Obama Decides to Sidestep Anti-coup Law

THE DAILY CALLER: President Barack Obama has formally decided not to decide whether the Egyptian military’s removal of the America-hating Muslim Brotherhood triggers a legal bar against aid to coup plotters.

Obama’s no-decision policy was announced Monday by Josh Earnest, Obama’s principal deputy press secretary.

“We’ve concluded that it is not in the best interest of the United States to reach a determination on a coup,” he said in the daily press conference.

But that decision clashes with the law governing U.S. foreign aid. » | Neil Munro | Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Inside Story: US: Walking a Diplomatic Tightrope in Egypt?

As Washington fails to condemn the military coup, we ask if it can defend democracy in Egypt.

Massacre in Cairo Deepens Egypt Crisis

At least 42 dead after gunmen open fire at Muslim Brotherhood protest against military coup in Egyptian capital.

Saudi Princess: Muslim Brotherhood Was Doomed to Fail

Tyrants are tyrants only when they are backed by the global powers, according to Saudi Princess Basmah Bint Saud. As an activist, writer and a businesswoman, Basmah Bint Saud is known for her strong support of those suffering from military, humanitarian, or civil crises in the Middle East. On SophieCo, the member of the royal family speaks about the Egyptian coup, Syrian mass genocide, and the forces that drive revolutions.

Egypt Army Opens Fire on Pro-Morsi Protesters

At least three supporters of deposed President Morsi killed, as crowd marches on barracks where ousted leader is held.

Bashar Al Assad Sees Removal Of Morsi As A Victory

Controversial: Egypt's Morsi Stripped of Power, Constitution Suspended

Egypt is undergoing a full-scale military coup. President Mohamed Morsi has been stripped of his power by the Egyptian army and the constitution has been suspended, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in a statement. Egypt's chief justice of the constitutional court will become the interim president.

Inside Story: Egypt: The Army Steps In

The military intervenes in the midst of a political crisis, but at what cost to the country's recent democratic gains?

Overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood Leader 'Has International Reverberations'

Read the CNN article here | Jane Kinninmont, Special to CNN | Thursday, July 04, 2013

Egypt's Army Drives Mohamed Morsi from Presidency in Dramatic Coup; Morsi Detained at Military Facility

Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi is being detained in a military facility and arrest warrants have been issued for 300 members of the Muslim Brotherhood after the army took control of the country following a week of protest.

Read the Telegraph article here | Richard Spencer, Cairo | Thursday, July 04, 2013
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Egypt ousts Mohamed Morsi: Barack Obama 'deeply concerned': Barack Obama has said he is "deeply concerned" by the Egyptian military's political intervention as he faced growing pressure to cut off American aid to the country's armed forces. » | Raf Sanchez in Washingon | Thursday, July 04, 2013

Turkey Generals Accused of Links to 2003 Istanbul Bombing
THE TELEGRAPH: Three retired Turkish military leaders have been accused of helping to plan the 2003 Istanbul bombing which claimed 60 lives including three Britons.

Three of Turkey's most senior former military leaders have been accused of plotting a coup. Photo: The Telegraph
The men are alleged to have plotted with al-Qaeda to carry out the attack in the hope of destabilising the government and paving the way for a military coup.

Prosecutors suspect the former heads of the air force, navy and Turkish 1st army were linked to attacks on the British consulate, HSBC headquarters and synagogues.

Roger Short, the consul general in Istanbul, was killed in the attack on the Charles Barry-designed Italianate Palace in the heart of Istanbul in November 2003. Lisa Hallworth, from Denton, Greater Manchester, and former airline worker Nanette Elizabeth Kurma, from Drongan, Ayrshire, were also killed in the blast.

Although an al-Qaeda linked group claimed responsibility for the attack at the time, there have always been questions over its ability to source bomb making materials and evade security controls in a country with a powerful security force.

Investigators claim the bombings were part of "Operation Sledgehammer" which had been formulated by senior military figures eight months earlier to destabilise Turkey and trigger a military intervention to overthrow the government.

Prosecutors have arrested 35 ex-military figures in recent weeks on suspicion of being part of the plot which is also said to have involved plans to provoke Greece into shooting down a Turkish fighter jet. >>> Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent | Monday, March 01, 2010

Saudi Arabia Thwarts Military Coup
ALALAM.IR: RIYADH: Saudi Arabian security forces have foiled a military coup seeking to overthrow army officers loyal to the current Saudi King Abdullah.



According to Riyadh-based al-Watan daily, coup leader Major Ahmed Maiad Zahrani, a National Guard officer in the Riyadh, was arrested later for further questioning and charged with conspiracy.



The daily noted that Zahrani, backed by a Saudi prince in the royal family, has recruited approximately 150 officers of National Guards to carry out the coup in the oil-rich kingdom.



The plan was to overthrow the Saudi National Guards leader, who is loyal to King Abdullah and to prevent the selection of other members of the family as crown prince after the death of Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, 80, (who is seriously sick). 



King Abdullah has appointed his eldest son Miti'b as deputy of the National Guards after disagreements among the sons and grandsons of Saudi Arabia's late founder King Abdulaziz led to formation of the Bay'ah Council by senior members of the royal family.



The council is tasked with voting on selection of the crown prince from three candidates named by the king. [Source: ALALAM.IR]

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