On 2013-07-30, at 7:57 AM, c b wrote:
> "Despite those exhortations, _Gen. Sisi called for massive
> demonstrations on Friday_ (emphasis added -CB), which precipitated the
> deadliest single incident in the more than two years since Egypt's
> revolution. The U.S. also had sent messages urging calm to Brotherhood
> leaders, but officials said the group, like the military, showed
> little sign of backing down."
>
> CB: Sounds like an Egyptian Chavez or Fidel
Sorry to burst your bubble, but there are some important differences:
1. Chavez and Fidel didn't use the army to shoot down unarmed demonstrators in the streets.
2. Chavez and Fidel, both before and after taking power, declared their intentions to mobilize the masses in a class struggle against their big capitalists and landlords aligned with US imperialism, and followed through.
3. Neither Chavez nor Fidel attended US and British military colleges nor maintained close ties with US military and diplomatic officials.