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| U.S. Calls on Egyptian Army to Release Morsi |
| 2013-07-13 |
[An Nahar] The United States on Friday urged the Egyptian military and interim leaders to free deposed president Mohammed Morsi for the first time since he was placed in durance vileYez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! over a week ago. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States agreed with Germany's earlier appeal for Morsi to be released and was "publicly" making the same request. Morsi has been held in a "safe place," according to the interim leaders, and has not been seen in public since being ousted on July 3. In past days, while condemning arbitrary arrests, Psaki had refused to say whether the U.S. administration believed Morsi should be freed. Psaki said she was making the call for Morsi's release "today, publicly," but refused to say what had determined the U.S. change of stance. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Must suck to have ANOTHER country thumb its nose at you, huh Bambi? side note: it has been awhile since the Ditherer-in-Chief hit the links. Wonder why???? |
| Posted by: USN. Ret. 2013-07-13 22:07 |
| #11 Didn't we encourage the Shah to release Khomeini on humanitarian grounds? That worked out well, didn't it? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-07-13 14:47 |
| #10 Continuing Barbara's story: "After he jumped out, he managed to hang on to the copter for a few minutes. We tried to help him by stepping on his fingers to help him hold on. For some reason, he let go." |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-07-13 14:13 |
| #9 Release him from a helicopter - at 1000 feet. "We flew him away for his own safety, but for some unknown reason he jumped out of the helicopter. Guess we forgot to lock the door. Sorry." |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-07-13 13:49 |
| #8 Morsi being held for his own safety: army Former president Mohamed Morsi is being held at a military facility “for his own security,” the armed forces said on Saturday. Spokesman for the armed forces Colonel Ahmed Ali said that due to the current instability in the country, Morsi would be held for his own safety until the situation stabilises. However Egyptian prosecutor has received complaints against Mursi Egypt's public prosecutor's office said on Saturday it had received complaints accusing deposed President Mohamed Mursi and other senior leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood of spying, inciting killings of protesters and damaging the economy. The prosecutor's office said in a statement it was investigating the complaints to prepare a file so that those accused could be questioned. It did not say who had lodged the complaints. Egypt's legal system allows prosecutors to investigate complaints made by the police or by any member of the public. It can take days or months for formal charges to appear. Prosecutors rarely issue statements based on complaints before charges are filed. The statement named eight other Islamist figures including the Brotherhood's top leader, Mohamed Badie, and the deputy leader of its political party Essam El-Erian, and said others had also been named. Mursi has been held incommunicado at an undisclosed location with since the military removed him from power on July 3. Badie and El-Erian are among senior Brotherhood officials that the authorities have already said are wanted over accusations they incited violence. |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-07-13 12:32 |
| #7 Egyptian army replies "we will---once Obamacare is implemented" |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-07-13 12:00 |
| #6 Release him from the roof of a 3 story building like his supporters do. This is the second SoS head yet the results are strikengly the same, and with a similar response time. Takes all the wonder out of it. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-07-13 11:47 |
| #5 Perhaps Ms. Psaki will next offer to trade the blind sheik for Morsi? |
| Posted by: Mugsy Glink 2013-07-13 11:42 |
| #4 U.S. Calls on Egyptian Army to Release Morsi, our man in Cairo FIFY Someone in the WH inner circle forgot that the MB assassinated Anwar Sadat who came out the military cabal. Revenge is a dish best served cold. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-07-13 08:53 |
| #3 Backing the wrong team is something we've done quite well over the years. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-13 05:01 |
| #2 And CINC never understood that this was an antagonist group from way back when. Back the wrong team, get the wrong dream. But that happens when your choom gang decides your political levity. FUK woodstck and everyone now running the government from it. This thing is a joke and it is coming down. One way or another, this is over. |
| Posted by: newc 2013-07-13 02:18 |
| #1 "Morsi should definitely be released. But if he had an accident and fell down the stairs, we wouldn't feel bad. We never liked him anyway." |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-07-13 01:47 |