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A handout picture made available by Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's official website shows (L-R), United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Egyptian president Mohammad Morsi and Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh at the opening ceremony of the summit of the Non-Alligned Movement (NAM), the group of countries not aligned with any of the powers blocs , Thursday.
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi criticized Syria’s "oppressive regime" Thursday at an international conference in Iran – one of President Bashar Assad's few remaining allies - and called for outside intervention to end the civil war.
Morsi, a moderate Islamist, told a summit of non-aligned nations in Tehran that Assad’s government had “lost its legitimacy” and the international community had an “ethical duty” to help the Syrian people.
The Syrian delegation at the summit walked out during Morsi's speech, regional news channel al-Jazeera reported.
By ousting military chiefs, Egypt's Morsi shows he's a force to be reckoned with
Morsi said bloodshed in Syria would only end if there were "effective interference" from outside.
President Bashar Assad spoke to a pro-government Syrian TV station Wednesday and said the situation is "better" , but his troops need more time to "win the battle". ITV's John Ray reports.
"The bloodshed in Syria is our responsibility on all our shoulders and we have to know that the bloodshed cannot stop without effective interference from all of us," Morsi said.
As Morsi takes symbolic oath, many fear the 'Islamization of Egyptian society'
"We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria, and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision that supports a peaceful transition to a democratic system of rule that reflects the demands of the Syrian people for freedom."
Al-Jazeera's Imran Khan reported that Morsi's comments caused "unease" in the room "especially for the Iranians who are close to Syria."
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Yes, just keep feeding us whatever supports the western propaganda BS machine: Assad has to go, he's evil, his govt. is doomed! What a joke! Last week the New York Times had a video clip of the "rebels" (terrorists) using a policeman as a human bomb (without the policeman knowing of course!!). They had planted bombs in his vehicle and told him that he was "free to go". Luckily the explosive didn't go off. The NY Times quickly removed the video and all mentions of this being a clear "crime of war". Obviously this didn't support the media's contention that the "rebels" are good people; they're terrorists!
BS Machine: People are waking up; they no longer believe anything the media says. We all know you pursue purely geopolitical agendas and NOT the truth. There is a thing called "karma" though for all those of you who like to manipulate the masses.
Assad has the Lear jet warmed up, the gold onboard, and a pilot at the ready.
keep smoking crack, and yes, there are aliens in the attic.
One1000percentAmerican,
"People are waking up; they no longer believe anything the media says."
Then whom do you believe? Do you have some source of information other than the media? Perhaps you run your own intelligence agency. Is that it? Or do you just believe whatever you want to believe?
I certainly don't believe the ones that spent 2 years there were weapons of mass destruction that never existed. There's a saying here you know "The first time is your fault; the second time is mine". If you choose to believe known liars, you have no one to blame but yourself.
But to answer your question, read the news from other countries which don't push for the same agenda and you will get a different perception on what you're being told.
I finally broke down and decided to read the bs that MSN and it's posters are saying and their opinions. I was right. You sound like a bunch of inbred hillbillies who hate God, each other, the United States and you are still blaming Bush. What is wrong with you people???? Everyone has already figured out that if you are still making comments about Bush...it's because you know you chose a loser for a leader that has led America to ruin....that would be you one1000percentAmerican. One thing you aren't....American. You are the type of person we hope takes a blood clot to the brain before election. Good luck with that.
sotiredofobombo, are you the product of "legitimate rape"?
take a prozac or something, but chill out. lol
First of all Morsi is NOT a moderate. The Egyptians that started the uprising that called for secularism and were perhaps more moderate, ended up getting silenced. They maybe were 10 percent of the population. Please the Egyptian government held "outside" help of Americans hostage after Mubarak was ousted. This is total propaganda by our lying media.
The plan is this. Use American taxpayer money to shore up another radical Islamic country. Outside help? The problem is we borrow the money from China and then after the money is spent we have zero influence. I understand the issue of void, but the US is broke trying to save the Islamic world from themselves. We are definitely losing that battle.
Anyone who would wish a "blood clot to the brain" upon anyone can't be much of a good christian, #sotired. May I suggest that you go back and read that book of yours again. I think you may have missed a few chapters last time around.
I think he mistook his book for the Necronomicon. lol
You are correct, morsi is not a moderate, when he gets full power he will run the country no different that the mullahs in iran. They have already sent troops into the Sinai which is against the peace treaty with Israel. When he gets his people in to take over the running of the military with the money and weapons we the U.S. are supplying he will be worse than Mubarak.
The billionaire-run media promotes intervention in Syria because they want oil -- not democracy. Capitalism requires the endless expansion of markets. Profit demands more profit be made with that profit. The capitalist system forces the capitalists to try to control the entire world by war.
Morsi is a puppet of the imperialists. He doesn't represent the opinion of Egyptians. His statement only shows the Egyptian revolution is not finished.
The verdict is still very much out on Morsi.The leopard doesn´t change his spots so quickly and the wolf doesn´t stop acting wolf like so easily.He´s still an Islamist like the prez of Turkey.He´s been invited to visit Israel. If he goes, that would be a step to judge him postively .Meanwhile he must stay very suspect.The Muslim Brotherhood has a charter similiar to the nazis. He was a member but now as Prez, he is on some type of leave of absence.Only if he really reins in the Isalmists.some who are terrorists and protects the Copt ,and other minorities can he show his stuff.Also of course with Israel.The real verdict will be shown by his actions and over time.I remin skeptical !!
Of course Morsi is eager to have yet another allied Muslim Brotherhood Sunni government in the Middle East.
Out with the secular regimes; In with the Islamist regimes. At least Hillary and Barack now have their marching orders.
It's almost time to announce the no-fly zone over Syria where we openly inject ourselves into their civil war (for "humanitarian" purposes only of course, wink, wink)
Egypt is controlled by the muslime brotherhood and al-qaeda. The rebels in Syria is al-qaeda. Every government Obama has helped overthrow is now controlled by the muslime brotherhood and al-qaeda. Will American taxpayer money once again be used to overthrow another government for islam??
@Frank....Egypt is not controlled by Al-Qaeda. And perhaps some of the foreign born rebel fighters are supporters of Al-Qaeda, but the majority of the rebels are just Syrians who are sick of an oppressive government.
But regardless of that, the US had nothing to do with the change in government of Egypt, and we aren't doing anything in Syria at the moment. So what government that President Obama helped to overthrow are you referring to? Because the only change in government we had anything to do with was Libya and even that was nominal involvement.
Actually the U.S. had quite a bit to do with the changes in Egypt, mostly behind the scenes but still quite an influence (especially with the military not intervening).
Actually we are. Non-military for the time being but quite a lot behind the scenes (probably including CIA military assistance to the opposition.
Our involvement in Libya was DECISIVE. We "helped" bomb Gadhafi out of power. Without that air campaign, the rabbles would never have won there.
Lisa,
"Egypt is not controlled by Al-Qaeda. And perhaps some of the foreign born rebel fighters are supporters of Al-Qaeda, but the majority of the rebels are just Syrians who are sick of an oppressive government."
I think you are right. The problem is that many Americans are so terrified of al-Qaeda that they tend to see them everywhere. It looks like that terrorist attack on 9/11 had the desired effect since the purpose of terrorism is to terrorize, and many Americans have indeed been terrorized. There is no doubt that al-Qaeda will take advantage of any political unrest they find to try to elbow their way in, and they are trying their best in Syria; they would be foolish not to, but to see everything that is going on in the Middle East as the work of al-Qaeda is just foolish.
sotiredblahblah (#1.6), do you realize that nobody before you mentioned Bush? Failed...
Great idea Mohammed! Since this is a summit of 120 "non aligned" nations, why dont you guys put an operation together to stop whats happening in Syria and stop looking for the west to do something. Oh, you want us to pay for it and sacrifice our lives while your countrymen burn our flags? STFU and concentrate on not being in a blast radius of one of your newly made friends from the Sinai.
Al718,
"Since this is a summit of 120 "non aligned" nations, why dont you guys put an operation together to stop whats happening in Syria and stop looking for the west to do something. Oh, you want us to pay for it and sacrifice our lives while your countrymen burn our flags?"
I don't remember reading anything in this article about their asking the West for anything. As you pointed out, Morsi was addressing the non aligned nations. He was obviously trying to get them to do something about the situation in Syria, but it doesn't appear to have gone over too well with some of them.
Mickey, thats a rather naive way to look at the situation. More than likely, this was a message to the West from Morsi on his stance toward Syria.. he knows full well that there is 0% chance of non aligned nations ever doing anything in terms of getting involved in Syria - if thats what he meant hes preaching to the wrong crowd.
My guess is he was talking to US, France, and UK.
I believe what Richard Engel reports on from the front line. He would not be risking is life to tell lies.
It is time to take control of the air space. Give them shoulder launch missiles or put some F18 in the air
Al718,
"My guess is he was talking to US, France, and UK."
Non-aligned nations means those that are not aligned with any major power. I think the U.S., France and the U.K. qualify as major powers. While you could be right that he may have been hinting at something he did not say, I don't think it is always sophisticated to put words he did not say in someone else's mouth.
These are TWO completely DIFFERENT Peoples, that Are Fighting.
The Arab Sunni People, of Syria
AND
The Latakian NON-Arab Alewite People, of Syria
The "Rebel" Arab Sunni,
Led by Militant Arab Sunni Fighters from Other Sunni Countries<
ARE Fighting The NON-Arab Alewite Forces;
The NON-Arab Alewite, ALL of Whom are Defending their Own People, from The Arab Sunni Fighters.
IF, The Arab Sunni ARE VICTORIOUS Over the NON-Arab Alewite
The Alewite People, The men, The women, The children
ALL the NON-Arab Alewite,
WILL BE Slaughtered
!
mork1from1ork,
"IF, The Arab Sunni ARE VICTORIOUS Over the NON-Arab Alewite"
What makes you thinks the Alawites are not Arabs? Of course they are. I think you are confusing ethnicity and religion. The Alawites are a branch of the Shiite version of Islam. The fact that they are Alawites has nothing to do with whether or not they are Arabs. You don't have to be a Arab to be an Alawite (though most are), but you don't have to be an Arab to be a Muslim, either.
the Egyptian president it call marsy, he was in jailed because of spying and he is a fanatic person and an evil from Muslim brotherhood, , all the rebels in Syria are terrors, please media stop the lying
That's a great idea for intervention in Syria. Put together a coalition of all Muslim Arab countries and have them go in and take over Syria. Lots of casualties and billions in war costs. We will watch from the sidelines and wish you luck.............
The islamics are not organized enough to intervene. By the time they figure out what they are going to do, the war will probably be over. Imagine sending in egyptian and iranian troops into a war zone? They are so inept at warfare they will probably be massacred themselves or just commit war crimes.
The Iranians are already there assisting Assad. They publicly stated that this past week.
Yes, as KingK said, the Iranians sent about 15k troops in last week to support assad. This statement by Morsi goes against what Iran is doing, so this should be interesting.
KingK The Iranians will just send other troops and not tell them the other Iranians are there. Islamic way.
Does it mean that John McCain supports Morsi? They are both in favor of an intervention.
McCain/Morsi 2012
This report is in direct opposition with official communiques issued by Pres.Morsy of Egypt and Pres.Ho of China. Reporting that call for intervention when both countries issued the opposition to intervention with military solution is really ,really questionable. Jama al;Islamaya (al-Zawahiri's AQ terrorists released from life/death sentences in Egypt) are on the rebel fighters brethen. Read http://www.globaltimes.cn/CAhlen/730080.shtml (China,Egypt urge political solution on Syria,oppose external military internvention) and http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9106060694 (China,Egypt oppose military solution to Syrian crisis)
P>S> The speech Morsy gave at NAM- full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision and support PEACEFUL TRANSITION (this speech can be seen/read in English/Arabic) got to http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4274928,00.html It is very important to have facts.
We can only hope that one day this world will be rid of the horror of Islam.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that, Doug. Islam is one of the world's fastest growing religions.
Bull.
Islam WAS ONCE, a "fast growing" Religion....
NOW, the "growing" part, in Islam, is NOT Converts,
the "growing" part, is their large production of children per family.
Islam itself, has been "Waning", since Before The Ottoman Turkish DEFEAT,
Beaten, by the VICTORIOUS Christian WEST.
I'll give Morsi this; he has balls.
He just took power after an uprising in his own country, so he has to appear to support "the people".
The rest of the room must have been squirming. He won't be invited to friday night poker anymore. lol
So did Hitler.
Anyone want to bety that the Muslim Brotherhood is part of the resistance?
No one will take that bet cause its true. Duh lol
Ray in Jax
Whether he does or doesn't have "lluevos" remains to be seen. However, as long as it is a NAM intervention, let them pursue it AND fund it with their treasury. NATO said "thanks, but no thanks" for the invitation to partake. This also includes the US making no unilateral intervention too, I hope!
It's about time Middle Eastern / Arab / Persian / Muslim / Islamic political, religious, and military leaders START standing behind the quality of life their own people have AND DROP the fake, ideological brotherhood they've had for 100 years, being ruthless dictators supporting each other and preaching war and hate against Isreal, blaming Isreal for everything they can't or don't want to do. Now that Egypt has spoken, Turkey was up front from the beginning, it is time to act. Turkey is NATO. Egypt says do it. No fly zone and more arms and supplies to the rebels. No more excuses for not helping these people from total and complete genocide.
What genocide? Since when is a civil war genocide? Stop attaching words like genocide to every single conflict to try and get sympathy for your side. Ridiculous. This is a CIVIL WAR between Syrians...so what race or ethnicity is being systematically murdered which would indicate GENOCIDE?
NATO has NO business in Syria. Let the ARABS try and stop the conflict. No European or American troops should ever be put in harms way for these Syrians. They took up a violent insurrection. What did they expect? They got what they asked for.
Crazyman, not sure of what your definition of genocide is? Maybe you should parachute into one of the outlying villages and be around when they butcher 300 people at a time including young children. Such an armchair quarterback.
Good idea, only this time let the @!$%#ing piece of @!$%# muslims do it themselves.
Your right the genocide will come after the fighting and who will be the target will depend on who win's. Hurray for Morsi now let's see him do something without involving our tax dollar's. Because who ever win's Syria will still be no friend of the US. And thank all the god's and non-god's because we don't need another aid sucking allie! Let the Arab's spend their money and send their son's to die if they care so much.
Intervention? meaning the USA "Again"!!! What is the purpose of the Arab League? Or is it just a social club for mideast leaders to have a BS session....drink a few brews....molest a few teenage girls. No fly zone? meaning the USA "Again". Last time I checked the Saudi's have pretty good fighter planes (bought from us)...or are they just for parades. And I am not going to buy the excuse that they dont fly them because the fuel is to expensive. Some people on here are referring to Asaad as commiting genocide...I think they should look up its meaning before throwing it out there.These are the rebels that have Al Queda fighting right along side them. They are probably salvating at the thought of getting their hands on Asaad's WMD (you know...the ones that Saddam shipped out for safe keeping)
They are a very rich country. They want intervention, then THEY should do it! Of course they want intervention. ANYONE other than the Muslims in charge is an oppressive government.
IT is a civil war and WE have no right to stick our nose in what is their business and OBAMA has already dragged us far enough into their business by sending secret money to support the MUSLIM rebels.
Who are really just the Taliban in sheep's clothing. Doing that spoke and speaks Volumes about him and his agenda and how he has disrespected every man and woman who has died fighting those animals.
The Islamicists want to renew the extinct calliphate. They want to rebuild the empire from the vestigial smouldering fragments. The problem is that you have different sects and different tribes and old ethnic rivalries that make it impossible. So then you end up with a struggle for sectarian dominion and bitter power struggles. The 30 years war in europe was pretty much the same 394 years ago. Germany became a battleground for sectarian proxy wars in the attempt to build a "Holy Roman Empire" which was neither holy, nor Roman nor an empire. I see Syria becoming the same. Giving weapons to the rebels is simply providing more killing machines for prolongation.
Morsi uses the term "freedom". In his mind it is the freedom of the Sunni "brotherhood" to wrest dominion.
Morsi places responsibility on the shoulders of the world to intervene in Syria. But there is something that is conspicuously absent from the article. It never reports Morsi condemning Russia, Iran and China from supporting and arming Assad's government. Is he too weak to condemn the source? I'm sure he'll blame America and Isreal instead.
Yes, this has been tried before. Syria + Egypt = United Arab Republic (UAR). It lasted a whole 3 years (1958-61).
Way to go Morsi !! Now just stick to that bold stance and follow up with whatever you can do to help Syrians to get out from under Assad and his cronies and to establish a real democracy. After that we want more of the same in Iran !!
Morsi also says that Americans are being ripped off by corporations and lobbyists that influence our "public servants."
United Nations Secretary General next to Iranian Imanutjob President and Muslim Brotherhood Morsi during the Non-Allied Movement (Anti-Allies?) conference? Is the SG of the UN supporting these guys now? I'm starting to wonder if Assad might have been telling the truth all along.
"and called for outside intervention to end the civil war."
Good luck Morsi!! And say hello to Putin!
Maybe Morsi isn't so bad after all.
Morsi 2012
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Great opportunity for the president.
Get the U.S. into a war in Syria.
Will jump start the economy - just what FDR did.
The president will also get the rally 'round the president bump that will assure his reelection.
A no brainer, win-win-win for him.
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Not really. The President should not get involved with this because more and more Americans are getting sick and tied of always being at war. Let the Middle Eastern Countries determine the correct route to take.
If we do not get involved we will continue to give cause for hatred to be sent our way from the region. If we get involved we will continue to give cause for hatred to be sent our way from the region, and will cost lives and billions of dollars. Those neighbors who feel the need to intervene should do so. Leave the USA out of it. We can't afford your friendship.
Not sure what planet you're on Wallace, but getting involved also will give cause for hatred to be sent our way from the region as well.
That is what islam is all about.
Where the @!$%# have you been?
Its a lose lose for us. We're expected to save everyone from their problems, then cursed for being nosey.
Timmer2, You need to read the whole post. At least the second sentence. Wallace is saying that the only difference between involvement and no involvement, is that involvement will cost the U.S. money and lives.
So happy that Morsi is calling out Assad while in Iran. It is statements like his that will hasten the fall of Assad and then the Iranian dictators. Given Mr. Obama's failure to lead, it is refreshing to see that others are taking up the task. Perhaps their leadership will result in a change in Iran before it is too late, As it stands right now, the world is standing by as civilians are being slaughtered by Assad with Iran providing military support. Free Syria and free Iran and the Arab Spring, made possible, in part, by our freeing Iraq from Saddam's dictatorship, will have made significant steps to making the world a more peaceful and free place.
OK, Mr Morsi, why don't you and the rest of the "moderate Islamists" go in and straighten out Syria - you're right there, what's holding you back? Oh, you say you want that Great Satan, the USA to pull your nuts out of the fire, is that what you're saying, bubby? Yep, these Islamist states, all bayonets and gun barrels as long as they aren't the ones with the gun pointing at THEM!
USA should just cool it, sit back and watch what happens. If these states are so concerned about their "brothers", they can so something. They sure showed their support for us in Kosovo, didn't they? And they have all volunteered to give territory (sand) for a new Palestinian state, right?
Great idea Morsi. Send your Egyptian troops to take out Assad. We are waiting. I thought so. More like what has Egypt ever done for anyone else in the World? Worthless pile of dung Country.
I wish we would just make Israel the 51st State. I say this for only one reason. It would assure that anyone who attacked or remotely threatenned to attack a State of the U.S. would quickly be turned into a sheet of glass. That would allow us to pull out of the Middle East and attend to our own issues back home.
And people cant point out that Israel would just be a money drain on the economy as a State because frankly weve got plenty of money drain States here in the Continental USA.
The Egyptian president has a right and need for his people to be focused away from his domestic power struggles, economy and problems with journalists. A short and victorious war would fit the bill. Personally I think that he should be taking notes on the use of military force to resolve domestic disputes and that the Syrian president should be sending him a bill for tuition.
Oh good Let Egypt send troops there.
The US,EU and NATO need to stay out. We do not need to get drawn into this.
Then Russia and China can deal with Egypt.
When did Morsi become a "moderate"? Wow, the media simply drinks the coolaid and pronounces despotic henchmen harmless. Morsi is a fanatical Islamist hell bent on destroying everyone who doesn't embrace his cult. He's in bed with the Iranians. Don't let the dour face of Imadinnerjacket mislead you. Egypt is in for a rude awakening when this guy shows his real colors. Women are at the head of the line when the beatings begin.
I have tip my hat to Morsi. He walks into the snake pit and speaks his mind. I wonder if he will get out of Iran alive.
Heard he wasn't invited to the next basketball game.
Instead of tipping your hat, you should be flipping him the finger! His speech sounds like sucker bait to me. He talks about an ethical requirement for the West (implied) to get involved in removing Assad. He sits there with the Iranians and doesn't say anything about an ethical need for the Iranians to quit supporting Assad. Interestingly Iran is taking over the chair of NAM from Egypt now. The proclaimed purpose of NAM is: "is to ensure "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics." So Morsi's suggestion for upholding this great purpose is foreign aggression and interference. What's Iran's part in the whole mess in Syria? You guessed it, foreign aggression and interference. I hope Obama doesn't take the bait, we have no ethical stake in the game.
Merely because Assad's government is under attack, does not mean that it has lost it's integrety. Out side leaders are demanding intervention, yet they know little of the situation. If citizens of a country choose to rebel against their government, it is not the responsibility of international forces to intervene. This area is a mess, and extreme islam is taking over areas such as Syria as fast as they can under the guise of implementing more freedoms for "the people". The only freedom that will result is the "freedom" of extremists to oppress it's citizens, put women at the bttom of the ladder, and elevate men as the "supreme" authority over everything (yes, I am a male). This is not democracy.
your statement is a joke, pure nonsense, syrians are fighting for their freedom from a evil dictator killing thousands upon thousands, thinking only of himself. and yes, it is a genocide when a dictator trys to slaughter majority of the people to prevent their freedom and the right to vote for the leader of "their" choosing instead of a dictator electing himself for decades while robbing the country's revenues (Gadhafi did the same and Assad will likely end up like Gadhafi). Arab Spring is a once in a lifetime chance to kick all those evil stealing dictator to the curb.