I wanted to update you on the developments over the course of the day since the update on Egypt I wrote at noon. Over the last five hours we’ve seen an uptick in scattered violence and reports of Muslim Brotherhood counter demonstrators hitting the streets armed. A hundred lightly confirmed reports don’t amount to one solid thing to hang your hat on. So I’d recommend skepticism on that last point, given the fog of war and the lack of any truly reliable narrator. Read More
There was only one big story today and cable news knew exactly what it was.
After suggestions that President Morsi would be laying out a ‘roadmap’ this evening, Morsi has taken to twitter to demand the military withdraw its ultimatum.
Pres. Morsi calls, on twitter, on Egyptian Army to withdraw ultimatum, rejects internal, external dictates. Temperature up. #30June #Egypt
— benwedeman (@bencnn) July 2, 2013
