Egypt retires 70 army generals

[Pete]

Egypt retires 70 army generals

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19456182

"Seventy generals in the Egyptian armed forces are to be retired, the government has announced.

The move comes weeks after President Mohammed Mursi replaced the defence minister and the chief of staff................."

Seventy Generals - that's a lot. Just might shake up their C&C for a while. And the new Generals will be.....................?

Balance that story with......

Egypt's Brotherhood accused of trying to control media

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19245300

"The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's powerful Islamist movement, has been accused of attempting to seize control of state-owned media and silence dissent.

While attention has been focused on the battle for power between the military and President Mohammed Mursi - a member of the Brotherhood - a series of moves have allowed the group to gain influence over media policy and appointments, and seen a private TV network taken off air and the print-run of a critical newspaper confiscated................"

[JimP]

It couldn't be nefarious......President Obama said the Brotherhood were our friends.

[Stras]

Originally Posted by JimP

It couldn't be nefarious......President Obama said the Brotherhood were our friends.

We're sorry, you've violated the State Department's Ban on unkind words and phrases. Please report for you human nice-ness training..

[JimP]

I've got an Egyptian O -5 in the class I'm teaching this week, I'll ask him about this tomorrow.

Had a good conversation with him today about the Sinai.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by JimP

I've got an Egyptian O -5 in the class I'm teaching this week, I'll ask him about this tomorrow.

Had a good conversation with him today about the Sinai.

By that time he might be an O-6.

[longrange1947]

Originally Posted by Pete

By that time he might be an O-6.

Or in hiding.