by Richard Falk

General al-Sisi‘s Ultimatum

On Monday General Abdel al-Sisi delivered the following ultimatum on Egyptian TV: that the government of President Mohamed Morsi had 48 hours „to respond to the people‘s demands“ or the armed forces would impose its „own roadmap of the future“. The full statement also indicated that the armed forces did not want to resume its 2011 role of presiding over the political process.