The peace-loving left rushes to defend violent Islamists.
CAIRO (NYT) — Egypt’s interim vice president said on Saturday that force could be used only as a last resort to disperse demonstrations held by supporters of Mohamed Morsi, who was deposed by the military a month ago.
The vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, made his statement as international mediators met here to try to head off further destabilizing violence. [...]
Brotherhood leaders said they met on Saturday with William J. Burns, the American deputy secretary of state. Mr. Burns met with officials in the interim government, on his second visit to Egypt since Mr. Morsi’s ouster. Mediators have tried to persuade the military and the Brotherhood to make good-will gestures that would pave the way for negotiations to end the standoff.
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