Gen. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (Photo: Official armed forces spokesperson's Facebook page)
Egyptian General Calls for Mass Demonstrations -- New York Times
CAIRO — The commander of the armed forces on Wednesday called on Egyptians to hold mass demonstrations on Friday that he said would give the army a “mandate” to fight violence and terrorism, a call for popular action that seemed to contradict the military’s repeated assertions that it would not interfere in politics.
“I’ve never asked you for anything,” said the commander, Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, who deposed Egypt’s first freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi, three weeks ago. “I’m asking you to show the world. If violence is sought, or terrorism is sought, the military and the police are authorized to confront this.”
General Sisi’s comments, in a speech to military graduates, quickly revived questions about his role in Egypt’s political transition while deepening the sense that he, rather than the interim government the generals installed, is Egypt’s de facto leader. Wearing dark glasses throughout his speech, the general seemed at times to be speaking directly to Mr. Morsi’s Islamist supporters, who have held marches almost every day to protest the president’s removal.
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