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Africa North
Egypt: Mohammed Morsi insists 'I won't be another dictator'
2012-11-26
[Telegraph.CO.UK] As police continued to fight battles with protesters around Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday, Mr Morsi issued a statement stressing that the power seizure was only "temporary" and calling for political dialogue.

He also agreed to meet Egypt's judges on Monday to negotiate a solution to the crisis.

"The presidency reiterates the temporary nature of those measures, which are not intended to concentrate power," the statement said.

"The presidency stresses its firm commitment to engage all political forces in the inclusive democratic dialogue to reach a common ground."
Posted by:Fred

#16  "I won't be another dictator"

"I'll be WORSE!"
Posted by: Barbara   2012-11-26 19:13  

#15  Leading opposition figures including Mohammed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, Amr Moussa, the former head of the Arab League, and Abdelmoneim Aboul Fotouh, a moderate Islamist who challenged Mr Morsi for the presidency, announced the formation of a "National Salvation Front" to fight the decision.

Well. The opposition wheels out a veritable Murderers Row. Mr. Potato Head, Jerry Lewis's Bumbling Arab Twin and...the Other Guy. Considering their enviable track records, I'd say Morsi has nothing to worry about...
Posted by: tu3031   2012-11-26 18:03  

#14  Land clearing and excavations for the start of a new pyramid will commence in January, 2013.
Posted by: Raider   2012-11-26 17:23  

#13  I will not dictate, but I will reason with Them™. We will just streamline the process, like Hugo.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2012-11-26 16:07  

#12  "I will be a dictator like no other!"
Posted by: Secret Master   2012-11-26 12:58  

#11  Said the spider to the fly.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2012-11-26 12:49  

#10  I suppose he's going to accumulate 80 million bucks first and then go straight to being an ex-dictator, hypochondria optional.
Posted by: Solomon Protector of the Texans5923   2012-11-26 11:03  

#9  #6 Castro, Diem, Mandela, Zuma, Mugabe, Kharzi, Musharraf, Morsi, Carter, Obama.... we know how to pick'em!
Posted by Besoeker

Corrected and updated.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-11-26 10:59  

#8  See what a nice tie, a US university degree, and college professorship will get you?
Posted by: Pappy   2012-11-26 10:55  

#7  Don't agree with the inclusion of Diem in that list.
Posted by: bman   2012-11-26 10:54  

#6  Castro, Diem, Mandela, Zuma, Mugabe, Kharzi, Musharraf, Morsi.... we know how to pick'em!
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-11-26 09:02  

#5  I won't be another dictator, I'll be the new Pharaoh, dammit!
Posted by: Spot   2012-11-26 07:54  

#4  Morsi is a big fan of Frank Zappa's "We Are Not Groupies" routine.
Posted by: Perfesser   2012-11-26 06:48  

#3  And you can trust him, cuz...he's not like the others.
Posted by: tu3031   2012-11-26 02:51  

#2  Do it for The People, 'cause that's always worked out well.
Posted by: SteveS   2012-11-26 00:33  

#1  'I won't be [just] another dictator'
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-11-26 00:30  

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