Egypt seizes assets of Muslim Brotherhood

[medeak]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23308838

An attempt to change the brain channel of OCD Zimmerman posts...and second Snowden. There is other news!

[medeak]

1. Egyptians say power is on and no lines for gas first time

remiss saying: Some report a conspiracy to withold gas and utilities since president was elected.

[Igel]

2. That's what they protested for the first time.

That's what they protested for the second time.

You have 500k people and you want to know what they're protesting for, you say, "Hey, what are you protesting for?" You not only don't expect 500k answers, you really only want perhaps 10.

OFcourse, you say it in English. Only the educated in Egypt will know English. They will answer, "We are protesting for democracy." All 10.

You really think they're going to answer, "We are protesting because we are superior and deserve to be the only dictators"?

You ask what the others are protesting for, and the educated say, "They are also protesting for democracy.'

You really think they're going to answer, "They have no use for us or our cause, they'd vote for a used condom if they thought its promises of cheap food, cheap housing, cheap fuel, and a job were in the least trustworthy"?

However, we look at the answers and think, "What good and sage answers these Egyptians have given. Like us, they are educated and they respect democracy. We approve of them. They are good and kind and decent." And that's that. If they confiscate, coup, horde, manipulate, it doesn't matter. We know in our hearts they are good and kind and decent.

[Zorra]

3. Looks like it may be a genuine successful democratic revolution!!!

Congratulations to the people of Egypt!

[Comrade Grumpy]

4. That's what you take from the military seizing the Muslim Brotherhood's assets?

Weird.

[Zorra]

5. It's what I take from seeing the Muslim Brotherhood fascists

finished off.

[DirkGently]

6. What's the U.S. even saying about this?

Supposedly we were in favor of the democratic election, but I can't think the Muslim Brotherhood, nonviolent statements and all, made Washington comfortable.

Any word on whether we're going to call this a "military coup" vis a vis continued aid?

[kelliekat44]

7. To me, this is so wrong. It's going t take a very long time for Egypt to be a nation again. nt

[pampango]

8. And a cheer goes up in Damascus.

Recent events in Egypt have overshadowed the bitter conflict in Syria which has been raging on for more than two years. In fact, the overthrow of Islamist president Mohammad Mursi is seen as an important victory for the beleaguered Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad as his forces move on to dislodge the rebels from the important city of Homs in central Syria.

Under Mursi, Egypt had become an important player in the anti-Al Assad camp, hosting meetings by the opposition and embracing calls by Sunni clerics to join the jihad in Syria against the regime, Hezbollah and Iran. Two weeks before he was deposed by the military, Mursi cut off diplomatic relations with Damascus and encouraged Egyptians to go to Syria to fight. Few believed Al Assad would outlast Mursi, who was to rule for three more years as Egypt’s elected leader.

http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/why-al-assad-could-still-prevail-1.1208707

The army seizing the assets of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is another victory for Assad. The MB has less capability to support anti-Assad forces in Syria.