As the situation in Egypt escalates, a source with very close ties to the Egyptian government tells Breitbart News that the country is preparing to send a diplomatic mission to Russia. While the Obama Administration sends conflicting messages about the conflict, Russia, China and Saudi Arabia have issued strong statements in support of the government’s […]
Li Muzi/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom The Obama Administration’s influence in Egypt has evaporated as Egypt’s “Arab Spring” hopes for a democratic transition have wilted during a summer of rising violence. Egypt’s army, which ousted the unpopular, autocratic and anti-Western President Mohamed Morsi in a July 3 coup, turned a deaf ear to Washington’s call for political accommodation with […]
As Egypt descends into total chaos with Obama backing the wrong side. Obama is facing increasing criticism that an “incoherent” policy toward Egypt, much like Obama’s policy toward Syria. Obama is putting U.S. money and influence on the line and it leading to an Islamic terrorist state. The Obama administration claims to be staying […]
(CNSNews.com) – A White House “We the People” petition asking the Obama administration to designate Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization has garnered 187,957 signatures in 30 days – nearly double the number of signatures required for petitions to earn an official response from the Obama administration. The petition was posted on the White […]
By Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog 1. Don’t Believe Anything You Hear Egyptian liberals allied with the Muslim Brotherhood to overthrow Mubarak and challenge the military. In those heady Tahrir Square days, they ridiculed the idea that the Muslim Brotherhood was part of the protests and that Mubarak’s overthrow would benefit it. Now […]
Egyptian army chief in interview says Defense Secretary Hagel calls him almost every day, but Obama has not called. US President Barack Obama appears to have angered supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, as well as supporters of the army coup that toppled him on July 3. [youtube WL_mEYP8N-A nolink] Leaders of the Muslim […]
by Daniel Pipes National Post July 4, 2013 National Post headline: “Morsi’s departure leaves legacy of danger” The overthrow of Mohamed Morsi in Egypt delights and worries me. Delight is easy to explain. What appears to have been the largest political demonstration in history uprooted the arrogant Islamists of Egypt who ruled with near-total disregard […]
By Daniel Greenfield On the day that President Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s brutal tyrant who had presided over the torture and mass rape of protesters, was overthrown by popular protests, a statement was issued by the White House. The statement said, “The United States does not support particular individuals or political parties” and then […]
Germany and the United States on Friday called for the release of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi amid mounting tensions between supporters and opponents over his overthrow. “We call for an end to the restrictions on Mr. Morsi’s whereabouts,” a German foreign ministry spokesman told reporters, according to the AFP news agency. The German ministry […]
The Obama Administration’s indecision in the face of current events in Egypt is backfiring. Freedom-aspiring Egyptians are angry with the U.S. for supporting now-deposed President Mohamed Morsi as he became more and more authoritarian, while Morsi’s backers are angry with the U.S. for supporting a military coup of a democratically elected president. As Heritage Distinguished […]
