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Fri Feb-04-11 02:05 PM
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CNN just showed pictures of Egypt's Minister of Defense in the crowd of protesters |
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and he wasn't accosted, hit, punched, no violence at all. The anti-government protesters and he were just talking to each other.
So 'conservatives', who is starting the violence?
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Fri Feb-04-11 02:08 PM
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The military hasn't been particularly hostile to the protestors. Maybe that relationship goes all the way up.
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Fri Feb-04-11 02:43 PM
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3. In That Case, The Behavior We've Seen from Soldiers |
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is the shadow of the leader. Even if they are draftees, it's difficult to believe that so many soldiers could have behaved in such a conciliatory way if their commanding officers were on board with the pro-Mubarak forces.
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Fri Feb-04-11 10:34 PM
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This doens't necessarily mean the top brass favor popular rule, of course. They may have their own favorite dictator-candidate waiting in the wings.
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Fri Feb-04-11 10:41 PM
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5. Things aren't always what they look like. |
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The Defense Minister chats with protesters while the regime incites hatred toward them, foreigners and journalists, and while the secret police abuses their prisoners in secret.
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