From key peace negotiator to dictator? Egypt’s Morsi’s ‘absolute power’ play causes riots
In what can only be called a stunningly swift switch, Egypt’s President Morsi Mohamed has gone from key Middle East cease-fire negotiator to dictator, in just one day.
Mass crowds are once again rioting in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, where the Arab Spring began over a year ago. The revolution was successful in ousting Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s ruler for 30 years and holding peaceful elections.
This is the second time since the revolution that Egyptians have gathered in the place where it all started, questioning whether they were duped into promised democracy, when the new leaders are more interested in the same dictatorial rule of the past regime.
Has the newly elected Morsi, after being instrumental in brokering the cease-fire between Israel and Hama on Wednesday, after eight days of intense violence, sabotaged his reputation as a peace broker? Is he undermining the U.S. confidence in his ability to orchestrate change in the region, if he’s not pushing for change in his own country?
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