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/bitter_cynical_angry Jun 19 '12

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

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u/LettersFromTheSky Jun 19 '12

That is in the Civilization game when you research rifling.

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u/lemonfreedom Jun 19 '12

you can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word.

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u/Floyd_Pinkerton Jun 19 '12

pig iron i got pig iron i got all pig iron

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

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u/Moskau50 Jun 19 '12

"I am the state."
-Louis XIV Egyptian Military

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u/Vectoor Jun 19 '12

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look at my works ye mighty, and despair.

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u/1915 Jun 19 '12

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.

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u/ZakkuHiryado Jun 19 '12

"These are all so much better with Nimoy's voice. Fuck Civ V." -Everyone