Only about a fortnight back, to be precise, the army on July 3, 2013 deposed the Mohammed Morsi govt of Egypt and put him under arrest. It was an elected govt, perhaps the first of that country. Obviously there was sadness in the comity of nations, particularly democratic ones. A common message reached the world at large that it was the murder of democracy. Street fights ensued all over the country between the supporters of Morsi and the security forces. As a result already 100 people have died and the violence is aggravating every day, forcing the Egyptian people to a worse predicament.
The new regime is being headed by Adly Mansour who is claimed to be interim president till fresh elections were conducted. Hazem alBebhaway was deputed as the interim prime minister. The army head, Gen Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has put himself in an inferior position in the 35-man cabinet formed by Hazem alBebhaway on July 16. He appears to have done so purposely to keep himself in the background though he will call all shots. Another important individual, Nabil Fahmy, a previous Egyptian ambassador in USA is the new foreign minister. Mohammed ElBaradei, a Nobel Laureate, has been appointed as the interim vice president. The Muslim Brotherhood was also invited to join the ministry but it rejected the offer. A postmortem of these new entrants in the ministry has helped political analysts to conclude that the new Egyptian dispensation is the result of an international conspiracy.
As a matter of fact, all these started because Morsi had betrayed the democracy loving people of Egypt. He represents the Freedom and Justice Party, which is the political front organization of the Muslim Brotherhood, already known for its intolerant religious charter. As a result, without losing any time after his election, he started strictly enacting on the script written by the Muslim Brotherhood. His closeness to known Islamic extremists like Taliban, Al Fatteh, Palestinian Guerillas so on and so forth started beig exposed. His attitude towards the disturbances in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and other countries in West Asia surprised the West as well as USA. Particularly at a time when the NATO forces are slated to vacate Afghanistan in 2014, they do not want to throw this unfortunate country before the wolves once again. So they quickly came together to nip the looming problem in bud. The Egyptian army chief, known for his pro-West views was ready to oblige them. Now the cat has come out of the bag. Muslim Brotherhood and supporting elements in other Muslim countries on one hand and the army with Western support on the other are destined for a long drawn civil war as a result of which the Egyptian citizens will cry and cry only.
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