Thousands Protest Obama’s Bestest Pal In Cairo

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Ace @ Ace of Spades HQ:

No one could have foreseen this, apart from everyone.

Thousands of Egyptians massed in Cairo Tuesday for a march to the presidential palace to protest the assumption by the nation’s Islamist president of nearly unrestricted powers and a draft constitution hurriedly adopted by his allies.The march comes amid rising anger over the draft charter and decrees issued by Mohammed Morsi giving himself sweeping powers. Morsi called for a nationwide referendum on the draft constitution on Dec. 15.

A large turnout would signal sustained momentum for the opposition, which brought out at least 200,000 protesters to Cairo’s Tahrir Square a week ago and a comparable number on Friday, demanding that Morsi’s decrees be rescinded.

The Islamists responded by sending hundreds of thousands of supporters into Cairo’s twin city of Giza on Saturday and across much of the country.

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According to Twitchy some of the police have gotten rid of their uniforms and joined the protests near Pres. Palace!
http://twitchy.com/2012/12/04/some-egyptian-police-are-siding-with-anti-morsi-protesters/
Some have even helped those protestors get into the palace grounds.
Can Morsi survive this unless his MB has a strong armed wing ready to go up against their own neighbors and relatives?
We’ll see.