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Democracy that people dreamed of at the time of the protests that removed umbar as president. cici has said a lot of sensible things about subsidies, about a broader more stable egypt, but he doesnt seem to get very far. i think there is a lot of public frustration in egypt. there is an interesting challenge under way from a human rights lawyer named hali whogs t -- who is the new face in political process. hopefully this election will get some momentum. >> going back to the issue of north korea...

Describing that. >> it doesnt buy us that, no, youre right, it is chicken feed compared to the billions others are pouring in there but the important point here is that the united states needs a stable egypt. the united states needs a stable saudi arabia. the united states need as stable gulf. these countries, these regimes are all under enormous pressure. we may not like or agree 100% how theyre responding to it but we need to be on their side. because they will get through it and we need to pr...

Terror group. thats a major blow to the brotherhood which, of course, was in power just six months ago having won three different democratically-elected elections including the presidency before the military ousted them in july. now mohamed morsi, the former president, is still in jail, and this new designation means anyone connected to the brotherhood could join him in prison. the military government is looking increasingly authoritarian, and its something they accuse the brother hadhood of bei...

Compete for influence. the only message being sent by the egyptian military is the muslim brotherhood is the enemy and that message is insistent with any sense of decency or political reality. >> shepard: before we go, michael, this matter of the egyptian peace treaty with the israelis, that couldnt be more crucial and in this new world it seems to be emerging, is it your sense that peace is fragile? >> its a great question. thats the counter-argument to what i said. people who dont want to cut ...

Overseas and we have millions here who need it. i think its time to spend the money on americans. >> do we have any leverage to promote a peaceful and stable egypt if we cut off aid? >> no. and the military is the best friend we have over there, the most influential in the region. they need our money. we need them to be able to create a stable egypt, which helps to keep our strategic interests. so to turn them into adversaries when theyve been our allies for years, for decades of cooperating wit...

June 24, 2012 muslim brotherhood candidate mohammed morsi became the president after a divided election, but an election nonetheless that was held in egypt. june 25th of this year hundreds of thousands back in the streets yet again protesting morey on the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the original revolt. rick granell is with me now served as a spokesman for the last two ambassadors. welcome to you there in los angeles. it is my feeling that people in cairo believe that mohammed morsi...

Soviet empire. he said his experience was in situations like this, dealing with somebody who has been your ally for 30 years. you keep very quiet in public. if you are going to bring pressure to bear you bring it to bear in private. second, you reach out to the institutions that are stable. military, large business groups. places where you have a chance if the regime going to collapse to move to a partnership that s the muslim brotherhood from getting into power. third, under no circumstances th...

Soviet empire. he said his experience was in situations like this, dealing with somebody who has been your ally for 30 years. you keep very quiet in public. if you are going to bring pressure to bear you bring it to bear in private. second, you reach out to the institutions that are stable. military, large business groups. places where you have a chance if the regime going to collapse to move to a partnership that s the muslim brotherhood from getting into power. third, under no circumstances th...

Omar suleiman, the vice president now will not stand but the military will oversee a process of democratic evolution. >> martin, thank you so much. visit our website for an exclusive op ed by martin. its on our website. martin, thank you. i also had the opportunity to speak to "new york times" columnist tom friedman. i began by asking him how we go to this moment? >> we got to this moment, basically, because our concern about having a stable egypt first and foremost to preserve the peace treaty ...

Omar suleiman, the vice president now will not stand but the military will oversee a process of democratic evolution. >> martin, thank you so much. visit our website for an exclusive op ed by martin. its on our website. martin, thank you. i also had the opportunity to speak to "new york times" columnist tom friedman. i began by asking him how we go to this moment? >> we got to this moment, basically, because our concern about having a stable egypt first and foremost to preserve the peace treaty ...