US and, EU Pose as Honest Brokers While Backing Egypt?s Military Assault on Democracy

Sunday, 21 July 2013 13:24

'Egypt?s transition to civilian government culminating in the June 2012 presidential election of Mohamed Morsi was far from perfect. Nevertheless, the inescapable fact is that Morsi was legally elected. His deposition under orders from the Supreme Council of Armed Forces can only be defined as a coup.

What we see emerging is an authoritarian civilian front for the military deep state.?The hypocrisy of the US and Europe is breathtaking. Not a mention of military coup or massacres, but fulsome talk about inclusivity and transition.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns told his Egyptian hosts: ?I did not come with American solutions, nor did I come to lecture anyone. We will not try to impose our model on Egypt.? With these words, the American diplomat was justifying the military subversion of Egypt?s tentative political process and the ongoing annual subsidy of $1.3 billion in US military aid.'

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Source: http://www.davidicke.com/headlines/87422-us-and-eu-pose-as-honest-brokers-while-backing-egypts-military-assault-on-democracy

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