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brooklynite

(94,502 posts) Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:33 AM Aug 2013

Update: Death toll in Egypt now 700

ABC:

Casualty Update: The Egyptian health ministry updates yesterday's total count to 700 people killed and 3,000 injured nationwide.

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Update: Death toll in Egypt now 700 (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2013 OP

It's ok to shoot civilians when we like the military dicatorship. nt. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #1

realpolitik, doncha know. cali Aug 2013 #3

Collateral damage. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #2

What base mockery, what continuingly astonishing belittlment of Occupy by Obama. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #4

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

1. It's ok to shoot civilians when we like the military dicatorship. nt.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:34 AM

Aug 2013

cali

(114,904 posts)

3. realpolitik, doncha know.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:41 AM

Aug 2013

it's just being practical.

PowerToThePeople

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2. Collateral damage.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:37 AM

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really

Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)

4. What base mockery, what continuingly astonishing belittlment of Occupy by Obama.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 11:42 AM

Aug 2013

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/15/us-egypt-obama-statement-idUSBRE97E0QP20130815

"We deplore violence against civilians. We support universal rights essential to human dignity, including the right to peaceful protest."

"Just over two years ago America was inspired by Egyptians'... desire for change," Obama continued. "We said at the time the change would not come quickly or easily, but we did align ourselves with a set of principles. Non-violence, a respect for universal rights, and a process for political and economic reform."

ORLY?

Images and video of police brutality against peaceful protesters at the DEMOCRATIC National Convention (dial-up warning, graphic image warning) :

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002710303

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