MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry August 17, 2013
Surrounding square with tanks and bashed wire. The scene is chaotic, and its hard to know exactly whats going on, but there have been reports of gunfire inside and outside the mosque. There are also reports that crowds of antimorsi civilians have gathered outside the mosque, as well as the uniformed Security Forces. The standoff follows three days of violence between the Muslim Brotherhood and the military. On friday, the brotherhood took to the streets to protest a violent military crackdown, defying Security Forces authorized to use lethal force against protesters. 173 people were killed on ...