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Egypt's Military Condemns Obama As Senators Try To Resolve Political Crisis

http://live.huffingtonpost.com/#r/archive/segment/casualties-rising-near-egypt-protests/52012737fe34442e22000098 Egypt's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has accused the Obama administration of disregarding the will of the Egyptian people and turning its back on Egyptians. Meanwhile, Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have arrived in Cairo to try to resolve the political crisis there, warning that the military must back out of politics or risk losing $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid.

Cine este Gheorghe Funar, politicianul care l-a „detronat“ pe Vadim

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Gheorghe Funar, noul preşedinte al Partidului România Mare, s-a făcut remarcat în timpul celor trei mandate consecutive de primar al municipiului Cluj-Napoca, în perioada 1992-2004, ca un politician controversat şi deosebit de vocal.

Egyptian Security Forces Clear Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins, Hundreds Reported Dead (UPDATED)

CAIRO -- Egypt's police and military stormed a pair of Muslim Brotherhood protest sites here early Wednesday morning, leaving hundreds of protesters dead and many more wounded as violence threatened to spill across the city. While clashes at one Muslim Brotherhood protest site extended into their 10th hour, Egypt's military-backed government declared a one-month state of emergency. Across the city there were reports of small gun battles, and churches and government buildings being burned or seized. Vigilante and neighborhood watch groups, once a fixture of post-revolutionary Cairo, were formed late in the day. The exact number killed in the storming of the sites -- the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Nasr City and another one in Nahda Square -- was unknown, but the Ministry of Health reported a death toll approaching 300, including 235 civilians and 43 police officers . More than 1,400 people have been injured, according to Reuters .

EU diplomat: Egyptian army rejected peace plan

http://euobserver.com/foreign/121127 EU diplomat: Egyptian army rejected peace plan   Muslim Brotherhood protester in Cairo on Thursday. Reports indicate some deaths were caused by snipers (Photo: Globovision)   Related 1.          Ashton visits Egypt amid rising tensions 2.          EU urges Egypt junta to free ex-president 3.          EU reaction to Egypt coup: 'Awkward. Disturbing' 1.          By Andrew Rettman 2.          BRUSSELS - The EU's special envoy to the Middle East, Bernardino Leon, has said the Egyptian army rejected a peace deal with the Muslim Brotherhood a few hours before the killing in Cairo began. He told Reuters that he and US diplomat William Burns in recent days brokered an agreement between the military and the brothers on how to end their month-long sit-ins in two city squares. "We had a political plan that was on the table, that had been accepted by the other side [the brotherhood] … They [th

Obama On Egypt Crisis: 'We Deplore Violence Against Civilians'

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President Barack Obama spoke out on the crisis in Egypt on Thursday, saying he's "concerned" by recent events. "The United States strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by Egypt's interim government and security forces," Obama said. "We deplore violence against civilians." "Today, the United States extends its condolences to the families of those who were killed and those who were wounded," Obama continued."

FUNAR ESTE PRESEDINTELE PRM-LUI,VADIM ESTE UN NIMENI IN DRUM

Interviu cu Ion Varlam