Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s forcing out of two top Mubarak-era defense officials on Sunday, along with his stripping of the military commander’s power to enact laws and declare war, are seen in Egypt as necessary steps to complete the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak as president.
Morsi’s ousting of army old guard completes Egypt’s quest for revolution
A stricter separation between politics and the military was among the foremost demands made by anti-Mubarak protesters for the past 18 months.
by Zvi Bar’el
Haaretz Newspaper in Israel
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