The divisions plaguing Egypt often are portrayed as a struggle between those for and against ousted President Mohamed Morsi.But for those on Mr. Morsi's side, there appears to be a far more sinister player on the scene - moving against whatever progress Egypt has seen since the 2011 uprising.“As soon as the Revolution of 25th of January started, there is a conspiracy against this revolution. There is a deep state. There is corruption. There is counter-revolution started also.”Mohamed Soudan, foreign secretary of the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing said this “deep state” aims to revive everything the protesters on Tahrir Square two years ago tried sweep away.“Now the police state is coming back," he said. "The army state is coming back.The conspiracy of the former regime, Mubarak regime is coming back very, very strong. They try to get back this era of dictatorship.”To him, the “Tamaroud” or Rebel campaign that nominally led a populist drive against Mr. Morsi was simply cover for the entrenched interests of the Egypt of former president Hosni Mubarak.The deep state - a concept rooted in the old Ottoman Empire - pits conservatives against those who would bring change.Even some opposed to both the Mubarak and the Morsi governments see a deep state triumphant.But like political analyst and publisher Hisham Kassem, they put the blame on Mr. Morsi himself.
