubarak when he was in power.
As Reuters notes, the protests and accusations are worryingly reminiscent of the 2011 anti-Mubarak uprising as the infamous Tahrir Square is dominated by calls of “the people want to bring down the regime.” The Muslim Brotherhood offices have been set ablaze as a consequence of this ‘decree’ and the US (a generous benefactor to Egypt’s military) is “very concerned about the possible huge ramifications of this declaration on human rights and the rule of law in Egypt.” But it is leading protesters that perhaps summarize the situation best: “The decree is basically a coup on state institutions and the rule of law that is likely to undermine the revolution and the transition to democracy, I worry Mursi will be another dictator like the one before him.”
Via Reuters:
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s decree exempting all his decisions from legal challenge until a new parliament was elected caused fury amongst his opponents on Friday who accused him of being the new Hosni Mubarak and hijacking the revolution.
Thousands of chanting protesters packed Tahrir Square, the heart of the 2011 anti-Mubarak uprising, demanding Mursi quit and accusing him of launching a “coup”. There were violent protests in Alexandria, Port Said and Suez.
Mursi’s aides said the presidential decree was to speed up a protracted transition that has been hindered by legal obstacles but Mursi’s rivals were quick to condemn him as a new autocratic pharaoh who wanted to impose his Islamist vision on Egypt.
