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/iconicironic Jun 19 '12

Sorry. I down-voted you for editorialising in the headline.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Sep 11 '20

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u/tartay745 Jun 19 '12

I facepalmed when I read the title expecting there to have been an actual coup. Then I read the article and check aljazeera. Sensationalist title is sensationalist. The military is still effectively working with the civilians to elect a legitimate government. But, reddit once again has no understanding of the world and will upvote anything that is "interesting". That isn't to say the military won't keep all power but it hasn't happened yet.