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<article id="article-body" class="clr_left"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="color:blue;">Doha &#8211; A heated speech by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has been widely mocked by Egyptians online, with one of them even &#8220;putting him up for sale&#8221; on the auction site eBay. </span></span><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="color:#999999;"><i>&#8220;By almighty God, if I could sell myself [to benefit the nation], I would have done it&#8221;</i></span> </span>&#8211; President <b> </b><b> </b><b> Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi </b>of Egypt</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><i><span style="color:#cccccc;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:red;">&#8220;For sale on eBay, Field Marshal, Doctor of Philosophy with a military background, decent condition, current bid $100 301.&#8221;</span> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#cccccc;"><span style="color:black;">&#8211; Egyptian seller</span></span></span><i><span style="color:#cccccc;"><br />
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<b>President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi<br />
</b>&#8220;By almighty God, if I could sell myself [to benefit the nation], I would have done it,&#8221; he said in an address broadcast on state television, in which he revealed a plan for economic growth.<br />
Shortly afterwards, the eBay page was created. Within a few hours, the bidding was at more than $100 000.<br />
The advertisement read:<br />
<span style="color:black;"> <span style="font-size:large;"><i><span style="color:#cccccc;">&#8220;For sale on eBay, Field Marshal, Doctor of Philosophy with a military background, decent condition, current bid $100 301.&#8221;</span></i></span></span><br />
The &#8220;seller&#8221; wrote that Sisi had been &#8220;used by the previous owners [Gulf royal families],&#8221; and that shipping would free.<br />
The page was later removed.<br />
The president angrily listed the country’s economic problems before asking Egyptians to donate an Egyptian pound, which is about 10 US cents, to a government fund.<br />
He went on to say that what he called unfair criticism of his government could help those trying to topple him.<br />
<span class="apple-converted-space">&#8220;Please, do not listen to anyone but me. I am dead serious,&#8221; he said in a loud voice. </span><br />
<span class="apple-converted-space">&#8220;Be careful, no one should abuse my patience and good manners to bring down the state,&#8221; he said, adding that he would &#8220;remove from the face of the Earth&#8221; anyone plotting to bring down the government. </span><br />
<b>Disjointed</b><br />
Some on Twitter felt the speech was disjointed.<br />
<span class="apple-converted-space">Sisi&#8217;s government has faced tough criticism in recent weeks over alleged police brutality and other rights abuses, as well as its handling of the economy. </span><br />
<span class="apple-converted-space">But Sisi said Egypt was going to be a democracy in 20 to 25 years, a statement that many on Twitter soon began to pick apart.</span><br />
As military chief, Sisi led a coup in 2013 against former Mohammed Morsi, Egypt&#8217;s first freely-elected president, whose divisive rule prompted protests.<br />
But critics say he has done little to distinguish his rule from that of Morsi, particularly with regard to freedom of expression.<br />
Rights groups have compared his rule to that of former President Hosni Mubarak, who in 2011 was himself toppled by a popular uprising driven largely by anger at police brutality.</p>
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