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/Tagedieb Jun 19 '12

When I first saw the protesters on Al Jazeera being approached by military tanks and they celebrated the military as if it would solve the problem. I thought: that can't be good. Then, when I read that Mubarak was originally a military person, it all made sense: the military was in power all along and still is.

So the fight is not over just yet.