Egyptian leader (MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AFFILIATE) won lavish praise from US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for mediating an end to eight days of fighting between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, whose parent group is the Brotherhood!

Egypt’s Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers; puts self above oversight!

 

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi


CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president on Thursday issued constitutional amendments granting himself far-reaching powers and ordering the retrial of leaders of Hosni Mubarak’s regime for the killing of protesters in last year’s uprising.

Mohammed Morsi decreed immunity for the panel drafting a new constitution from any possible court decisions to dissolve it. He granted the same protection to the upper chamber of parliament, which is largely toothless. Both bodies are dominated by Morsi’s Islamist allies.

 

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