From its inception the uprising against President Morsi was aided by the US, researcher and writer Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich told RT. She argues that whoever succeeds the ousted Egyptian leader will likely be beholden to the forces that put him in power.
Morsi displacement is a military coup in the first place
RT: What do you think the future holds for Mohamed Morsi now?
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich: I don't think Mohamed Morsi has any place to go to really. There might be a lot of jubilation that the military has removed him from office. President Morsi did make himself very unpopular not only inside Egypt but with his neighbors, the surrounding countries. But that being said, the implications are huge as he was democratically elected. And for the army to step in and remove him from office is a military coup and it is very hard for me to believe that the military would have taken this step without the blessing of the United States.
I know that the Americans said, President Obama said, that they would review aid to Egypt. But [US Secretary of Defense] Chuck Hagel had been on the phone with Egypt for two or three days. Egypt basically owes its military, owes its existence to the United States of America. This is not a step they would take without their blessings.
Mohamed Morsi may be out now, but his followers will not be and we'll only see an escalation of clashes, which is very unfortunate for the Egyptian people.
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Pressure cooker bombs like those allegedly used at the Boston Bombings?
Timed to happen on the Canadians' equivalent to Patriots' Day?
Foiled thanks to an intel operation that had been monitoring the suspects for months?
If, like us, you're already smelling bullshit, that's because it is...
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