Egypt
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ORLY!?!
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I'm seeing these things in the middle east as the tipping point of another world war. Syria is on fire and the US, China and Russia are speaking spooky languages. Egypt just might go all out civil war. Its only a matter of time before things get really ugly in old asia.
And I mean not just how it is now.
And I mean not just how it is now.
Upsmule
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wkmac
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Can we throw Obama out of office like Egypt did with their President. I don't believe it'll make a difference but hell, I'll go along with anything if they have great fireworks at the end!
Wonder if they are playing 1812' Overture too? Gotta go. Time to find my V for Vendetta mask!
That's a hell of a long trip to Alabama to get fireworks.
Wonder if they are playing 1812' Overture too? Gotta go. Time to find my V for Vendetta mask!
That's a hell of a long trip to Alabama to get fireworks.
BrownArmy
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All this talk about our down economy, bla-bla, etc.
Turns out, we (the USA), give close to $50,000,000,000 to foreign countries annually.
We give out a lot of money, and here's some 2012 numbers: (in billions!)
Israel...$3.075
Afghanistan...$2.237
Pakistan...$2.102
Iraq...$1.683
Egypt...$1.557
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How's that working out for us?
(Rhetorical question, imagine if all of that money - your money - was invested in roads/schools/health care/ etc.)
For what, exactly?
Turns out, we (the USA), give close to $50,000,000,000 to foreign countries annually.
We give out a lot of money, and here's some 2012 numbers: (in billions!)
Israel...$3.075
Afghanistan...$2.237
Pakistan...$2.102
Iraq...$1.683
Egypt...$1.557
.
.
.
How's that working out for us?
(Rhetorical question, imagine if all of that money - your money - was invested in roads/schools/health care/ etc.)
For what, exactly?
wkmac
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I know I'm just a happy camper to contribute to the cause every tax season. Where else can one get all this so good anyway?
wkmac
Well-Known Member
Actually it makes perfect sense when you read and understand the agenda going on. BTW: Reading and understanding doesn't equate to agreeing with either. Just thought I'd make that clear for the record.
texan
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Al Jazeera’s Egypt Offices Reportedly Raided, Staffers Arrested By Military
Al Jazeera’s Egypt offices were raided earlier today, the news outlet reported, and security
forces “stormed the building and arrested the presenter, guests and producers.”
Al Jazeera’s Egypt Offices Reportedly Raided, Staffers Arrested By Military | Mediaite
Al Jazeera’s Egypt offices were raided earlier today, the news outlet reported, and security
forces “stormed the building and arrested the presenter, guests and producers.”
Al Jazeera’s Egypt Offices Reportedly Raided, Staffers Arrested By Military | Mediaite
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pickup
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Oh, that explains why my favorite soap opera ,"As the World Burns" , wasn't on yesterday.
Great, the masses have now placed power back into the hands of a military junta that is committed to the defense of the economic interests of the ruling class!! I understand morsi was not getting the job done, but now the army (which has strong ties to the US army...great) is in control and they certainly will not meet the demands of decent jobs, livable wages and democratic rights. Democracy is messy and at times chaotic. Only a true mass movement not controlled by the elites or outside forces (the U.S.) or ALLOWED by the elitist military can bring real democracy to Egypt.
Upsmule
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Or Muslim Brotherhood "rule of law." An oxymoron by the way.
oldngray
nowhere special
It seems to me the army in Egypt was supporting and protecting the people and trying to stop the abuses by Morsi. They claim they are already working to restore a democratic government. Whether they do return control to civilian leadership remains to be seen but so far it looks like they will. This change was brought about by a peaceful mass movement of the people and not the military arbitrarily using force. The US just needs to stay out of there and let them control their own destiny. Egyptians already blame the US for Morsi since Obama was a strong supporter of his despite his ties to Muslim Brotherhood.
island1fox
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804,
Please get out of LA-LA land. The Masses governing Themselves ??? Whether you like it or not --good or bad --there will always be LEADERS and there will always be FOLLOWERS.
VIVA LA CUBA--the great REVOLUTION of the people.
wkmac
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I think the military moved when they did out of fear an outcome could present itself that was outside the control of the controllers if it went longer. Even worse is that the rest of us might get ideas floating in our heads and the risk we might start thinking could prove bad for them. Had that happened it would be pretty easy to tell as the global ministry of truth would be telling us how evil the new people driven outcome is.
I pretty much find that if the ministry of truth sez bad, it's good and if it sez good, it's bad. Not always but most of the time one will be on the moral and descent side of an issue following that pattern.
And I 100% agree with oldngray on his point in post #62.
Funny we have our own muslim brotherhood in this country trying to push their religiously based view of how government should be run and how people should submit to it...better known as the republican party.
