EDIT CONTAINS 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has rejected an army ultimatum for him to end political strife in the country - saying he would follow his own path to reconciliation with demonstrators occupying the streets of Cairo.<br/> <br />Mursi made the statement hours after the head of Egypt's army - General Sisi - gave Mursi 48 hours to compromise with the demands of demonstrators or face military intervention.<br/> <br />Mursi said the army never consulted him before making the demands and said that he would continue to move forward on his own path.<br/> <br />For anti-Mursi demonstrators in front of the presidential palace, news of the ultimatum was reason to rejoice.<br/> <br />It's a comforting message that the Brotherhood will leave in 48 hours, actually, now 40 hours, this man said.<br/> <br />But for supporters of Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood party, who maintain he was democratically elected, the statement is tantamount to a coup.<br/> <br />48 hours to meet people's demands, wh
