Following are excerpts from statements made by Egyptian activist Ahmad Duma, which aired on Al-Alam TV on December 19, 2011.

Ahmad Duma: I consider the armed forces to be occupation forces. I was in Gaza and had to deal with the Zionist occupation forces, and I challenge you to cite anything done by the Zionist occupation forces to the Palestinians that was as filthy, as despicable, and as lacking in manliness and honor as what the armed forces did in the past few days.

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When the armed forces and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces [SCAF] leaped into power, they falsely claimed that the rebels handed the rule to them. Now they deny this, claiming that they draw their legitimacy from the referendum. This too is an utter lie. SCAF does not have legitimacy.

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The legitimacy of SCAF was toppled along with the Mubarak regime, because SCAF was part and parcel of the filthy regime that was brought down, and SCAF too will be toppled very soon by the same revolution that toppled Mubarak.

For over 30 years or more under Mubarak, [SCAF] was involved in numerous scandals with regard to the siege of Gaza. It remained silent over what it later labeled "crimes and tyranny of the regime." SCAF was involved in dubious arms deals, and all its members received bribes.

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By Allah, if we asked a doorman or a cab driver to run this country, he would not have carried out all the crimes committed by SCAF and its members.

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We will topple the government, and we will topple SCAF, and we will place them on trial. I hope that SCAF members and all those who sing their praises hear this, because this will happen soon.

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