Egypt's Mursi is an Islamist in a Hurry..............from Dan Friedman

[It took Turkey’s Erdogan almost a decade to pull off this trick. But Egypt’s new president, and his Muslim Brotherhood, felt they didn’t have to wait – not when the President of the United States has their back. df]

Egypt's President Mursi removes generals

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi dismissed Cairo's two top generals and quashed a military order that had curbed the new leader's powers, in a move that further stamped his authority on the country and its army.