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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 5 July 2013 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)18. What REALLY Caused the Coup Against the Egyptian President
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/07/what-really-caused-the-coup-against-the-egyptian-president.html
Egypts Support for Intervention in Syria Was the Straw that Broke the Camels Back
The protests in Egypt against president Mohammed Morsi were according to the BBC the largest in history.
The Egyptian military threw Morsi out in a coup today.
Why?
Irish Times reports:
Army concern about the way President Mohamed Morsi was governing Egypt reached tipping point when the head of state attended a rally packed with hardline fellow Islamists calling for holy war in Syria, military sources have said.
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Mr Morsi himself called for foreign intervention in Syria against Mr Assad, leading to a veiled rebuke from the army, which issued an apparently bland but sharp-edged statement the next day stressing that its only role was guarding Egypts borders.
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The armed forces were very alarmed by the Syrian conference at a time the state was going through a major political crisis, said one officer, whose comments reflected remarks made privately by other army staff. He was speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to talk to the media.
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For the army, the Syria rally had crossed a national security red line by encouraging Egyptians to fight abroad, risking creating a new generation of jihadists, said Yasser El-Shimy, analyst with the International Crisis Group.
Obama had recently sent American troops to prop up Mursi, and the protesters were furious at the U.S. for backing Islamic radicals.
Egypts Support for Intervention in Syria Was the Straw that Broke the Camels Back
The protests in Egypt against president Mohammed Morsi were according to the BBC the largest in history.
The Egyptian military threw Morsi out in a coup today.
Why?
Irish Times reports:
Army concern about the way President Mohamed Morsi was governing Egypt reached tipping point when the head of state attended a rally packed with hardline fellow Islamists calling for holy war in Syria, military sources have said.
***
Mr Morsi himself called for foreign intervention in Syria against Mr Assad, leading to a veiled rebuke from the army, which issued an apparently bland but sharp-edged statement the next day stressing that its only role was guarding Egypts borders.
***
The armed forces were very alarmed by the Syrian conference at a time the state was going through a major political crisis, said one officer, whose comments reflected remarks made privately by other army staff. He was speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to talk to the media.
***
For the army, the Syria rally had crossed a national security red line by encouraging Egyptians to fight abroad, risking creating a new generation of jihadists, said Yasser El-Shimy, analyst with the International Crisis Group.
Obama had recently sent American troops to prop up Mursi, and the protesters were furious at the U.S. for backing Islamic radicals.
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