, Columnist
A Coup by Any Other Name
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The ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi by the military is the fate the Muslim Brotherhood always dreaded.
The Brothers (the Ikhwan in Arabic) knew the constellation of forces in their country. From the inception of their movement in the late 1920s, their leaders have had their gaze fixed on the army. Alternately, the officer corps was seen as redeemers of the Brotherhood’s vision, or as the only credible threat to their power.