Coup in Egypt?

[malaise]

Military tells Morsi he has 48 hours to go

[WinkyDink]

5. Are you telling the Egyptians how they ought to live? (And does this mean you supported Chavez?)

I did. But I'm not a newbie here, either.

[ornotna]

8. No, they were telling us how we should live

A not too subtle suggestion that a coup is needed here.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Egypt presidential aide on army deadline: 'Obviously we feel this is a military coup' -

Egypt's presidency defies threat of military coup

Mohamed Morsi's regime has indicated that it will not give in to the threat of a military coup, just hours after the Egyptian army gave it 48 hours to placate the millions who have taken to the streets calling for the president's departure.

The head of Egypt's armed forces, General Abdel Fattah Sisi, threatened direct military involvement in the political process "if the demands of the people are not realised", in a statement implying that Morsi should either step down or at least call early elections.

The presidency indicated that it viewed the statement as a coup d'etat, and implied that Morsi was safe as long as his administration still had US support.

"Obviously we feel this is a military coup," a presidential aide said. "But the conviction within the presidency is that [the coup] won't be able to move forward without American approval."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/01/egypts-presidency-defies-threat-military-coup

[malaise]

3. Well that's that then

Expect a blood bath either way

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Egyptian armed forces says it rejects accusations it has mounted a military coup;

Egyptian armed forces says it rejects accusations it has mounted a military coup; is responding to the 'pulse of the Egyptian street' -

Latest news headline from Breaking News
( I really like that site, just incoming headlilnes, with links to photos and stories sometimes, but not always)

[Earth_First]

6. 33 out of 84 million people clamoring for your ouster isn't a coup...

it's a statement.

[polly7]

10. Yes, a statement that any politician who honestly cares about the people wouldn't

just brush off. Maybe there isn't such a thing anymore ...

[MineralMan]

7. Things appear to be complex in Cairo, don't they?

I suspect they'll continue to be complex.

[bigtree]

9. more of a disobedience

. . . than a coup.