Adly Mansourt Sworn In As Egypt's Interim President; Bolivian President Furious Over Plane's Diversion Over European Airspace
KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. And welcome to NEWS STREAM -- where news and technology meet. Now Egypt's new president is sworn in. And we'll look at what happens next for the country. Latin American leaders express their anger that the Bolivian president's plane was forced to make a detour because of speculation that Edward Snowden was on board. And he changed the way we use computers. The man who invented the mouse dies. Egypt has a new interim president. Top judge Adly Mansour says his new authority comes from the Egyptian people, but it was the military that put him in power.</s>ADLY MANSOUR, EGYPTIAN INTERIM PRESIDENT (through translator): I receive with very greatness and happiness, the order so I could be appointed as president during the transitional period. And the ones who have issued this order is the great people of this Egypt. And it is a source of all the authorities after the 20th of June to amend and collect the revolution of the 25th of January 2011.</s>LU STOUT: Now thousands of people celebrated with fireworks over Tahrir Square after the military forced Mohamed Morsy out of office on Wednesday. Now the armed forces have not said where he is right now. But the Muslim Brotherhood, the organization that propelled Morsy to power, says the former president is under house arrest. And Morsy supporters also gathered in large numbers on Wednesday shouting down with military rule. Now Adly Mansour's appointment as interim president is just one part of the road map for the country's future as laid out by the head of Egypt's armed forces. The constitution has also been suspended and will be rewritten. Now Colonel General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has also promised new parliamentary and presidential elections, but there is no word yet on when those might be held. Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei says this is a new era for Egypt.</s>MOHAMED ELBARADEI, OPPOSITION LEADER (through translator): A road map, which was agreed upon today is a correction to the way of the revolution, the great revolution and the response to the demands of the Egyptian people everywhere. The road map guarantees (inaudible) being the principle demand of the Egyptian people in having an early presidential elections through an interim period through which the constitution will be amended so we can all of us build it together and we agree on democratic constitution to guarantee our freedoms.</s>LU STOUT: Now Mohamed ElBaradei is one of the opposition and religious leaders sharing the stage with Egypt's military chief when he announced that Morsy had been ousted. Let's cross over live to Cairo. Ian Lee is close to Tahrir Square. He joins us now live. And Ian, the military has put forward this road map for Egypt's political future. And it seems for now to be sharing the stage with civilian leaders. So will it all go smoothly from here?</s>IAN LEE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, it was very important for them to share the stage with the civilian leaders. And as you said, you said Mohamed ElBaradei, but you also saw the head of the Coptic church, the largest Christian denomination here in Egypt, the pope of the Coptic Church. You also saw the Sheikh of Al Azhar. And that is the premier school of Sunni Islam in the world. It was important that those two people there as well as people who represented the Tamarod Campaign. And that is the campaign that ordered, or that organized the June 30 protests which lead to what we saw yesterday, a very important thing. But it all comes down now to the new president, Adly Mansour. He pledged an oath to the people of Egypt. Listen to what he had to say.</s>ADLY MANSOUR, INTERIM PRESIDENT OF EGYPT (through translator): I swear by Allah that I will remain faithful and I will respect the law and this transition. And then I will take care of the interests of the people and preserve the independence of this country and all its territory.</s>LEE: Now there was three other things that I thought were interesting in that speech, Kristie. First, he praised the youth and he encouraged them to continue defending the revolution. Another thing he said was that people should not worship their leadership, but only God, that worshipping leadership can only lead to tyranny. A direct reference -- for his direct reference to the Muslim Brotherhood. And another thing he mentioned was that security, instability, he's going to work on improving that. And that is going to be key for the future of Egypt. That's easier said than done. Right now in the streets there's not as much security as we've seen in the past last two years. And that's going to be crucial to reviving the economy here in Egypt, Kristie.</s>LU STOUT: Yeah, interesting comments there from Egypt's new interim leader designed to provide some reassurance, that's for sure. But where is Mohamed Morsy? I mean, sources are telling us that he is under house arrest. And also, what is next for Morsy and his supporters?</s>LEE: Well, that is what we're hearing. He is under house arrest. And we're also hearing from a state news agency that members of the Muslim Brotherhood, 300 people in total, are being sought by the authorities, other major arrests are being made -- one, the former speaker of parliament, the head of parliament Katatny was also arrested. So it doesn't seem like they really have a future right now. They're either being arrested or under house arrest. Egypt is going to need to somehow have a dialogue with these people. They cannot marginalize them and push them to the side, they're going to have to bring them back into the democratic process if they hope to have a stable Egypt progress in the future.</s>LU STOUT: That's right, there needs to be this dialogue. And there are fears of a potential backlash. You've been reporting all week about the divide in Egyptian society during this crisis. Could there be more unrest ahead?</s>LEE: Well, Kristie, we've seen a lot of violence during the past few days. We've seen dozens of people killed in clashes between the supporters of former President Mohamed Morsy and those who oppose him. Now the real big question is what are his supporters going to do now? A lot of those supporters have said they will pick up arms. They will use violence if anyone were to try to depose Morsy. Well, that has happened. So now the question is are they going to go through with these promises that they made? The army, though, has said that they won't allow any group to try to use arms to reverse the decision that was just made. It could make for some very tense times and some very violent times ahead if these two sides do actually engage each other.</s>LU STOUT: That's right. And Ian Lee joining us live from Cairo with the very latest. Thank you. Now the Egyptian military was instrumental in pushing out Mohamed Morsy. It also played a key role two years ago when Hosni Mubarak stepped down. Atika Shubert has more on the military's influence in Egypt over the years.</s>ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Is Egypt's military a hero, stepping in to restore order, or does it threaten to put the country under indefinite military rule? Well, since the 1952 coup d'etat by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the military has always been crucial to securing and maintaining political power in Egypt. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF is massive. More than 450,000 personnel taking up 3 percent of the country's budget. And under President Hosni Mubarak, a former military chief himself, retired officers staffed the highest levels of government. In 2011 when protesters filled Tahrir Square and demanded Mubarak step down, it was the military that offered to run the country for six months to widespread public support. But six months turned into 17. And when Islamist Mohamed Morsy was elected president, the military gave up the reigns of power. Now since then, the military has for the most part stayed on the sidelines, but when millions filled the streets again calling for Morsy to leave, the military weighed in once again. For now, the generals have the support of anti-government protesters, hoping perhaps that they will safeguard the country's unruly transition to democracy without overstaying their welcome. Atika Shubert, CNN, London.</s>LU STOUT: Now the man at the helm of Egypt's military is Colonel General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. He is the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian armed forces and also serves as Defense Minister. And he was appointed to that position by Mohamed Morsy replacing General Mohamed Hussain Tantawi who was forced by Morsy to step down last August. Now the 58-year-old served as a military attache in Saudi Arabai during Hosni Mubarak's presidency. And after the 2011 revolution, al-Sisi was appointed as head of military intelligence. Now U.S. President Barack Obama has expressed deep concern about the Egyptian military's removal of Mohamed Morsy. Mr. Obama discussed the situation with U.S. national security officials on Wednesday. Here is a photo of that meeting which was posted on the White House Flickr account. Now Mr. Obama issued a written statement calling for a quick transition to civilian rule in Egypt. But the administration was very careful with the words it used. Let's get more now with CNN's Athena Jones. She joins us now live from Washington. And Athena, how has President Obama reacted to the turn of events in Egypt?</s>ATHENA JONES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Kristie. Well, of course he's reacted with deep concern. This is a situation the White House has been closely monitoring. Egypt, a key U.S. ally in the region and a country the U.S. wants to see stable. As you mentioned, he put out a statement after meeting with his national security team yesterday expressing deep concerns about the military's decision to oust Morsy and to suspend the constitution. He went on to say I now call on the Egyptian military to move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process and to avoid any arbitrary arrest of President Morsy and his supporters. Of course we know from former President Morsy's supporters that he is now under house arrest. But it's very interesting to watch the wording of the president's statement here. One thing I'll note. He said a democratically elected government, not the democratically elected government, which of course might indicate that he's looking to have them reinstall Morsy. That's not the case. He believes -- and he has said -- administration officials have said it's up to the Egyptians to determine their own future. So that's an interesting wording there, Kristie.</s>LU STOUT: Yeah, the wording has to be very careful as the United States is in a delicate diplomatic position here. What kind of leverage does the U.S. have to make sure the Egyptian military stays on track?</s>JONES: Well, what's interesting here is another part of that wording, the careful wording the U.S. has used. And that is to say the president did not use the word coup. In the instance of a military coup, U.S. law dictates that aid to Egypt, in this case $1.5 billion a year, must be cut off. And so it's very interesting to see them not use that word coup. It might be a way of signaling perhaps to the military not only do they need to make this transition to democratic rule very quickly, but hinting that this is something that's under review, this money that goes to Egypt every single year -- Kristie.</s>LU STOUT: OK. And now that we know that the United States has this aid relationship with the Egyptian military, at what point will the United States feel compelled to take action and perhaps pull some of that aid away?</s>JONES: Well, I think they're going to be closely monitoring this situation as they have been. And they certainly sent signals of what they want the military to do. I will say that under that same U.S. law there are caveats. The secretary of state can say that aid should be continued because it's in the national interests of the U.S. And as I mentioned, Egypt being a key ally in the region, the most populous country in the Arab world and key to the U.S. in some many ways in terms of, for instance, maintaining access to the Suez Canal for the oil trade. And of course peace in the Middle East, the agreement that Egypt has with Israel. These are all important things that the U.S. wants to protect and maintain while also promoting democracy and economic growth. And so those are the things they're going to be considering as they try to figure out what to do about this aid. I think one thing we know here is that they're not calling it a coup right now. And I think that word, coup, the fact they're not using it, is a big signal there, Kristie.</s>LU STOUT: Yeah, a very tricky policy scenario for the United States. Athena Jones joining us live from the White House. Thank you. Now there's also been reaction from other international leaders. The British Prime Minister David Cameron gave his response just a short time ago.</s>DAVID CAMERON, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: Well, we never support -- and William made this clear -- we never support in countries the intervention by the military. But what now needs to happen, what we need to happen now in Egypt is for democracy to flourish and for a genuine democratic transition to take place. And all parties need to be involved in that. And that's what Britain and our allies will be saying very clearly to the Egyptians.</s>LU STOUT: David Cameron there. Now, the search for U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, meanwhile, is causing friction across the globe. Ecuador's president is back home and furious after his plane was held up in Europe. We've got details from Quito next. Plus, Going Green and changing a community. Now a tree planting project is cultivating new hope for farmers in Haiti. 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