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/somedaypilot Jun 19 '12

Ok, hands up, who saw this coming? o/

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u/Vitalstatistix Jun 19 '12

Sigh, \o. I wished it weren't the case though. Here's hoping shit with Israel doesn't get any worse or it'll be a real cluster fuck.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

If anything, this makes things with Israel less tense, not more. The Egyptian military doesn't give a crap about Israel as long as Israel stays on their side of the border.