If You Thought You Had a Bad Day on Friday

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Egypt is an "ally" of the United States. There is an American law that forbids sending an assistance to countries whose governments have been taken over in a coup. The Egyptian military recently ousted President Morsi, but the Obama administration wants to continue sending financial aid to the country. Get ready for some Orwellian mind-f*cks!

From a state department July 26 press conference:

QUESTION: Okay. So, can you explain clearly, with clarity, the Administration decision, announcement yesterday on Egypt and the non-coup coup designation?

MS. PSAKI: I can, but let’s see. We believe that the continued provision of assistance to Egypt, consistent with our law, is important to our goal of advancing a responsible transition to democratic governance, and is consistent with our national security interests.

As you all know and we’ve all talked about, Egypt serves as a stabilizing pillar of regional peace and security, and the United States has a national security interest in a stable and successful democratic transition in Egypt. The law does not require us to make a formal determination – that is a review that we have undergone – as to whether a coup took place, and it is not in our national interest to make such a determination. So we will work with Congress to determine how best to continue assistance to Egypt in a manner that encourages Egypt’s interim government to quickly and responsibly transition back to a stable, democratic, civilian-led, and inclusive government.

Defending the Coup

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So uber-rascist!

David Brooks sounds like a neo-colonialist when he states, "Islamists might be determined enough to run effective opposition movements and committed enough to provide street-level social services. But they lack the mental equipment [emphasis added] to govern. Once in office, they are always going to centralize power and undermine the democracy that elevated them. "

On another note - don't all of our "elected" officials attempt to "centralize power and undermine the democracy that elevated them?"  When was the last time you heard of a redistricting bill proposed by a Republican that would help Democrats, or vice versa?  When was the last time a president was elected and issued signing statements relinquishing executive powers accrued over previous administrations?

It sounds like David Brooks is justifying a coup in the United States!

Egypt's Moris 'Told He Is No Longer President'

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The military better watch it now.  There are millions of Egyptians that will be watching them closely.

Egypt Election Result: Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi Wins

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Whether you agree with the Muslim Brotherhood or not, this is what the Egyptian people wanted.  And they forced the military to concede because they did this...

That's how you win an election!

Egypt's Military Clashes With Protesters in Cairo

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How Egypt Justifies Its Brutal Crackdown: Occupy Wall Street

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Washington's Blog also comments on this interesting turn of events in Egypt.  Here we have a repressive military junta justifying their approach to unrest in their own country by pointing to the way the American police have handled OWS.

Egypt's Brutal Military Junta is Supported By the Obama Administration

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More hypocrisy from the Peace President.  Qaddafi bad, military juntas good, Syria bad, Qatar good...

Scene From Tahrir Square (Cairo)

This doesn't look like the "freedom" the Egyptians were promised after ousting Mubarak.

Police, Protesters Clash for 2nd Day in Egypt

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This is a lesson for the OWS crowd.  Be careful what you wish for.  Egypt had their revolution back in February when a military junta took control of the government once Mubarak was ousted.  Now the junta has refused to relinquish power & the people are out on the streets again because the changes were not for the better...yet.

If at first you don't succeed...

By the way, my news sources were warning about this back in February.