Riots continue in Egypt this morning, and they have spread to the U.S. embassy in Cairo. As Twitchy reported, protests started against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Morsi after he granted himself dictatorial powers.
https://twitter.com/grandsmalls/status/272600559066943489
Muslim Brotherhood urged its supporters to also take to the streets.
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood calls for mass demo in Cairo to support Morsi: After demonstrators took to the streets… http://t.co/dmrz9rwf
— Baptist Ministries (@bministries) November 25, 2012
And so it begins.
News abt resignation of President Morsi's consultant. Clashes between protesters and security forces next to the US embassy in #Cairo #Egypt
— Mohamad-Ali محمدعلي (@MoeAliN) November 25, 2012
Police have pulled back to the side of the US Embassy. Rocks being thrown on both sides of the barbed wire. #Cairo
— T Todras-Whitehill (@taratw) November 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/evanchill/status/272650205017563137
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo appears to have been given the keys to its Twitter account back after being given a long time-out, and weighs in.
For safety reasons, the rest of today's visa appointments will be rescheduled for a later date. Vodafone will contact applicants directly.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
.@Sandmonkey We believe that the Egyptian revolution was an incredibly positive step forward and we want to see its aspirations fulfilled
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
Oh, really? This is positive?
Via Fox News: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood 'democracy' experiment coming along swimmingly. http://t.co/npu66Z9h
— Ron M. (@Jewtastic) November 25, 2012
More reports from on the ground.
RT @RenaNetjes: Radio Egypt: Clashes between security forces and demonstrators near the US embassy. #Cairo #Tahrir
— Peter ter Velde (@Peettv) November 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/evanchill/status/272651739520446464
Pano Pic of new Qasr AlAini wall. Left is Sheikh Rihan wall and right are the clashes on distant Omar Makram st #tahrir pic.twitter.com/CHADdzG2
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
At front police not engaging from Qasr AlAini. Protesters attacking Egyptian police at back of USEmbassyCairo
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
Fire set by protesters to prevent police advance from USEmbassyCairo after police charge captured a protester. pic.twitter.com/TRfO4qzT
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
Video of battle front line at USEmbassyCairo razorwire barricade. #egypt #tahrir http://t.co/kdCAtC8p
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
Protesters through other side of barricade along USEmbassyCairo wall. Stacking guess station. pic.twitter.com/T7HjMtSG
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
Qasr AlAini near front line. Few police and no clashing. Protesters focusing in larger police force at USEmbassyCairo pic.twitter.com/tYtvkxLK
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
Large crowd of protesters confronting photographer about his pictures. I am moving back from front.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
Pulled back from front for a while.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
Video of protesters taunting police at the USEmbassyCairo barricade. #egypt #tahrir http://t.co/dHrW5SUt
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) November 25, 2012
The embassy continues to tweet, first denying that the Obama administration threw them under the bus for the embassy’s disgraceful apology tweet on September 11. Worse, they appear to stand by the craven apologism.
@dioscorusboles Criticism does not equal an apology.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
@dioscorusboles Please see our other tweets on the matter for the answers to your questions. Thanks for talking with us.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
@jethrosteve Because many people were misinterpreting them.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
@dioscorusboles We never apologized. Why would we? USG had nothing to do with the movie. What did we do? We criticized it.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
Ah, the old faux-apology for an apology. You see, y’all just “misunderstood.” Like with President Obama, dumb, old “bitter clingers” just don’t get the nuance-y nuance of craven apologitis! That’s totally the only reason they deleted those tweets.
.@cnncny Yes, we are ok. Thank you for checking. We really appreciate it.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
@auscma Sure, we communicate directly with all of Egypt's major civil society and political groups. We believe in #dialogue
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
Dialogue! By dialogue they, of course, mean appeasement.
Twitter users rightly give the embassy the business.
@lcellini We believe it is important to come out very strongly and clearly against dangerous misinformation like this.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
.@notoegypistan Ask @MuhammadMorsi
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
@lcellini We correct misinformation about the US. We agree that it is up to Egyptians to determine best path forward for Egypt.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
.@complit01 @SciencePyramid We do not support any single political group, but seek a relationship with all parts of Egyptian society
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
@bouloseg We pledged that to the Egyptian government and to the Egyptian people it is supposed to serve
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
@gharebon Yes we are saying that because it is the truth and we are surprised that anyone could think otherwise.
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
@sudixitca That is incorrect. The U.S. supported the Egyptian people's aspirations to choose their own leaders. We did not interfere at all
— U.S. Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) November 25, 2012
And some advice for the embassy.
@USEmbassyCairo
Please
When you see a non Democratic Party grabbing all pwr & trying by all means 2 implement fascism STOP & change strategy— BOULOS (@bouloseg) November 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/em_ess/status/272696307209080833
Advice to @USEmbassyCairo from an American. Stop talking until DC figures out its policy.
— salamamoussa (@salamamoussa) November 25, 2012
@USEmbassyCairo @Sandmonkey Lets see move from peace to war a good thing right? DUH
— art carruthers (@artcarruthers) November 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/erickflaig/status/272689438000295936
@USEmbassyCairo @Sandmonkey You should reserve such Tweet, until the MB is finished with our new radical constitution. Sharia law is coming
— Sadat (@NoToEgypistan) November 25, 2012
Twitchy will continue to monitor this situation and update with further developments.
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