Sisi-Morsi brothers playing, Muslim Egyptians dying!

Egypt’s military chief General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s wrong policies are likely to trigger “civil war” in the North African country, an analyst wrote in a column for Press TV.

Finian Cunningham said the general’s inflammatory tone in dealing with supporters of the deposed president Mohamed Morsi “is tantamount to pushing Egypt – the Arab region’s most populous country – into a civil war.”

“Egypt’s military strongman General Al Sisi is playing with fire that may engulf the North African country with even more internecine bloodshed,” Cunningham stated.

Tension has intensified in Egypt since General al-Sisi announced on July 3 that Morsi was no longer in office. He also suspended the constitution and dissolved the parliament.

On July 27, at least 150 people were killed and scores of others injured in clashes during rival demonstrations by supporters and opponents of Morsi across the country.

Supporters of Morsi have called for a million-man march on Tuesday, despite warnings of decisive action by authorities.

“The reprehensible thing about this is that … Al Sisi is indulging in reckless demagoguery to incite violence in order to cover up the fact that it is he who violated the law and constitution of his country,” wrote Cunningham.

He said the general is legally obliged to “protect the nation from harm”, adding, “But what he appears to be doing is plunging the nation into chaos and conflict by way of concealing his own selfish ambitions.”

“This is the politics of fascism, conducted with the imprimatur of Western so-called democratic governments,” added Cunningham.