My Kingdom for a Morsi

I recently spoke with a lovely woman I know (who just celebrated her 90th!), the mother of a good friend, who, though European, grew up in Alexandria, Egypt. I asked her about the current situation there, and her answer, not surprisingly, came down to one thing: the unrelenting, chronic poverty of the people. She saw it then, and not much has changed. There was sadness, and maybe even a kind of resignation, in her voice as she told me of the Egyptians' kindness, generosity, humor, and dignity. It was evident that a large part of her heart is still there.
   As that county's crisis drags on and seems to intensify and we've now started unofficially using the "c" word ("coup") to describe the latest chapter, do we understand it any better (see http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2013/07/egypt-explained.html and http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2013/07/whos-who-in-egypt-now.html)?
   Here's another good explanation, which focuses on four main players: the old regime, the Muslim Brotherhood, the military, and young activists (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5suNtLwbBw#at=54