Egyptian army: No Khomeini will rule here

Let’s hope they mean it. But what if the September elections and the presidential election, expected in November, empowers radicals?

Egypt’s military rulers have said they will not allow religious “extremist factions” to control the country, the Al Masry Al Youm newspaper reported Tuesday.

“Egypt will not be ruled by another Khomeini,” members of Supreme Council of the Armed Forces were quoted in the report as saying at a meeting with newspaper editors.