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White House Press Statement Condemning Violence In Egypt

UPDATE: The following report is an update from Reuters, which has been covering the situation in Cairo, Egypt. The White House condemned the military for using violence against the Muslim Brotherhood yesterday in the statement above. They commented today on the pressure it has been receiving from all sides of the spectrum, and said that the criticism “wasn’t helpful” in securing the freedom the Egyptian people deserve. President Obama said that U.S.-Egypt relations could not continue as it has in wake of the events yesterday.

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Egypt’s Military Vows to Defend People Against ‘terrorist, radical or fool’

July 3, 2013

Egypt’s military vowed to defend the country’s people against any “terrorist, radical or fool” as it is just hours ahead of its deadline for President Mohammed Morsi to resolve the nation’s political crisis – or face intervention by the Egyptian military army. A post on the official Facebook page of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which is headed by Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, read:

We swear to God that we will sacrifice even our blood for Egypt and its people, to defend them against any terrorist, radical or fool.

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