Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd

"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.

If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....

When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Egypt Army Ousts President Morsi, Suspends Constitution

Do we know who to back, or not?

Egypt's military is ousting President Mohammed Morsi, suspending the Islamist-backed constitution and calling for new elections, the army's top general said Wednesday.

Cheers and celebratory fireworks punctuated massive anti-Morsi protests nationwide just after the announcement by General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in an address to the nation.

The development came just after an advisor to Morsi said a military coup was underway, with tanks on the move outside Cairo, communication with the president cut off and some Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested.

But many of Morsi's opponents, overjoyed at his ouster, called the military's move not a coup but an enactment of the will of the people.

Millions have stormed the streets in the past few days, just after the one-year anniversary of Morsi's presidency.

Morsi's opponents have accused the erstwhile president of hijacking their revolution to push his own political agenda, NBC News' Richard Engel reported from Tahrir Square in Cairo, the epicenter of the protests.

U.S. RELEASES $250 MILLION IN AID TO EGYPT AFTER JOHN KERRY’S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MORSI

$1 Billion a Year in Military Aid to Egypt for 40 Years: Just Keep Giving?