Egypt: From Revolution to Counter-Revolution
In the two and a half years since the uprising began, Egypt has undergone not only a continuation of the Revolution, but an institutional counter-revolution from within Egyptian society, most dramatically witnessed with the ouster of Morsi two weeks ago. As always, the American Empire – in its infinite pragmatism – supported the counter-revolution just as it supported Morsi. The rule for the empire is to support whomever holds power, and to attempt to manipulate circumstances from behind the scenes. Within Egypt itself, there was an internal power struggle, which has reached an extreme in the form of recent events, attempting to steer the revolution into a direction safe for the entrenched power structures: the military, the police, and the economic oligarchy.
The story of the Egyptian Revolution continues… and will for some time.
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