Muslim Brotherhood Member Explains To Egyptian TV:Americans Are Cows, Not Cowboys; America is marching toward its death

After all that Obama has done for the Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Brotherhood Party Mahmoud Khalil crows over what he sees as America's imminent downfall. And of course, that downfall is the Jews' fault -- who else?

All this is not surprising, really, given that the support for the Brotherhood came from the post-American president, who, not coincidentally, has a career-long history of associations with antisemites and foes of Israel.

"Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Party Member Mahmoud Khalil: Americans Are Cows, Not Cowboys; Jews Control World’s Gold," from MEMRI, September 11 (just posted):

Following are excerpts from an interview with Mahmoud Khalil, a member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, which aired on Al-Nas TV on September 11, 2012.

Mahmoud Khalil: Your regular American is not such a great intellectual as we imagine him to be.

Interviewer: He is not interested in politics...

Mahmoud Khalil: He has a huge body. Eats like a pig. He is like a raging bull or a runaway train. America is marching towards its death. It has the greatest debt in the world. The U.S. debt amounts to 32 million miles of $100 banknotes. Its debt consumes 102% of its Gross National Product. America has the largest debt in the world. America is deceiving...

Interviewer: Nevertheless, it is the mightiest power on Earth.

Mahmoud Khalil: Yes, I hear you, but the American citizen is after his best interests, not after values.

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America will disintegrate. This is inevitable. America will go back to civil wars. This is inevitable. America is over. It is a thing of the past. The US banks have dragged one another into crisis. America is involved in global thievery.

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The Jews brought their thieving [nature] to America. They have used all methods of global criminality. The case of the US banks is no less severe than what the Americans did to the blacks and the Indians, or what the English did to the Aborigines in Australia. These people are slaughterers. They are the greatest thugs in history. They are not the cowboys. They are the cows!

The Jews are money merchants. Throw a Jew into the sea, and he will emerge with a fish in his mouth.

[...]

They successfully infiltrated the U.S. political decision-making centers, and then they gained control of the world’s gold or money through the economy.

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Egypt backs Islamist constitution in first round vote

 

Unofficial results say Egypt has backed the controversial sharia-based constitution in the first round of voting, reports Al Arabiya. Voters got behind the document by a narrow margin of 61 percent amid opposition allegations of fraud.

Shortly after polls closed on Saturday night, the opposition group The National Salvation Front issued a statement voicing “deep concern… over the number of irregularities and violations in the holding of the referendum,” accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of fixing the vote.

The group urged voters to vote “no” on the new constitution but stopped short of calling for a boycott of the referendum, which they had previously promised if irregularities were seen in the voting process.

Among the allegations of fraud that The National Salvation Front flagged in a separate document included; a lack of judges to monitor the voting process and reports of members of the Muslim Brotherhood browbeating people into voting “yes” to the new constitution.

Hundreds of Islamist protests subsequently attacked headquarters of opposition party Al-Wafd in Cairo on Saturday night. They used gasoline bombs and birdshot, injuring two people before security forces arrived on the scene to disperse them.

"Just a few minutes ago, hundreds of Abu Ismail's supporters were trying to break the wall of the headquarters and were firing Molotov cocktails at the building." Al-Wafd Chief Editor Majdy Sarhan told Egypt's official news agency, MENA. He stressed that the assailants also damaged nearby parked cars and the façade of the building.

Over 50 percent of Egypt’s registered voters made their way to polls on Saturday to vote for a constitution that has opened rifts among the Egyptian population. The final decision of the new charter will be made next Saturday when the rest of Egypt votes.

The opposition has slammed the new document for being too rooted in Islamist doctrine and not representative of Egypt’s minorities. President Mohammed Morsi claims that the document is necessary to usher in a period of transition in Egyptian politics.

Over 120,000 troops and 6,000 tanks have been deployed around Egypt to protect polling stations and government buildings. 

Tensions have been running high in the world's largest Arab nation where the new constitution has effectively split the country in two. Massive protests hit Egypt’s second largest city of Alexandria on Friday as opposition protesters scuffled with Muslim Brotherhood supporters at the city’s central Mosque.

Three weeks ago Morsi assumed new powers that allowed him to take decisions without the review of the judiciary. He was forced to relinquish these extra powerson December 9 to quell public anger after thousands of protesters gathered at Cairo’s presidential palace to decry the new measures.

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Violent clashes in Egypt’s Alexandria over referendum (Video, Photos)

At least 19 people are reported injured in scuffles between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi in Alexandria, report local media. Tensions have been running high ahead of the constitutional referendum set for Saturday.

Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city, was engulfed in violence after over 2,000 people rallied around a central mosque in support of the draft constitution. The document is backed by Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, who went ahead with a referendum on the national charter despite the recent unrest in the country.

Prominent preacher Ahmed Mahalawy urged Alexandria worshippers to vote 'Yes' in the constitutional referendum, saying it would bring stability, reports Ahram Online.

This provoked protest from opponents of the draft document, fueling the already volatile situation. Several cars were torched while supporters and opponents of Morsi hurled stones at each other. The fighting slowly spread from the mosque where Friday prayers were held to main roads.

Security forces had to be deployed to the scene. At least four men were arrested and scores of knives were confiscated. Nineteen people were injured in the scuffles, the Associated Press reports.

Egypt: Gunmen fire at Cairo protesters

 

Nine people were hurt when gunmen fired at protesters camping in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday, according to witnesses and Egyptian media, as opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi's plans for a referendum on a new constitution geared up for a day of street demonstrations.

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Police cars surrounded the square, the first time they had appeared in the area since Nov. 23, shortly after a decree by the president awarding himself sweeping temporary powers that touched off widespread protests.

The upheaval in the most populous Arab nation following the fall of Hosni Mubarak last year is causing concern in the West, in particular the United States, which has given Cairo billions of dollars in military and other aid since Egypt made peace with Israel in 1979.

The attackers, some masked, also threw petrol bombs which started a small fire, witnesses said.

Many of the protesters, awakened by the noise, chanted: "The people want the downfall of the regime" - one of the main slogans of the uprising that toppled Mubarak and now adopted by Morsi's opponents. Recorded recitations of the Koran were played over speakers in the square.

"The masked men came suddenly and attacked the protesters in Tahrir. The attack was meant to deter us and prevent us from protesting today. We oppose these terror tactics and will stage the biggest protest possible today," said John Gerges, a Christian Egyptian who described himself as a socialist.

Leftists, liberals and other opposition groups have called for marches to the presidential palace in the afternoon to protest against the hastily arranged referendum on a new constitution planned for Saturday, which they say is polarising the country and could put it in a religious straightjacket.

Conservatives, who dominated the body that drew up the constitution, have urged their followers to turn out "in millions" the same day in a show of support for the president and for a referendum they feel sure of winning.

Seven people were killed and hundreds wounded last week in clashes between the Muslim Brotherhood and opponents besieging Morsi's graffiti-daubed presidential palace.

The elite Republican Guard which protects the palace has yet to use force to keep protesters away from the building, now ringed with tanks, barbed wire and concrete barricades. A decree issued by Morsi late on Sunday gives the armed forces the power to arrest civilians during the referendum.

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Egypt's opposition rejects Morsi' referendum - Egyptian army granted power to arrest

The Egyptian opposition has rejected a constitutional referendum set for December 15, saying it would fail to represent all Egyptians. It comes after President Mohamed Morsi rescinded a decree granting himself sweeping powers.

"The National Salvation Front (NSF) rejects the referendum to be held on December 15," the powerful opposition coalition's spokesman Hussein Abdel Ghani told a news conference. "We are against this process from start to finish."

The NSF called for mass demonstrations on Tuesday in protest of the constitution, which it says "lacks consensus." Drafted by a Muslim Brotherhood-led assembly, the constitution's critics say it ignores personal freedoms, disregards the rights of women and fails to properly represent all Egyptians.

An official Front statement said: "Holding a referendum now in the absence of security reflects haste and an absence of a sense of responsibility on the part of the regime, which risks pushing the country towards violent confrontation."

The referendum will go ahead as scheduled on December 15.

Egyptian army granted power to arrest

President Morsi granted army officers the authority to make arrests on Sunday, according to the state’s official newspaper.

Law 107, issued by Morsi, gives officers in the Egyptian Army the right to arrest civilians to “maintain public order,”Ahram Online reports, up until the date of Egypt’s constitutional referendum, which is scheduled for 15 December.

It comes just after Morsi rescinded a decree granting himself near absolute powers in an instantly controversial move that sparked nationwide rioting. 

The opposition says Morsi’s concession of the controversial decree is an empty gesture, since it already achieved its main aim: ensuring the adoption of the draft constitution.

But Morsi's supporters say the scrapping of the decree should be enough to please the opposition.

“We ask others to announce their acceptance of the referendum result,” Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozland said on the party’s Facebook page. He also asked whether the opposition would accept the “basics of democracy.”

Meanwhile, the death toll from last week’s violent clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo has reached eight after another victim died of injuries in a hospital, a health ministry spokesman announced.

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Egypt's Anti-Mursi Protests Show No Signs of Abating

A general view shows protesters against Egypt's President Mursi after they peacefully broke past barbed wire barricades guarding the presidential palace in Cairo - Reuters

Thousands of anti-Mursi protesters in the Egyptian capital Cairo have braved the cold weather outside the presidential palace as the agitation against the draft constitution shows no signs of abating. The latest round of protest started as a rally and turned into a sit-in.

The opposition groups have been distributing blankets to the protesters to keep them warm as the temperature plunged to 13 degree Celsius.

The protesters also erected barricades in the streets leading to the presidential palace fearing a confrontation with Mursi's supporters.

Although police dismissed reports that the protesters could come under attack from Muslim Brotherhood activists, anti-Mursi groups have stepped up vigilance.

Earlier in the day, scores of protesters marched to the presidential palace after cutting barbed wire barricades.

"We will stay here for as long as it takes and will continue to organise protests elsewhere until President Mursi cancels his constitutional decree and postpones the referendum," a computer engineer and anti-Mursi protester, Ahmed Essam, told Reuters.

The opposition groups have firmly rejected Mursi's calls for dialogue saying the Egyptian president has not budged an inch from his stance. Mursi plans to press ahead with his dialogue plan despite fierce opposition from mainline groups including the National Salvation Front, the liberal Wafd party and the National Association for Change, which have decided to boycott any talks.

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Egypt:Street protests under control - report

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will authorize the deployment of the country's armed forces to quash protests in Cairo, al-Ahram reported. The military said a prolongation of the crisis would be "disastrous” and they will not tolerate violence.

At least seven people have died over the last few days in the unrest gripping the city and over 200 have been reported injured.

Al-Ahram writes that the new legal measures approved by the cabinet are geared towards helping security forces"maintain security and protect vital state institutions." The publication added the armed forces would also be given powers of arrest. 

A spokesperson from the Egyptian military has stated that the army will not allow violence to continue and that a prolongation of the crisis would bring about "disastrous consequences."

The palace is now surrounded by barbed wire fences and concrete barricades, with police and soldiers guarding the perimeter. Tanks and armored vehicles were deployed in the Egyptian capital on Thursday to quell the rising unrest and a curfew has been introduced.

Egyptian army soldiers stand on top of an army tank as thousands of protesters walk in the streets in front of the presidential palace on December 7, 2012 in Cairo (AFP Photo / Gianluigi Guercia)

Thousands of Egyptians have flocked to Cairo's presidential palace over the last few days to protest Morsi’s recent decree granting his office vastly expanded powers. The country's opposition fears that the decree may usher in totalitarian rule. Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters also marched the streets to show solidarity for Morsi a couple of kilometers from the palace.

“We want to see the fall of the regime,” chanted the crowd surrounding the palace, enraged at the authoritarian measures taken by President Morsi.

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Breaking News- Live VIDEO: Anti-Morsi protesters break through wired fences of presidential palace

Several guards have been injured after protesters broke through barbed wire around the presidential palace in Cairo, reports Al-Arabiya. Tens of thousands have come to the palace to slam Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s bid for absolute power.

Friday again saw thousands marching towards the presidential palace in Cairo, while hundreds others rallied in the iconic Tahrir Square. The demonstrations were called by opposition forces, which include various leftist, liberal and democratic groups.

“We want to see the fall of the regime,” chanted the crowd venting their anger with President Morsi, the drafted constitution and the Muslim Brotherhood.

The palace has grown surrounded with barbed wire fences and concrete blocks. Police, national guard troops and military are guarding the place, including the tanks brought in Thursday.

The protesters rallied peacefully for several hours, but as night fell some began attempting to remove the barbed wire. 

Cairo on December 7, 2012 (AFP Photo / Gianluigi Guercia)

Egyptian demonstrators stand behind a barbed wire fence opposite Egyptian soldiers standing guard near the presidential palace in Cairo on December 7, 2012 (AFP Photo / Gianluigi Guercia)

Anti-Morsi demonstrators stage a protest outside the presidential palace in Cairo December 7, 2012 (Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

‘No dialogue’: Egyptian opposition refuses negotiations with Morsi (video and photo story)

 

The Egyptian opposition has refused to negotiate with embattled President Mohamed Morsi. Activists called for mass rallies to be held on Friday to protest the newly written constitution that will be put to a vote next week.

The National Salvation Front, an alliance between Egyptian opposition groups and several political parties, issued a statement saying that the country’s authorities were no longer legitimate rulers. Additionally, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei appealed to all political forces to reject the dialogue suggested by President Morsi.

The organization is planning 17 separate marches to Cairo’s presidential palace after Friday prayers, calling the massive demonstration the “final ultimatum.”

Protesters against Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi attack the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters after starting a fire inside the compound in Cairo December 6, 2012 (Reuters / Stringer)

The president refused to cancel the vote on the new constitution, but promised that he would form a new assembly to rewrite the constitution if the current draft is rejected in the referendum. 

“Protesters in front of the palace immediately rejected the speech. Many of them held up their shoes to the presidential palace, which is an insult in Egypt,” journalist Bel Trew told RT from Cairo.

Morsi also called for dialogue with the opposition, and offered to meet with them on Saturday in a bid to defuse tensions. 

The National Salvation Front rebuffed Morsi’s speech, saying that "the president is ignoring the attempts of the front to save the nation and his ignoring the demands of the people and their protests has closed the door for any efforts for dialogue.”

Anti-Morsi protesters shout slogans at a road leading to the presidential palace in Cairo (Reuters / Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Morsi fled the presidential palace in Cairo after clashes erupted on Tuesday, returning only after police had dispersed the crowds. On Thursday, the military deployed tanks in the area near the palace to restore order. The clashes resulted in seven deaths and hundreds of injuries.

A military tank with members of the Republican Guard are seen on a road leading to the presidential palace during an anti-Mursi protest in Cairo December 6, 2012 (Reuters / Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

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Curfew hits Cairo after military tanks quell anti-Morsi protests

The Egyptian president has addressed the nation, accusing the foreign-funded opposition of trying to incite violence against his legitimacy. Following the speech, hundreds of protesters stormed and torched the Muslim Brotherhood's Cairo HQ.

The president’s speech, which was aimed at restoring stability in the country, has ignited a new escalation in violence.

Several thousand anti-government protesters have stormed the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, breaking windows and furniture and setting the building on fire.

Protesters also reportedly torched, stormed and looted several Cairo offices of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, who responded with stones and Molotov cocktails. While tensions remain high, additional security personnel were deployed to the epicenter of the clashes.

“I separate the legitimate opposition from the vandals who committed violence,” Morsi told the nation. “The opposition thinks Article 6 is a problem. I won’t insist on keeping it, and anyway, the decree ends after the referendum.”

Morsi said he will form a new assembly to write the constitution if the current draft is rejected by the referendum.

Morsi mourned those who died in front of the presidential palace, saying his "heart is bleeding for the loss of innocent lives."

"I feel responsible for the riots in Egypt," he said. "My fellow citizens are one body that cannot be separated or torn apart."

The Egyptian president also attacked those who he says are serving the remnants of the Mubarak regime and trying to bring down the government. He said the reason behind the constitutional declaration was to protect Egypt from such conspiracies.

“These people became rich through the ex-regime and are now spending their fortunes to burn our homeland,” Morsi said, claiming that some of those arrested during the clashes outside the presidential palace have links with opposition parties, while others were paid to add heat to the conflict.

“The ex-regime will not come back again, ever,” Morsi stated.

The president has called for a Saturday meeting with the opposition to defuse the crisis, which he says can only be resolved through dialogue.

Morsi's address follows a wave of heavy clashes beginning on Tuesday between his supporters and opponents, in which at least six people have been killed and over 640 injured. 

A curfew has been introduced in Cairo after the country's military moved in tanks and armored troop carriers to quash the violence in the capital. Several tanks are guarding the presidential palace.

The recent wave of street violence is the worst in Egypt following Morsi's November 22 move to vastly expand his powers.


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Egypt's Christians refuse new president, Mohammed Morsi

 

Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi, has moved into his new office and has started work on forming a new government. Morsi on Sunday was declared the victor in Egypt’s first presidential run-off. 

Father Rafic Greiche, the spokesman for Egypt’s Catholic Coptic Church, spoke to Vatican Radio about the reaction of Christians to the election. He said the situation in Egypt is “complicated.” Many Christians, he said, had voted for Morsi’s opponent, Ahmed Shafiq, who had promised a secular government. Father Greiche says Christians are concerned that Islamist groups will attempt to impose some form of sharia law. “All the Christians are afraid that they will apply the sharia… as they interpret it. So the Christians are not happy, they fell insecure.”

He says Christians hope that Morsi will fulfil the promises he made as a candidate. “We hope that, (Morsi) will bring the laws that the Christians want, like the building of the churches, or the laws for the Christian family, or not to have discrimination in the positions or in the government. These were promises, now we have to see if he will apply what he promised.” 

Father Greiche says it is important to pray for his country: “I hope you pray for us, you pray for Egypt. Because this phase is not ended by having a president . . . We want to have a constitution, we want that the law prevails, and that the law be applied to everybody, starting from the president to anybody.”

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