he is also assistant professor in the faculty of economics and political science at cairo university. the doctor is the author of numerous publications on various issues related to middle eastern politics in society and has authored the egyptian country profile for an online encyclopedia titled "islamopedia online." he currently teaches at american university on such courses as contemporary middle eastern politics, minorities in the middle east, and research methodology. so without further ado, i want to welcome our panelists and the audience and turn first mr. hakim haggag for his comments. >> thank you, greg, and thank you to the center for organizing this very important panel. just before i start, i feel in an odd position of having no make not one but two disclaimers. as an egyptian diplomat i am here not representing the egyptian government but my own views. and also has a visiting faculty of the national defense university, which is a d.o.d. organization, i certainly do not represent the views of the u.s. government. with those two disclaimers, i want to thank greg again for tha

he's about to speak at cairo university. think we have live shots of the scene there as a whole cross section of egypt gathers to wait to hear him speak some more in the audience there. we have relatives of martyrs killed in the revolution. we have christians, we have women, we have academics, intel l lektuals and so on. the party that might be concerned about his agenda. so far, he's gone out of his way to reassure them he is not going to turn this country into an islamic republic, that he will govern for all egyptians. >> dan rivers in cairo. thank you very much. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, is in switzerland meeting with foreign powers to come up with a plan to end the bloody 16-month-old conflict. after a meeting with mrs. clinton on friday, they said both sides were moving closer together. >>> another major ruling by the supreme court. this one throwing out mandatory sentences for minors. i'll talk with an expert about the decision and what it means to kids behind bars. the charcoal went out already? [ sighs

there from cairo university. and we've a lot more on line few of course in our home is taste of what we've got for you in fact this is not in my backyard all on my rooftop this is the story opposition growing among the london is to be told they'll have missile sites at the top of their homes as part of stringent security measures for this summer's olympics it's online also fooled again the return of a massive financial pyramid scheme here in russia promises to dash the hopes of people hoping to get rich quick as it all happened find out whether the dot com our web site. california struggling to contain its i watering debts with welfare programs schools and universities facing billions in cuts one massive money saving measure could be the end of the death penalty which cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year and in a conscionable reports now than on the growing calls to use that money on saving instead of ending lives. i mean he's twenty years as district attorney off alley county john van de camp wa

now, in a few minutes, he'll be doing the real thing in front of a few judges, then he goes to cairo universitypeech. it's where president obama spoke, you'll remember, to the middle east. it was picked because of it's association with egypt. the part of egypt worried about his islamist agenda and where he's going to take the country. >> how influential do you think morsi can be in this country? >> reporter: well, the truth is, a lot of his powers are constrained by a power grab that was put in place by the military a few days before the election result was announced. he can no longer -- they have the power to veto the rising of the constitution, introduce legislation. they still have the powers of defense and foreign policy. his power as president is severely limited. really, to domestic issues. that probably is what he needs to concentrate on, first of all. analysts tell us, it's the economy, as anywhere in the u.s. or anywhere. the economy has been in a dire state since the uprising contracting 4.5% in the first quarter of the year and not doing much since. everyone here is hoping he can giv

he graduated from the faculty of engineering from cairo university and 1975 at a time when there wasmist politics within campuses. encouraged by said not to counter the left, which was big and capitalist at that time. he pursued his ph.d. in southern california. he worked as assistant professor in northridge. his children were born in the u.s. and entitled to citizenship. he returned to egypt in 1985. this marked the beginning of his slow ascent in the organization of the brotherhood, eventually serving on the guidance bureau. many see his position in the brotherhood, due to his close relationship with the group's top finance year and leading strategist, and because of his obedience, because of his skill as an organizational man, he rose through the ranks of the organization. in april 2011, his and the president of the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice party. in 2000, elected to parliament and is really when the stamper started banging around. conservative among conservatives and organization. he is not afraid of injecting religion into a lot of politics during his time as a p

do is let's get some insight from dr saeed sadak a political sociologist from the american university in cairo. thank you very much for joining us so how do you assess the result of egypt's presidential but. it was expected because we have seen internationally or through ramadan that was good in march two thousand and eleven in the parliamentary election that islamists are sweeping full elections in egypt there was at the zion for the people to be the old system and the hope of the opposing kind of the world was supposedly. someone sanctioned by the military and so be put with afraid that they will elect someone who the old system but the simply i am a lot of the people in egypt were afraid of the islamist alternative this election was defeated by feel if you feel the old system you would vote for bossi if you feel most see you with photoshop feet and now what they do is a victory for bossi if you will on the social networks and be sure that women are too scared questions are scared a lot of people are very worried about the future somehow i think the a.p. cafe and the obituary of egypt egypt

as soon as he did the official oath, he crossed down and gave his inaugural address in a cairo university the military has stripped him of important powers but now the president says he draws his legitimacy and authority from the people directly and it's the people of egypt he's going to work and serve over the next couple of years while he's in office, the question moves to the constitution and how it will be written. richard? >> thank you so much. >>> still more questions today over chief justice john roberts' ruling in favor of the health care law. the conserveç activity jurist now a hero to democrats and has legal experts reexamining his vision for the high court and what it means for future cases. joining me now is joshua holly, former clerk to chief justice roberts and associate professor at the university of missouri school of law. joshua, you know, so many folks here thinking about what chief justice roberts was going flu his mind, the sort of battle between a philosophical voice as well as an institutional obligation. what was your thought about what was going through chief just

but he is partially reporting for us there from a cairo now sticking with the story of dr saeed a sudden a political sociologist at the american university in cairo says while many egyptians are happy with morsi is when there are also those who are scared by. this election was given to by feel if you feel the old system you would vote for posey if you feel most see you with both feet and out there was a victory for bossi if you go on the social intercourse and be sure that women are too scared christians are scared a lot of people are very worried about the future somehow i think it because i have and the obituary of egypt egypt is going to give the dog a just on the mood of comedy but you have also at the same five people are saying no it's good let us give him a chance i see mostly because i'm going to make any major changes in foreign policy he said many assurances but then i could states to insulate the e.u. that it's probably going to do what you need we showed the upswing in specific the fighting in terms of corruption and hope we'll see if the stock up on foreign policy. of course as always we're interested to hear your view on ou

cairo just follow and fall asleep twitter. and aside site a professor of political sociology at the american university in cairo think that the runoff has forced a majority of egyptians ultimately to choose between two evils those three options now is you will have a confrontation with the announce that general and that would leave the muslim brotherhood and move on lucian is mobilizing against him and that would lead the country into big chaos the second scenario is that the military council and the muslim brotherhood would reach an agreement in which there is the vision of the political party between the military and the muslim brotherhood. option is clear that the muslim brotherhood can do that and in this case there will be. violent reaction in the street but there will be sadness in the country this is the first time egyptians in seven thousand years with freely elected president but this was not the most favorable choice they wanted. was that we don't want. and we do not want a military state. and there's always a much more on our web site r t v dot com including a case of consumer discrimination in the u.s. the america

cairo follow our teams and policy ears own twitter feeds. science had a professor of political sociology at the american university in cairo thinks the run off has forced a majority of egyptians to choose between the two evils. those three options now. have. been when they announced that this general and that would leave the muslim brotherhood and the evolution there is mobilizing again this him and that would leave the country in big chaos the second scenario is that the military council and the muslim brotherhood would reach an agreement in which there is the vision of the political party between the military and the muslim brotherhood. option is that. the the muslim brotherhood can do that is the window and in this case there will be . a violent reaction in this to leave but there will be sadness in the country this is the first time in seven thousand years. that the president but this was not the most favorable choice you want that the egyptian revolution was that we don't want. and we do not want a military it's the. now there's more for you on our website r.t. dot com including a case of consumer discrimination in the u.s. the american

challenges, the importance, the opportunities of teaching the constitution at peking university or university of cairo or in seoul, south korea, versus teaching it here in our country? is it important to do so? if you have experience doing so, what are the challenges and what were the surprises that you had? >> i'll take a shot at your question. it's a very interesting question. there's been a recent article suggesting that the american constitution has lost some of its influence abroad. there's no doubt in the basic structure of our government, that is a separation of powers versus the parliamentary system, the british system, that our system has not been copied as much as the british system. but it is extraordinary to look around and see how much our constitution has influenced the world. first of all, the whole idea of a constitution. when you think about a constitution now, it's a written document. if iraq is going to have a constitution, if afghanistan is going to have a constitution, it's going to be a written document. that was our influence. if -- one thing we haven't mentioned, which has been

they're sticking with this story dr saeed a subject a political sociologist at the american university in cairo says that while many egyptians are happy with morsi is when there are also those who are scared by it. this election was defeated by fear if you feudal system you would look hobo see if you a few most see you with photoshop feet by now who is i think to focus on if you will on the source in the quotes and you should know who we're going to skew the questions on skewed a lot of people who are very worried about the future somehow i think it becomes and don't be too easy an easy to school to get the ok just on those who are of comet most people but you have most of the same five people who are saying no it's good let us give them a chance i see mostly because i'm going to be anything we should change is the point policy he sent me an assurance is that they're not states is leave you get a you know that that is rough going to eat me sure chips the ups is basically finding out you don't look good option until cook will see if the stock up on foreign policy. of course we're always interest

that translates as only one thing, in the view of professor khalid fahmy of the american university of cairo. >> this is a legal coup, legal not because it's legitimate, but legal in the sense that the army has used the courts. >> reporter: a coup without tanks. >> they have given the right to arrest anyone resisting authority, halting traffic, damaging buildings, or harming government security, which in effect allows for a total clamp- down on protests. >> the gloves are off. they have made it very clear what it is that they want. they want to turn back with a vengeance to the previous regime, and this is something that is just untenable. we cannot do this. >> reporter: the protesters who thought they'd won the fight for a free and transparent system of government now find their revolution mired in a political environment that is as muddy and polluted as the nile river. and the political maneuvering is far from over. the muslim brotherhood warned tonight that its supporters would take to the streets again if it was necessary to prevent what it called "a return to the old corrupt ways." >> p

urgent issues that morsi needs to address dr saeed sadak a political sociologist at the american university in cairo says while many egyptians are happy with morsi is when there are also those who are frightened by this election was by few if you feudal system you would vote for both if you feel most see you with both feet and now there was a victory for both see if you will on the source and the closer these are women out to skew their questions are skewed a lot of people are very worried about the future somehow i think it because i have and the obituary of eason egypt is going to give the dog a just on the rule of comedy but you have also at the same five people are saying no it's good let us give him a chance i see mostly because i'm going to be any major changes in foreign policy he sent me assurances that the united states is going to be the e.u. that is the other going to be with me the issue of chips the spring in the city and finding the end of corruption and for cook we'll see if the stock up on foreign policy. turkey insists its military jet shot down by syrian forces on friday wasn't spy

costly are reporting their sites professor of political sociology at the american university in cairo things the run off has forced a majority of egyptians to choose between two evils those three options now is so you will have a confrontation when they announce that general and that would leave the muslim brotherhood and the evolution is mobilizing again this him and that would leave the country in big chaos the second scenario is that the military council and the muslim brotherhood would reach an agreement in which there is the vision of the political party between the military and the muslim brotherhood. option is clear that the muslim brotherhood can do that and in this case there will be this violent reaction in the street but there will be sadness in the country this is the first time in seven thousand years with. the president but this was not the most favorable choice he wanted. was that we don't want. and we do not want a military state. coming up for you later in the program too little too late u.s. troops involved in burning the koran and of down stanbury already may get of

mubarak who's said to be in a coma site said the professor of political sociology at the american university in cairo thinks the run off has forced the majority of egyptians to choose between options they don't actually want. those three options now is you will have a confrontation with the and i was generous to feed and that would leave the muslim brotherhood and move on you should know is mobilizing against him and that would leave the country in big chaos and the second scenario is that the military council and the muslim brotherhood would reach an agreement in the pakistani model in which there is the vision of the political party between the military and the muslim brotherhood so the option is clear the muslim brotherhood candidate is a window and in this case there will be this violent reaction in this but there will be sadness in the country this is the first time projections in seven thousand years would make the president but this was not the most favorable choice he wanted . to give was that we don't want. and we do not want a military state brief look now at the major news stories from acr

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mubarak who is said to be in a coma saeeda the professor of political sociology at the american university in cairo thinks the run off has forced the majority of egyptians to choose between options they don't truly want. those three options now is so you will have a confrontation with. fear and that with the muslim brotherhood and move on is mobilizing against him and that would leave the country in chaos and the second scenario is the military council and the muslim brotherhood would reach an agreement in the pakistani model in which there is the vision of the political party between the military and the muslim brotherhood so the option is clear that the muslim brotherhood is in this case there will be this violent reaction in this to be the one who. said this in the country this is the first time in seven thousand years. the president but this was not the most favorable choice he wanted. to give was that we don't want. and we do not want. this is the will start the world update now with news of an intern easy an air force plane that's crashed into a residential area in the country's capital jakar

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the professor of political sociology at the american university in cairo thinks the run off has forced the majority of egyptians to choose between options that they actually don't want to hear those three options now you will have a confrontation with. the fear and that with the muslim brotherhood and move. against him and that would lead the country in. the second scenario is the military council and the muslim brotherhood would reach an agreement in the pakistani model which is the vision of the political party between the military own the muslim brotherhood. the muslim brotherhood candidate is. the will be this violent reaction in this but there will be. sadness in the country this is the first time in seven thousand years. but this was not the most favorable choices. we wanted. to give was that we don't want the. exterior and we do not want the military is the. update on the main news here on r.t. though now it's time to delve into the business news russia's main economic vent of the year st petersburg form under way in russia's northern capital. and that business out here has been

cairo. >>> big show of support for ousted university of virginia president, theresa sullivan. nearly 2,000 people packed the campus to protest the board of visitors decision to fire her. another 7,000 went online to watch a live stream of the students, professors and dean rally in support of sullivan. >> the board of visitors -- this is the great paradox. if the board were to reinstate, terry sullivan most will come away with a renewed appreciation for the board. >> on tuesday, the board will meet to decide whether or not to reconsider their decision to fire sullivan. this past friday, the governor bob mcdonald threat tuned replace the entire board unless they get ahold of the situation. >>> tomorrow will be decision day. the u.s. supreme court. and court watchers are anticipating the possibility of two major rulings. president obama's health scare law and arizona's immigration law. as brian mmoor reports. >> reporter: anxious anticipation for possible supreme court rulings on president obama's health scare reform law and arizona's immigration law. the highest court in the lan

cairo. >>> last hour i talked with georgetown university professor shahada about reaekz ction to t verdicts. >> remember, 8946 people were killed during those 18 days nap was the figure produced by the official egyptian committee that investigated the killings during the revolution. 6,000 were injured. they feel that mr. mubarak as minister of interior and the six other high-ranking individuals were directly responsible for those deaths. remember, those six high-ranking officials were acquitted, as were gamal mubarak and his older brother. they feel this is not justice, that the sentence should have been harsher. >> professor, thanks so much. >>> the prime minister of qatar wants the u.n. to take action to end the conflict in the syria. according to qatar's news a the prime minister says coney annan's peace plan should be place under chapter 7 of the u.n. charter which would allow the use of force. this comes as the opposition said 27 more people died in fighting today in syria. this video purports to show the aftermath of attacks on homes. but cnn cannot independently confirm the authentic

after omar schorr director of mideast studies institute at the university of exeter thank you for being with us live from cairo. thank you. here as defense secretary is in vietnam as part of a charm offensive in asia that's not only encircling china in its own backyard washington is beefing up its military presence in the asia pacific area seen as an attempt to contain beijing's growing regional influence than other ones of greater american access to vietnam ports dr park long long from hong kong city university believes china's neighbors may be using washington to get leverage against china i would not so you doubt this office asian countries this more powers would like to give up china but they would like to invite the united states to join in the arena so that they could have more power going to against china. a kind of. our signal to china china and north to assert all is so foreign to claims over this of china sea and vietnam can also be packed up over by the americans military power to come to. dominance in the region the south china sea has been a very important astrological creation for number one conn

interdisciplinary center in cairo we have avi sapir oh he is a journalist and writer and in austin we cross to michael brenner he is a professor of international relations at the university of texas all right gentlemen crosstalk rose in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i mean if i go to you first in cairo how would you describe the choice to gyptian is have when it comes to the presidential election well first of all thanks for having me you know a lot of people see it as a difficult choice between now islam as and the remnants of the old regime but at the same time there's a lot of optimism that at least the democratic process has begin to work and. you know there's a large segment of society that is excited by both candidates. yes although he is a member of the old regime there are a lot of a lot of people who seeks debility in the coming in the coming years and they see as a viable option and when it comes to morsi the muslim brotherhood has a wide base of support in the country and they've been you know a key component of the transition process and you know they were able to mobilize a large segment of society to vote for them and in both the parlia

university of hong kong. around the clock protests are continuing on tahrir square in cairo there's fury over what demonstrators see as the lenient sentencing of egypt's ousted president hosni mubarak and his associates ortiz tom barton says many are angry he's not to be executed. protesters are occupying thai risk where in central cairo they're calling for a second revolution to change the situation in egypt initial happiness that former president hosni mubarak was given a life sentence turned to anger as other senior security officials were acquitted of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of protesters last year mohamed morsi the muslim brotherhood's candidate in the upcoming presidential elections second round in the country towards the camp he said that the revolution should continue and that if he was chosen as president he would try and get mubarak back on trial and how him executed the chief prosecutor of egypt has also said that he's going to try and appeal the acquittals of some of those senior security officials after marriage shafique is the other presidential candidates in this race in a race a pr

we'll go live to cairo for coverage of the announcement as it happens, later this hour. >>> joining me right now pace university professor, pace martinez and an activist with occupy wall street communication elise jordan. wonderful to

egyptian unity we've seen on the streets of cairo for quite some time the protesters being organized by the muslim brotherhood but here too all the youth are sick universe as well as the extremist salafist party now the military has defended its position by saying that it is not trying to retain power at the same time it's criticized the muslim brotherhood candidate dr mohamed morsi for stirring up emotions morsi has hit back saying that they can be no further delay in the announcement of these results he says that the army must respect the will of the people and that these protests will continue but interestingly enough he has is no longer saying what he said just a few days ago and that is that he is the winner of this election so sick a lot of confusion as to who will be announced egypt's makes president dr who is an expert in arab and islamic studies a says the latest actions of by the military indicate they're not going to step aside from politics and that the letter of president may have limited policies. if the constitutional declaration is that was upheld. the law is the intervention in politics meaning that they can veto articles of the constit