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Africa North
Tantawi's sack strengthens Mursi
2012-08-13
If he gets away with it, that is...
EgyptÂ’s president ordered changes to the military top brass yesterday, including pensioning off Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi who served Hosni Mubarak for two decades, in a move that further stamps the new leaderÂ’s authority on the state.

President Muhammad Mursi also canceled a constitutional declaration that limited presidential powers and which the ruling army council issued in June, as voting in the election that brought Mursi to power drew to a close.
So the Islamicist coup against Mubarak now closes Phase III of operations...
“Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has been transferred into retirement from today,” presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said in a statement, appointing in his place as armed forces chief and defense minister Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Mursi also ordered Chief of Staff Sami Enan to retire and appointed Gen. Sidki Sobhi in his place. Both Tantawi and Enan were appointed advisers to Mursi.

Gen. Mohamed El-Assar, who was appointed deputy defense minister, said the decision had been taken in consultation with Tantawi and the rest of the military council.

In further changes, Mursi appointed a judge, Mahmoud Mekky, as his vice president.
Posted by:Steve White

#1  So Mursi has gotten rid of the Top Eggs in the Egyptian Military whom once protected Mubarak but then later turned agz him + supported the "Egyptian/Cairo Spring".

More bad news for Israel.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-08-13 00:56