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February 02, 2012
Illustrative of Egypt's developing political culture, Death to the Marsha
As horrid as the football match disaster was, this just does not speak well : Calls to Execute Egypt's Military Ruler Echo on Cairo's Streets - NYTimes.com
According to an eyewitness account posted online, one of the team’s star players, Mohammed Abu Trika, joined the fans in chanting for Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, who leads the military council that still rules Egypt, to be put to death. Modifying the popular revolutionary chant, “The People Demand the Fall of the Regime,” the protesters shouted, “The People Demand the Execution of the Marshal.”
But fifty odd years of conspiracy thinking...
Posted by The Lounsbury at February 2, 2012 05:44 PM
Filed Under: North Africa
, Society & Culture
, The MENA '48
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