Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Amy’s Retirement Day

Tuesday, July 30th
Amy’s Retirement Day 

After 30 some odd years out at Libbey Glass… today is the last day of work for Amy. Congrats, hun!
Job well done!!!
Love you…

Jay………

Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Egypt: On Ground Updates - Bloodless Military Coup in Egypt - July 3, 2013

Egypt: On Ground Updates
- Bloodless Military Coup in Egypt -
Egyptian Military has Officially Ousted Morsy and Party
from Power as of 2:00pm CDT
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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* Fox News brings us the following report and it starts of like this… Egypt's top military commander says the army is now in full control of the country and President Mohammed Morsi has been replaced by the chief justice of the constitutional court as the interim head of state… He made the announcements in a Wednesday night speech [around 2pm CDT, stateside] -- the latest twist in an all-out power struggle inside Egypt that Morsi and his national security adviser are describing as a military coup… Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said the country's constitution has been temporarily suspended and Morsi has failed to meet the demands of Egypt's people
Read the rest of this developing story at link below…
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* The Wall Street Journal has this take on the news this afternoon…
The Egyptian military's apparent ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood from power after just one troubled year in office deals a blow to the movement's push for influence in the region. It could mark the start of Islamists' decline as a political power in the region, but could also push some Islamists to give up on democracy and turn to violence
Read the full report at link below…
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President Mohamed Morsi is ousted by the Egyptian army, who will suspend the constitution and impose an interim government, with hundreds of thousands celebrating in Tahrir Square - latest updates.
(Live video – LOTS of photos and more at above link)
Above by ‘The Telegraph’
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AubreyJ……….
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Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Egypt: On Ground Updates - July 02, 2013

Egypt: On Ground Updates
Egypt's Military To Suspend Constitution, Dissolve Legislature, Set Up Interim Administration If Morsi Doesn’t Reach Solution With Opponents By Wednesday Deadline
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
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* ABC News brings us the following AP report that starts off like this… Egypt's military has drawn up a plan to suspend the Islamist-backed constitution, dissolve the Islamist-dominated legislature and set up an interim administration headed by the country's chief justice if President Mohammed Morsi fails to reach a solution with his opponents by the end of a Wednesday deadline, the state news agency reported… The report Tuesday provided the first details on the road map that the military has said it will implement if Morsi fails to meet its ultimatum
Read this report in full at link below…
* YNet.com has the following Opinion Column posted up on their website today and it goes in part like this… Analysis: Chaotic Egypt in need of massive foreign assistance, not Obama's call for political dialogue; anything less is doomed for failure…
Read the rest at link below…
* YNet.com also has this report today and it starts off like this… President Mohamed Morsi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation… The Islamist leader described as potentially confusing Monday's 48-hour deadline set by the head of the armed forces for him to agree on a common platform with liberal rivals who have drawn millions into the streets demanding Morsi's resignation…
Read this report in full at link below…
 
* JPOST.com reports…
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Egyptian Protesters Want Morsy Out
This News Video posted on YouTube by CNN
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AubreyJ………
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