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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 08:56 AM Original message |
Egypt's military dissolves parliament |
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Countdown_3_2_1 (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. I remember with Turkey, if the govt went towards Islamic rule... |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. This army is going to have to yield power to a transitional government soon... |
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Countdown_3_2_1 (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Thats what I'm afraid of. |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. The road to democracy will be a rough ride |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. Worth keeping a close eye on still |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. The cabinet is to remain though. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. The military dissolving the legislature and suspending the constitution sounds like a victory |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. A new constitution needs to be written |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. A dictatorship's legislature and constitution are intrinsically worthless |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. NYT - "complying with most of the principal demands of the opposition" |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I wonder how many people are going to carefully miss that part. (nt) |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. Egypt's military rejects swift transfer of power and suspends constitution |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Emergency Law (or whatever it's called). I thought that would be |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Well, once we heard that Robert Gates was in direct |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. But that's not all |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. And no representatives of the Egytian people were involved |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Slicing and dicing Egypt for their own gain. nt |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Just who did you expect Obama to have carrying his water with the |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Well, I expected the Egyptian people to make any decisions regarding |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Does this mean they want to give power to an elected pres, not to another appointed dictator? |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. The Army has in effect assumed the role of President |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I see this whole thing about, by , and for the Egyptian people. I have more faith in them |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Their Army has to some extent been in control since the early '50s |
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tahrir (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I believe the events of the past week were designed to have the people welcome military rule |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. You're not the only one that believes that... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Not good. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. How could it have gone otherwise? |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. The military could start by declaring the end of the Emergency Law which has been in place... |
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Matilda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. The army always had its own agenda, |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Shocking |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Where's the petition demanding the U.S. deny military aid to a military dictatorship |
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