“The ex-diplomat, UN executive and Nobel laureate turned liberal political leader stepped down after scores were killed in a crackdown by security forces on loyalists of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. ‘It has become too difficult to continue bearing responsibility for decisions I do not agree with and whose consequences I fear,’ ElBaradei said. Ahead of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, he won admiration around the world and infuriated Washington by challenging claims that Saddam Hussein was hiding a secret nuclear programme.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/14/egypts-elbaradei-liberal-with-troubled-conscience/
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