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| Draft Egypt army roadmap to change constitution, scrap parliament |
| 2013-07-02 |
| [REUTERS] Egypt's armed forces would suspend the constitution and dissolve an Islamist-dominated parliament under a draft political roadmap to be pursued if Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and the liberal opposition fail to agree by Wednesday, military sources said. The sources told Rooters the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) was still discussing details and the plan, intended to resolve a political crisis that has brought millions of protesters into the streets, could be changed based on political developments and consultations. Chief-of-staff General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called in a statement on Monday for Mursi to agree within 48 hours on power-sharing with other political forces, saying the military would otherwise set out its own roadmap for the country's future. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Crude Cracks $102 As Egyptian Army "Ready To Die" WTI Crude futures just topped $102 per barrel (the highest price in 14 months) as Reuters reports 16 dead and Egypt's high command saying the army was ready to die to defend Egypt's people against terrorists and fools, in a response to Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Their comment (via Facebook) read "We swear to God that we will sacrifice even our blood for Egypt and its people, to defend them against any terrorist, radical or fool," was issued 3 hours after Mursi's TV statement. |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-07-02 23:01 |
| #1 I think we will see a large corpse count over the next 2 weeks. Morsi can't win, but I don't see the MB going without a fight. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2013-07-02 19:07 |