Soccer violence puts Egyptian president Morsi between a rock and a hard place
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Protesters outside Port Said's prison (Source: CNN)
By James M. Dorsey
Egypt’s initial post-revolt military rulers and their elected successor, President Mohammed Morsi, were caught between a rock and a hard place as soon as a politically loaded soccer brawl a year ago in the Suez Canal city of Port Said got out of hand, killing 74 supporters of crowned C…