Muslim Brotherhood's Snipers Attack in Cairo (Update: Army Retaliates)

[khad]

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/07/06/Cairo-residents-Heavily-armed-Islamists-attacked-us-.html


Residents say the attack began just minutes after the Brotherhood’s supreme guide, Mohammed Badie, gave a fiery speech to Mursi supporters camped out in Cairo’s Nasr City, which was broadcast live on television.

“The attack came minutes after Badie’s speech. They treated us like infidels. They were chanting ‘Allahu akbar’ (God is greatest) as they were shooting us,” said Ahmed Fattouh.

On the door of one shop hung a sign announcing that the owner, 26-year-old Abdallah Sayyed Abdelazim, had been killed.

Parts of Manial were a ghost town on Saturday, with businesses shuttered and residents devastated by the night’s violence.

“The clashes started at 7:30 pm and continued until three in the morning. Their ammunition just didn’t run out. They are trying to terrorize us and take over the country,” said Khaled Tawfik.

Shopkeeper Mohammed Fekry, 29, who was wounded by birdshot said at least 10 people were killed and dozens injured.

“We have 10 people dead in this area, including six people who died with single bullets in the head. There were snipers on the roof of the Salaheddine mosque,” Fekry said.

[Brutus]

What do they hope to gain from this?

[Paul Cockshott]

Well they may reckon that an armed uprising is their only viable option now.

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

I have a feeling that, after the revolution, there will be a similar situation involving various fascists, conservatives, religious fanatics, and other reactionary bourgeoisie elements.

These guys think they have a divine mandate to rule Egypt, and they're willing to slaughter people in a peaceful gathering just to express that. Some of the bourgeoisie will feel the same way.

[A Revolutionary Tool]

I have a feeling that, after the revolution, there will be a similar situation involving various fascists, conservatives, religious fanatics, and other reactionary bourgeoisie elements.

These guys think they have a divine mandate to rule Egypt, and they're willing to slaughter people in a peaceful gathering just to express that. Some of the bourgeoisie will feel the same way.

Well of course, isn't that what usually happens. When there are masses of people in the streets against your agenda they try to strike terror in you. I really just hope this conflict doesn't turn into a Islamic vs. Secularist battle like so many are making it out to be.

[Teacher]

I remember when Mubarak fell there were all these U.S. liberals trying to whitewash the Muslim Brotherhood. This whole "Arab Spring" has made me develop a special disdain for people like Juan Cole.

[RadioRaheem84]

These MB guys are just fascist religious nut jobs plain and simple. I hope they're stopped.

[RedSonRising]

I remember when Mubarak fell there were all these U.S. liberals trying to whitewash the Muslim Brotherhood. This whole "Arab Spring" has made me develop a special disdain for people like Juan Cole.

The thing is, after the Gamal Abdul Nasser crackdown and elimination of the original radical Muslim Brotherhood leadership, they turned into a de-fanged social advocacy group that largely rejected institutional authority, and gave themselves a maximum percentage of seats in government. They had a huge hand in organizing the original protests in Tarhir square, but never claimed to lead them. Of course, all that has changed, but it helps explain why the people elected them in the first place and why they're so quick to turn their backs on them now.

[khad]

Saddle up, nerds.

Things are moving faster than anyone could have imagined. Following the sniper and machine gun attacks in Cairo, the Army seems to have killed several dozen Ikhwanist protesters, claiming self-defense. The pro-Morsi side claims that the protesters were peaceful, but as I have not studied independent video of this incident, I cannot reliably assess these claims from either side.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0708/Bullet-casings-witnesses-point-to-massacre-by-Egyptian-army-police


Egyptian security services opened fire on supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi during early morning worship today, killing 51 people in less than 30 minutes and plunging the polarized nation deeper into crisis. The spasm of violence marked the bloodiest single incident in a week of nationwide unrest that has followed Mr. Morsi's ouster.

The Egyptian military has defended opening fire as an act of protection, risking an even greater backlash from Islamist supporters who already feel deeply aggrieved at the army's role in last week's coup.

Eyewitnesses reported that both police and military forces opened fire on a crowd of the president's supporters as they prayed outside a military facility. In addition to the 51 people killed, more than 430 were wounded, according to the Egyptian health ministry.

The protesters have been staging a sit-in outside the Republican Guard Officers Club since Friday, after army officers shot and killed three during demonstrations supporting Morsi. Many of those gathered outside believed that the former president was being held in the facility.Al-Nour formally withdraws its support of the transitional government as a result of this latest incident.

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/07/08/al-nour-party-withdraws-from-al-sisis-roadmap/



Clashes erupted between pro-Morsi protesters sitting-in at the Republican Guard headquarters and army personnel Monday morning leaving at least 51 killed.

“We will not remain silent over this massacre,” Bakkar said on his official twitter account. “We wanted to prevent bloodshed, but here it is being shed in floods.”

Party Chairman Youness Makhyoun announced the party’s full withdrawal from the “so-called roadmap” announced by General Commander of the Armed Forces Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi. He also added the party will no longer interact with interim president Adly Mansour.

The Al-Nour Party has rejected two prime minister nominations so far proposed by the presidency.

[khad]

Egyptian Al-Jazeera correspondent Hagag Salama resigns on air, citing network's incitement of civil war in Egypt

na_kGkXw8ok

[Paul Pott]

The junta is saying there won't be a parliamentary vote until 2014, and the presidential vote will be after that.

[khad]

aEQsNbFTXgY

[KurtFF8]

They had a huge hand in organizing the original protests in Tarhir square, but never claimed to lead them. Of course, all that has changed, but it helps explain why the people elected them in the first place and why they're so quick to turn their backs on them now.

Strange, I've heard quite the opposite from pretty much everyone and every publication/account of the original uprising, i.e. what the MB had virtually nothing to do with the original uprising against Mubarak and that their ascent to power was thus rather opportunistic considering their lack of mobilization during the 2011 events. (although a quick wiki read shows that they were involved, but I remember reading quite a bit at the time that they were not a significant force at the time)