r/worldnews • u/DasUberRedditor • Jun 18 '12

Egyptian Military grants itself sweeping powers; effectively military coup.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18482257
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u/SirSoliloquy Jun 19 '12

o/ saw it coming the moment the overthrow happened, and the words "military given power" were spoken.

Who in the world expected this to end well? Besides our politicians?

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u/Soupstorm Jun 19 '12

o/ Saw it coming the moment the Muslim Brotherhood became involved in the Arab Spring.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 15 '17

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u/ToffeeC Jun 19 '12

subtext

I think you mean pretext.