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Egypt Deaths Call for Action

The resignation of Egypt’s Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei is a clear indictment of the military's actions.

A torn poster of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi is pictured as riot police clear the area of his supporters at Rabaa Adawiya square, where the protesters had been camping, in Cairo August 14, 2013. At least 95 Egyptians were killed on Wednesday after security forces moved in on protesters demanding the reinstatement of Mursi, and the government imposed a state of emergency as unrest swept the most populous Arab nation. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF
A torn poster of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is pictured as riot police clear the area of his supporters at Rabia al-Adawiya Square, where the protesters had been camping, in Cairo, Aug. 14, 2013. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

The resignation of Egypt’s Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei was a clear indictment of the precipitous military and police action that has taken place and the declaration of a state of emergency.

It is clear that this is one of the very few times in Egyptian history that such a division of the populace has occurred. 

The Egyptian people are not accustomed to what can be described as symptoms of a forthcoming civil war. That is why it is crucial at this moment for international and Arab efforts expedite a process of immediate humanitarian intervention and exercise diplomatic influence so that this polarization does not lead to what has been avoided for so many centuries.

That said, this constitutes only a preliminary assessment.

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