The Egyptian Military is turning the screws on the formerly ruling Muslim Brotherhood party, arresting its leaders for “inciting the killing of protesters” who marched on its headquarters during this week of unrest.

The Brotherhood is calling for a “Friday of Rejection” against the military intervention that had Army troops deposing unpopular President Mohammed Morsi.  It came much to the delight of millions of protesters who had enough of Morsi’s power grabs and Egypt’s lousy economy.  But Morsi’s hard-core supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood were left bitter and angry over the abrupt end of their first chance at rule after waiting for 80 years.

In advance of these counter-protests, the army went ahead and arrested Muslim Brotherhood supreme leader Mohamed Badie, his deputy Khairat el-Shater, and others for questioning on their role in the killing this week of eight demonstrators in clashes outside the Brotherhood's Cairo headquarters.

Morsi himself will be questioned for “insulting the judiciary”.  It was Morsi’s unilateral declaration putting himself beyond the reproach of the courts that turned most Egyptians against him.

Morsi insists the military’s actions are illegal, and that he was freely and fairly elected and deserves to finish his term.