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MEMRI Daily: August 1, 2013

 

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Egyptian Columnist: U.S. Is Standard-Bearer For Neo-Nazism; 'Al-Hayat' Columnist To Egyptians: Stop Blaming U.S.; American-Egyptian Student In Cairo MB Demo Against Mursi Ouster; Minister In Mursi Gov't Filmed Beating Boy At Cairo MB Demo

 

Special Dispatch No. 5387

Egyptian Columnist: The U.S. Is The Standard-Bearer For Neo-Nazism

In a virulent column, titled "The Nazi U.S. and Zionist Germany," Islam Al-Shafi'i a columnist in the Egyptian daily Al-Wafd slammed the "Nazi" policy that he claims that the U.S. and Germany have adopted. He believes that American Nazism, which he says is "predicated on female stratagems and plots," is worse than Hitler's Nazism, which he says was predicated on "self-respect and contending with occupying powers."
Al-Shafi'i complains that the two countries support the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB), which he calls "the parent organization of all Islamic terror groups," while criticizing the Egyptian army which he says "defends its country against a terror gang" as part of an American plan to divide the region.
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Islam Al-Shafi'i
Al-Shafi'i also attacks U.S. Ambassador to Cairo Anne Patterson, whom he calls a "witch" because of her "dubious" contacts with the MB and her attempts to foment civil war in Egypt, and criticizes German Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling her an "emissary" of U.S. policy in the region. This policy, he says, makes their countries a "despicable enemy," and adds that it would be idiocy on Egypt's part to continue to allow the presence of the embassies that have turned into dens of intelligence gathering, weapons storage, and money smuggling.

Special Dispatch No. 5386

'Al-Hayat' Columnist To The Egyptians: Stop Blaming the U.S. – And Start Taking Responsibility For Your Country's Problems

The events surrounding the Egyptian military's ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood government, headed by president Muhammad Mursi, have placed the U.S. in the position of being reviled by both sides.
 In response, in his July 11, 2013 column in the London daily Al-Hayat, titled "America: Egypt’s Disease?" Lebanese columnist Hazem Saghieh criticizes the Egyptians for blaming their country's political failures and dismal prospects on the U.S. He reminds his readers that the U.S. was responsible neither for the Free Officers Revolution of 1952 that spawned the Egyptian military's involvement in politics, nor for the 1928 formation of the Muslim Brotherhood that evolved into the political anchor of the Islamist camp.
 Saghieh argues that the Egyptians' attempt to blame everything on the U.S. is misguided because it reduces them to mere "clay toys shaped or shattered by America at will" and provides an excuse for them to shirk their responsibilities – the most important of which, he says, is "building viable compromises between conflicting and quarreling factions among our peoples."
Following are excerpts from the column, in the original English:
"Sometimes, the United States seems to be an incurable disease in Egypt.
"Today, there are voices in the Muslim Brotherhood and the camp supporting deposed President Muhammad Mursi claiming that the last military coup was orchestrated by the United States, and citing the close ties between the military and the Americans to deduce that there has been a 'conspiracy' against Mursi and his presidency."

Special Dispatch No. 5385

American College Student Of Egyptian Origin Protests At Muslim Brotherhood Demonstration In Cairo Against Mursi's Ouster

The following are excerpts from a public address delivered at a pro-Mursi rally by Hiba Attia, an Egyptian-American student from Jamesville, New York, who studies at SUNY-Oswego. She is also a member of the Muslim American Society and of Egyptians Abroad for Democracy.
Her speech was posted on the Internet on July 15, 2013:
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Hiba Attia: "This is a message for the whole world. Again – this is a message for the whole world. My name is Hiba Attia. I am an Egyptian American, and a college student in the State University of New York, in the United States of America.
"I am here not for my president, not for President Mursi, but for Egypt, for legitimacy, for democracy, for freedom – for freedom of choice – and lastly, for my dignity. I am here because democracy and legitimacy have been hijacked by the military coup. I am here as well today to condemn the massacre and the killing of civilians and peaceful protesters including women and children, by the Egyptian military, in front of the Egyptian Republican Guard. Last week – more than 100 killed and more than 1,000 wounded. This is a crime against humanity. This is a crime against humanity.
"Oh Allah..."

Special Dispatch No. 5384

Minister In Mursi's Government Filmed Beating Young Boy During Cairo Muslim Brotherhood Demostration

Following are excerpts from an interview with an Egyptian boy, Ahmad Osama Sayyed, which aired on Tahrir TV on July 18, 2013:
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Ahmad Osama Sayyed: "I was walking along and saw demonstrations. People were fighting, and there were fires. I said to them: 'Shame on you. you're destroying the country. To hell with Mursi.'"
Interviewer: "That's what you said?"
Ahmad Osama Sayyed: "Yes. One of them chased me and gave me a kick. They started slapping me. I tried to run, but I fell to the ground. One of them punched me, and another kicked me in the side."
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