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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Fri Jul 12, 2013, 05:11 PM Jul 2013

Egypt Morsi: US seeks end to ex-president's detention [View all]

Source: BBC News

The US has called on Egypt's army to free deposed President Mohamed Morsi, amid ongoing protests on the first Friday of Ramadan.

The appeal echoed a similar call hours earlier from Germany.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23296463

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Egypt Morsi: US seeks end to ex-president's detention [View all] dipsydoodle Jul 2013 OP

So the Obama administration is proving the protesters right. David__77 Jul 2013 #1

Morsi has not been indicted yet. If he is then let the legal process go forward. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #2

Um, he's the elected head of state who was seized by a military coup. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #3

That is correct. David__77 Jul 2013 #6

Not really, he is the democratically elected head of Egypt - though the US would have preferred one karynnj Jul 2013 #4

The US should not say it is NOT a coup. David__77 Jul 2013 #7

\More subtle than saying it is not a coup karynnj Jul 2013 #8

Its not a coup is the traditional sense. DCBob Jul 2013 #12

Obama needs to John2 Jul 2013 #10

Ahem! another_liberal Jul 2013 #5

Illegal John2 Jul 2013 #9

How about . . . another_liberal Jul 2013 #11