While USA debates if a coup is a coup, its hypocrisy is noticed; Arab states commit billions to interim Egyptian government, which also just announced an interim prime minister.

Adly Monsour

Saudi Arabia and certain Arab Gulf nations have agreed to provide billions in aid, loans, and grants to the interim government in Egypt:

July 9, 2013

(Reuters) – Egypt named an interim prime minister on Tuesday and rich Gulf states poured in $8 billion in aid, as the biggest Arab nation sought ways out of a crisis a day after troops killed dozens of Islamists…
Former U.N. diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei, now a liberal party leader, was named deputy president for foreign affairs.

News quickly followed of $8 billion in grants, loans and fuel from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…

The bloodshed has raised alarm among key donors such as the United States and the European Union, as well as in Israel, with which Egypt has had a U.S.-backed peace treaty since 1979.

Rich Gulf Arab states, long suspicious of the Muslim Brotherhood, have shown fewer reservations. The United Arab Emirates offered a grant of $1 billion and a loan of $2 billion. Saudi Arabia offered $3 billion in cash and loans, and an additional $2 billion worth of much-needed fuel.

In a further demonstration of its support, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed visited Egypt on Tuesday, the most senior foreign official to arrive since Mursi’s removal…

“The only road map is the restoration of the president elected by the people,” said Hoda Ghaneya, 45, a Muslim Brotherhood women’s activist. “We will not accept less than that, even if they kill us all.”

The streets of Cairo were quieter on Tuesday but the Brotherhood called for more protests later in the day, raising the risk of further violence. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/09/us-egypt-protests-idUSBRE95Q0NO20130709

July 09, 2013

CAIRO — Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour has selected veteran economist and former Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi to be the country’s interim prime minister. Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei was also chosen to be vice president for international affairs.

Hazem el-Beblawi was chosen to head the new interim government after hours of intense behind-the-scenes negotiations. Vetoes by the Salafi Nour Party of several other candidates reportedly prolonged the selection process…

Veteran editor and publisher Hisham Kassem notes Egypt “needs a manager with a clear understanding of the economy in the coming months.” Egypt failed to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan in recent months and negotiations remain stalled.

Egypt’s foreign currency reserves have dwindled dramatically since long-time president Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February 2011. The Egyptian currency has lost more than 10 percent of its value this year and the vital tourism sector is in the doldrums.

Interim President Adly Mansour also met Tuesday with a high-level delegation from the United Arab Emirates. Journalist Kassem says he thinks several Gulf States, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia, are ready to help Egypt.

“As far as the Gulf is concerned, they are happy to see the back of the [Muslim] Brotherhood. It was a menace for them … Already we see a delegation of six Cabinet ministers from the Emirates,” said Kassem. “We see the Saudi monarch congratulating the Egyptian people. To me that’s an indicator that there will be support … and I anticipate more support coming from the rest of the Gulf.”

Meanwhile, thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi participated in what they were calling “a rally for martyrs” as victims of Monday shooting near a military complex were given a symbolic funeral. http://www.voanews.com/content/Egypt-new-interim-pm/1698075.html

The states of the Arab peninsula have long been worried about agitation by the Muslim Brotherhood and similar groups. And while they seem to think that their money will stop the goal of the Muslim Brotherhood to get a pan-Islamic state from the west coast of northern Africa to their peninsula, they are in error. Biblically, such a confederation will happen (cf. Daniel 11:40-43; Ezekiel 30:1-9). Arab money might delay it for a little bit, but supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and similar groups will not stop–they have gone ‘underground’ before and can again.

And what is the position of the USA?

The USA itself still has not quite decided what to do and some are disturbed about this. Notice the following:

July 9, 2013

There seems to be one thing that unites all the demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, from the young secular liberals who are jubilant that Egypt’s military has deposed President Mohamed Morsi to the Islamic militants who demand that he be reinstated: they all are furious with President Barack Obama and the United States of America.

On the one hand, the anti-Morsi crowds think Obama gave too much support to Morsi. On the other, the pro-Morsi marchers are calling Obama a hypocrite for giving lip service to democracy while doing nothing in the face of the military coup that overthrew Morsi’s democratically elected government…

Meanwhile, it is worth asking if the Obama administration deserves some blame. Both Republican and Democratic critics in the U.S. are saying Obama was too timid, both in confronting Morsi as he edged toward autocratic rule and in calling out the Egyptian military for violations of human rights. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-obama-egypt-20130708,0,1935058.story

A military coup in Egypt is placing the United States in an uncomfortable position – how to be seen to be supporting democracy, and maintain its strategic interests in the region.

The White House endorsed the elections which brought a Muslim Brotherhood-led government to power in Egypt. But by failing to condemn the coup, critics say it’s condoning the military overthrow of a democratically elected government.

So, why would the US administration refrain from characterising this as a military coup? And can the US defend democracy in Egypt while continuing to walk a diplomatic tightrope? http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2013/07/2013789273719832.html

July 9, 2013

Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and associates duly announced that they were merely carrying out the will of the people. They gave no timetable for restoration of civilian rule. They paraded a cast of characters, including a rented mullah, to bless the coup which was, of course, not a coup.

Their Orwellian formulation was repeated by American and European leaders, as well as the media that argued, seriously, that elections didn’t really mean much in a democracy.

Barack Obama avoided the C-word, so as not to run afoul of American law. The Foreign Assistance Act prohibits American aid to “any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d’état,” or where “the military plays a decisive role” in a coup. Such aid must remain suspended until “a democratically elected government has taken office.”

He is continuing America’s $1.3-billion a year aid to the Egyptian military, given mainly to ensure Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel.

So, democracy is for one and all except the “Islamists.”

“The hypocrisy will not be lost on a large swath of Egyptians, Arabs and Muslims,” noted a Morsi aide, predicting that this latest proof of the futility of pursuing democracy might fuel more terrorism than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/07/07/democracy_good_for_everyone_but_islamists.html

Make no doubt about it, the waffling on this by the Obama Administration is telling the Arab world that the USA really does not believe in democracy.

Period.

Yet, since the USA normally tells the world that democratically-elected governments are the legitimate ones, the hypocrisy of the USA is on display here. Perhaps it should be mentioned that the Bible warns that a “hypocritical nation” will be destroyed in the end times (Isaiah 10:5-6, KJV).

As I mentioned in an earlier post, there is no doubt that what occurred in Egypt was a coup supported by the military. Again, notice the definition of a coup d’état from Wikipedia:

A coup d’état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/; plural: coups d’état), also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to depose the extant government and replace it with another body, civil or military. A coup d’état is considered successful when the usurpers establish their dominance. When the coup neither fails completely nor succeeds, a civil war is a likely consequence. (viewed 07/08/13)

What happened in Egypt was a military coup blamed on a certain amount of popular discontent.

Yet, those who thought that the mobocracy coup last week ended the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood or other Islamist parties in Egypt and elsewhere were in error.

Egyptian involvement with the final King of the South is specifically prophesied. Despite whatever interim deals and/or leaders we see in Egypt, the situation there will change as the Bible teaches in Daniel 11:40-43 and Ezekiel 30:1-8.

But the situation will ultimately also change in the USA as its hypocrisy has gotten more publicity in the past few weeks.

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

The Future King of the South is Rising Does the Bible teach that there will be a future King of the South in Daniel 11? Is this kingdom rising up now? Did the old Worldwide Church of God (WCG) teach that there would be another one? And who is the King of the South? How will this involve Egypt? Is the final King of the South some type of Arab-Muslim confederation? Can Iran be involved? Is there a group that seems to be supporting the goals of the King of the South? Has the Obama Administration supported the rise of this power? This sermon video answers those questions.
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Rise of the King of the South The Bible tells of the formation of a power of nations that are in the Middle East and North Africa that are part of the final “King of the South” (Daniel 11:40-43) The Muslim Brotherhood wishes to have an Islamic empire with basically the same nations. This YouTube video explains what to expect from such a confederation.
Is There A Future King of the South? Some no longer believe there needs to be. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? Might this King be called the Mahdi? What does the Bible say?
The Arab and Islamic World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam? What about the Imam Mahdi? What lies ahead for Turkey, Iran, and the other non-Arabic Muslims?
Damascus and Syria in Prophecy Will Bashar Assad hold power as he has it? Does the Bible show that Damascus, the capital of Syria, will be destroyed? What will happen to Syria? Will the Syrians support the final King of the South that the Bible tells will rise up? Which scriptures discuss the rise and fall of an Arabic confederation? Does Islamic prophecy predict the destruction of Syria. This is a YouTube video.
What Should You Know About Turkey in Prophecy Do you know the Turkish people descended from? Did the Ottoman Empire possibly fulfill a promise in Genesis? Will Turkey support the European King of the North or Arabic King of the South? Will it betray one of them? Will Turkey be involved in the encouraging the destruction of Israel? Is Turkey going to become Catholic? Is Turkey mentioned in Psalm 83, Daniel 11, and elsewhere in the Bible? This video provides answers.
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