On Jul 6, 2013, at 10:59 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
The coup in Egypt is unfolding so far much like the coup in
Venezuela against Chavez in 2002 or the coup in Honduras against
Zelaya in 2009.
Except for one tiny difference--Those coups against them were
motivated by the fact that Chavez and Zelaya had been elected by and
retained the support of big popular majorities. The destitution of
Morsi, who had been elected as lesser-evil under the most dubious of
elections with a tiny plurality, was motivated by the fact that a huge
popular majority was in the streets demanding his ouster.
> Morsi was recalled by an overwhelming majority of
> Egyptians. Who, unfortunately, were unable to impose their own
democratic
> government at this stage of their revolution. Which left--very
> temporarily--the military as the sole institution capable of
sanctioning a
> transitional government....
Shane Mage
"scientific discovery is basically recognition of obvious realities
that self-interest or ideology have kept everybody from paying
attention to"
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