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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

State Department: Morsi ‘A Far Cry from an Autocrat’


From National Review:

After the Egyptian president claimed unprecedented powers, prompting protests by various moderate and liberal factions across the country, the U.S. State Department has this to say: 
As we called for last week, when confronted with concerns about the decree that he issued, President Morsi entered into discussions with the judiciary, with other stakeholders in EgyptAs I said, I think we don’t yet know what the outcome of those are going to be, but that’s a far cry from an autocrat just saying my way or the highway.
GO READ THE WHOLE THING. 

2 comments:

  1. Obama had a nearly twenty minute tel conversation with Mursi, transcript here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/11/21/readout-president-s-call-president-morsi

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