‘Biggest protest in Egypt’s history’: LIVE UPDATES
Millions have taken to the streets across Egypt to demand the resignation of President Morsi on the first anniversary of his inauguration. But Morsi loyalists are staging counter-demonstrations, saying they will defend the leader with all means available.
Stephen Lendman: Mass Protests Rock Egypt - Washington engineered Hosni Mubarak's ouster. He fell from grace. He opposed Obama's regional agenda. It cost him dearly. He became more liability than asset. Mohammed Morsi replaced him. He's Washington's man in Egypt. Hard line rule continues. Morsi's its public face. Egypt's anti-democratic tradition persists. Junta power rules. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) runs things. Politicians serve them. Elections don't matter.
Johannes Stern: Mass protests erupt against US-backed Mursi regime in Egypt - As in 2011, the mass protests are driving by Egypt’s staggering social inequality—which has increased under the rule of the military junta and the Muslim Brotherhood—and the repressive character of the US-backed Egyptian state apparatus.
Al-Manar News: Anti-Mursi Campaign Collects 22 Million Signatures