Egypt: Morsi consolidates his power, filling his cabinet with pro-Sharia Islamic supremacists

"The Muslim Brotherhood will have a significant role to play in post-Mubarak Egypt. And that is good thing." -- Reza Aslan

"Egypt’s Morsi remakes cabinet, increasing Islamist presence," by Abigail Hauslohner for the Washington Post, January 6 (thanks to Mackie):

CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi rebuilt his cabinet Sunday, replacing 10 ministers and amplifying the Islamist presence in the government. The move, in which at least three Islamists were appointed to head major economic ministries, comes a day ahead of a planned visit by a top International Monetary Fund official to discuss an impending $4.8 billion loan.
The shake-up also marked the latest in a series of appointments and forced resignations that have rattled Egypt’s government in the two years of political turmoil since a popular uprising ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Morsi, as well as the transitional leaders who ruled before his June election, have used cabinet shuffles as a means to assuage popular frustration at the slow pace of economic and political reforms.

Islamist political parties gave their support to the latest move, but some opposition members criticized it, saying it served only to further consolidate Islamist control of top government positions weeks after a conflict over the religious character of Egypt’s new constitution left the country bitterly divided.

Mohamed Adel, a leader in the April 6th youth opposition movement, said in a statement Sunday that Morsi’s administration had not consulted opposition parties on the move and that the Muslim Brotherhood would bear responsibility for any bad policies to come. Morsi is a former leader of the powerful Islamist organization....

At least three of the new ministers are long-serving members of the Muslim Brotherhood , including those heading the ministries of supply and domestic trade, and local development. The new finance minister, Al-Mursi al-Sayed Hegazy, is not a member of the Islamist organization, but local media described him as a specialist in Islamic banking who may be sympathetic to the group.

Many of the Brotherhood’s allies from the more-conservative Salafist parties have called on the government to implement a system of Islamic banking, which would ban interest on loans, as an alternative mechanism for economic reform.

Hegazy told reporters Sunday that he remained committed to discussing the IMF deal. And Brotherhood leaders fired back at accusations that the government was stacking the cabinet with Islamists.

“When a Democratic Party candidate wins in the United States, does he appoint Republicans? Would they appoint their rivals?” said Mahmoud Ghozlan, a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman. On the contrary, he said, Morsi has been far more conciliatory....

Until now.

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Champ ♥ | January 6, 2013 4:19 PM | Reply

Reza is giving a peace sign? ...what a hypocrite!

blangwort | January 6, 2013 4:31 PM | Reply

“When a Democratic Party candidate wins in the United States, does he appoint Republicans? Would they appoint their rivals?” said Mahmoud Ghozlan, a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman. On the contrary, he said, Morsi has been far more conciliatory....

Uh, yeah, actually, that's precisely what they do. They pick the best people for the job, with some preference toward people who think like they do.

The problem with the MB is that they're busy making everyone submit to their own religious biases. We're not just talking about making things good for their own religion, they're actively making things worse for everyone else.

gravenimage replied to comment from Champ ♥ | January 6, 2013 4:38 PM | Reply

Egypt: Morsi consolidates his power, filling his cabinet with pro-Sharia Islamic supremacists
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What a surprise. This "democracy is looking more like "one man, one vote, one time"...

CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi rebuilt his cabinet Sunday, replacing 10 ministers and amplifying the Islamist presence in the government. The move, in which at least three Islamists were appointed to head major economic ministries, comes a day ahead of a planned visit by a top International Monetary Fund official to discuss an impending $4.8 billion loan.
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Will the grotesque appointment of economy-destroying "Islamists" make any difference to the IMF? Don't count on it...

Morsi, as well as the transitional leaders who ruled before his June election, have used cabinet shuffles as a means to assuage popular frustration at the slow pace of economic and political reforms.
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What an absolute joke. As though appointing "Islamists" is going to improve the economy.

And the only "political reform" their appointment is going to increase the pace of is *imposing Shari'ah*.

Champ wrote:

Reza is giving a peace sign? ...what a hypocrite!
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I don't believe that's a peace sign, Champ. I believe this is the older use of the sign, "V for Victory"...

In other words, this is more gloating Muslim supremacy from the vile Reza Aslan.

Champ ♥ replied to comment from gravenimage | January 6, 2013 4:58 PM | Reply

Perhaps, Gravenimage ...but muslims do continually lie by claiming that islam is a "religion of peace", so I still that think he's giving the peace sign.

Champ ♥ replied to comment from gravenimage | January 6, 2013 5:00 PM | Reply

...besides, he doesn't have anything to be victorious about.

Jan replied to comment from Champ ♥ | January 6, 2013 5:27 PM | Reply

Champ said, in reply to graven's comment that aslan's 'peace' sign was in fact a 'victory' sign:

'' muslims do continually lie by claiming that islam is a "religion of peace", so I still that think he's giving the peace sign''

and:

''...besides, he doesn't have anything to be victorious about.''

Not in the minds of decent people, he doesn't. But aslan is a mohammedan supremacist, so he *would* think of the evil morsi and his cohorts actions in terms of victory, because that's exactly what he wants to see in the West; the triumph of sharia.

"The Muslim Brotherhood will have a significant role to play in post-Mubarak Egypt. And that is good thing." -- Reza Aslan

So it could be a 'victory' sign.

He *could* be giving a 'peace' sign in mockery; or in a further pathetic attempt at deceiving us unbelievers, or he could *also* be saying what it would mean in vulgar parlance in the UK : ie ''up yours''.

Either way, I think creepazoid little oily head aslan is taking the pi$$.

PJG | January 6, 2013 6:28 PM | Reply

If they borrow money from the IMF, will they have to pay interest? Or will the IMF make special allownace in the name of respecting their exotic piety?

gravenimage replied to comment from Champ ♥ | January 6, 2013 7:14 PM | Reply

Champ and Jan, I do suppose that Reza Aslan intends his hand sign to be taken as a peace symbol.

I just thought it was interesting that an earlier meaning of this same sign is "V for Victory". I'm not even sure Aslan would be aware of this second meaning.

But given ow Muslims supremacists like to gloat over their sick "victories" over goodness and decency, I though citing the second meaning of this sign seemed apt.

In any case, his making a peace sign in reference to the murderous Muslim Brotherhood could not be more grotesque.

mike ryan | January 6, 2013 8:10 PM | Reply

Oy.....ccccccccc......an't we all git along?

I've been to Egypt several times..... back in the 80's, and it was a hole back then; I can't even imagine how much worse it is now.

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