Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Morsi: "“I am the president of Egypt, there is no substitute for me!"

"... The speech seemed to augur the likelihood of violence when a 48-hour deadline issued by the military calling for Morsi and his opponents to find a solution to their impasse expires at 4:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. EDT).“The price can be my life,” he said.
The speech was likely to be read as a call to arms by thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members who’ve been forming their own security force, armed with sticks, helmets and Molotov cocktails, even as police and the country’s military seemed to be withdrawing their support from Morsi..."

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/07/02/195570/with-morsis-grip-on-power-slipping.html#storylink=cpy

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