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The Morsi Interviews:

Is Mohamed Morsi losing it?



Cairo, Egypt--Seems that Egyptian authorities are preparing us for something big tomorrow. Speculation and rumours abound about Monday’s Mohamed Morsi trial with statements from former Egyptian Intelligence Chief Murad Muwafi, who warned last week about potential steet violence.
Today on the eve of the Morsi/Muslim Brotherhood trial, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan published an exclusive story complete with pictures of the ousted Morsi, speaking with politicians and human rights activists. In the article, Morsi makes contradictory and conflicting statements, showing stress and even delirium in a series of interviews separated by only 25 days. In television interviews, Morsi shifts his feet nervously and casts his glances in the corners of the room rather than making eye contact with the cameras. During his first interview with Catherine Ashton, the EU secretary of foreign affairs, Morsi was very tense, making contradicting statements. He emphasized to Ashton that he is a detainee and that heads of states cannot be detained. He also insisted that there are negotiations between the Muslim brotherhood - and some political parties to resolve the crisis within days. Having stated that, he then clearly asked her to get the European Union and the U.S. to interfere in Egypt and return him to the presidency, indicating that he is now committed to making good on all the errors that took place during his brief presidency. A shocked Ashton asked: Millions of Egyptians went down to the streets to demand your’s and the Brotherhood’s ousting... and you had to listen to them... because this is the way democracy works.

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Morsi acknowledged the Revolution of June 30 for the first time; that it was a revolution and not a coup. He admitted, Yes, millions came out...they say 30 million people. They could have waited for the new parliamentary elections. As long as they have 30 million people, they can win any election. Ashton: The case here wasn’t about the parliamentary elections... but early presidential elections. Morsi: Yes.. They talked about making a referendum with me remaining as president or moving elections up, but the Constitution does not allow that, making all their talk ambiguous and meaningless. Then Morsi contradicted himself by claiming “People left the streets by 1 AM of July 1st.” Ashton looked at him in amazement... Then looked to the ground, shaking her head and making no further comment! During interviews over two months, Morsi repeated the same speech for anyone who would listen, stating numerous times that were millions on the streets on June 30, only to turn around and claim that they all went home at exactly 1 a.m. Incredibly, when someone assured him that millions had stayed on the streets and many more returned again, he said: “No one told me that”. (Seems Morsi has picked up the Barack Obama defence.) Then A few weeks ago, Morsi surprised a political delegation with a strange act, as he was sitting with them, and a security agent came to him asking: “What would you like to drink, Dr. Morsi?” 
Morsi looked at the security agent and asked: “Why don’t you say Mr. President?” The agent responded: “Your presence here is just as Dr. Morsi, with great respect to your Excellency.” Morsi looked to the delegation and pointed to the officer, saying: “See, they don’t recognize that I am the President... they always address me as “Dr.” So, actually this means it was a coup!” 
One of the delegates responded: “Well, actually you’re no longer president by the will of the people, and the Egyptian army was only responding to the Peoples Revolution... adding: that he, his wife, children and all his relatives went to the demonstrations. 
Morsi retorted: “No ... a coup happened in Egypt ... I am the President in accordance with the Constitution... and I--as the President--adhere to the Constitution. (Morsi was referencing the now deactivated Constitution of 2012) Morsi continues to remind us that he had asked no one to visit him: “People here treat me good... and sometimes come to me and say that some people want to see you… and I reply, they’re welcome, but I refuse to answer to the trials and the courts... because the procedures of a President’s trial is completely different according to the 2012 constitution.. and if I go to trial I’ll defend myself before the court .. Any court .. I’m not involved in killing the demonstrators... I will tell that to the judges.” After a moment’s silence, he adds ominously: “Your sons will have a troubled life perhaps for years... all of Egypt will suffer from this.” 
One of the delegates said, “But you could have the solution to save the whole country... why didn’t you listen to people in the streets... And you said during your presidential campaign that “if 10 people came out in a demonstration against you, then you would leave your position!” Morsi answered: “Did I say that? No, it’s not true!” The delegates looked to each other and someone said: Oh, Doctor Morsi, there’s a video of you that was broadcast on television during a televised debate during the presidential campaign, and the whole world saw and heard this...” Morsi replied: I said ten?... did I say if ten people came out against me then I’ll resign immediately? I said it like that? I didn’t say that.. and people wanted to change the Constitution not me!” Morsi excels jumping out of one topic into another.getting out of a topic to another... which readers can see for themselves in the YouTube video below. Interrupting delegates who had asked him about about Hamas and Gaza, Morsi said Gaza is a small place like this, holding his fingers just inches apart before adding” “For your information, I want to do a lot of things about this issue. We were about to open a Gaza Consulate in Cairo and and and Egyptian Consulate in Gaza too!” Meanwhile, looks like the Trial of the Century gets underway at the Egyptian Police College tomorrow.


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Ali Al Sharnoby -- Bio and Archives

Ali Alsharnoby, an Egyptian journalist and deputy editor, worked in many Egyptian newspapers.

Studied at university of Cairo, faculty of law.. and wrote a number of books about the political trends in the Islamic view.


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