Friday, August 16, 2013

Egypt's New Leadership Team includes Military and Police Officials in Several Governorship Positions

interim President Adly Mansour
Sounds alright to me.

Why would the military want members of the Muslim Brother hood or other Radical Islamists in Key positions...BEEN THERE....DONE THAT.

IMHO, If Egypt is to succeed, they're going to have to somehow separate church from state and the military seems to be heading in that direction:
Egyptian revolutionary and Islamist groups voiced concern on Tuesday that the appointment of new governors by the interim president includes too many army and police officers, raising fears among critics that the old regime of autocrat Hosni Mubarak is making a comeback.
Leader of the Military General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
The two sides are bitter rivals, but voiced similar condemnations over the appointments, which saw 12 military and police officials secure posts in Egypt’s 27 provinces. Many of these officials served in key posts during Mubarak’s three decades in power. 
Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, swore in the governors, removing all 10 of ousted president Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood appointees, though many had left to protest in Cairo against the new military-backed government. The Brotherhood rejected talks with the government, much less participation in the post-Morsi transition.
Supporters of Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected and civilian president who was overthrown by the military July 3, say the governorships show that top security officials seek to keep power in the hands of generals. They point to the ouster of Morsi as further evidence. 
Morsi was toppled after millions of Egyptians demanded he step down for what they saw as his failure to govern inclusively and manage the economy after years of autocracy and corruption under Mubarak. Many said Morsi acted only on behalf of his Brotherhood group.
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1 comment:

BOSMAN said...

And WHY Shouldn't the Military put folks in leadership positions that they know won't be running to the nearest Mosque for directions on How they should rule?