Egyptian defense chief: Hagel calls every day, but we never hear from Obama; anti-Obama belly dancer video goes viral
Leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is at the vanguard of the street protests against Morsi's ouster, claim the US supported the coup. Those opposed to the Brotherhood claim Washington has been and still is supporting the Islamists.
An example of the vitriol in the country can be seen in a new video clip featuring a song by Egyptian performer Sama Elmasry. Titled "You Obama, Your Father, Mother," it attacks the US president for allegedly preferring Islamic radicals over the army. It has gone viral, with over 160,000 views since last week.
The clip features Obama in traditional Islamic dress. Elmasry curses him while mentioning that he had called for former president Hosni Mubarak to leave immediately, seeming to imply that this proved he was pro-Brotherhood.
The song also mentions Obama?s support for Islamist-led Turkey as well as Israel. It is highly nationalistic in tone and ends with a photo of Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the anti-Morsi coup.
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Sisi went on to note that the US administration "has a lot of leverage and influence with the Muslim Brotherhood," and that he would like Washington to use this leverage to end the current standoff with Morsi supporters.
He also said that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had been calling him almost daily, but that Obama had not called since July 3.You can see the video here.
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Egyptian army, Egyptian democracy, Egyptian Revolution, Mohammed Morsy, Muslim Brotherhood
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