Egypt’s Military Rulers Dissolve Parliament and Suspend Constitution

Egypts Military Rulers Dissolve Parliament and Suspend Constitution

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military leaders dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution on Sunday, meeting two key demands of protesters who have been keeping up pressure for immediate steps to push forward the transition to democratic, civilian rule after forcing Hosni Mubarak out of power.

In their latest communique, the military rulers that took over when Mubarak stepped down Friday, said they will run the country for six months, or until presidential and parliament elections can be held.

The military leaders said they were forming a committee to amend the constitution and set the rules for popular referendum to endorse the amendments.

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Both the lower and upper houses of parliament are being dissolved. The last parliamentary elections in November and December were heavily rigged by the ruling party, virtually shutting out any opposition representation.

The caretaker Cabinet, which was appointed by Mubarak shortly after the mass pro-democracy protests began on Jan. 25, will remain in place until a new Cabinet in formed — a step that is not expected to happen until after elections.

The ruling military council reiterated that it would abide by all of Egypt’s international treaties agreed in the Mubarak era, most importantly the peace treaty with Israel.

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  • Its Gonna Getcha
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:44pm

    This is so cool. Peacefully.

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  • dcwu
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:32pm

    You know you are in trouble when your head of state wears a uniform.

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  • oldwhiteguy
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:12pm

    Strange that the protesters in Egypt had their signs of protest written in English…Hmmmmmmmmmm.

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  • jamn2dblues
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:12pm

    I think the Egyptians who revolted will find this was a bad move, I think they will find they should of kept their President in office till the elections in September, now another country is ran by it’s military, they thought it was bad to be under the control of their constitution, now they have no voice and no one to negotiate with the military…. who is controlling the Military? They should have asked this question before hand, now with curfews in place and no constitution the Military can do as it pleases and be controlled by who it pleases, i feel bad for those who rejoiced in freedom, for in my heart I know they just rejoiced Freedom for the last time. I know the President wasn’t the most honest or sincere President, but he was an ally, now do we still have an ally in Egypt’s Military? I pray for the Egyptians for I feel for their wants of freedom but have now placed themselves further in a box. The 30 and under crowd again, who do not know the truth, does not want to hear the truth, but this group of 30 and under should have educated themselves with the 30 and older crowd, which few where in the crowd revolting for freedom know the outcome of this take over. Pray for this country and Pray for those who rejoiced Freedom for the very last time.

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  • Twistedwire
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:07pm

    I find there are two kinds of people who want democracy; those who don’t know what it is, and those who don’t care.

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  • CaptainSpaulding
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:05pm

    And now, the brutal extremist Muslim crackdown. :)

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  • Evileye
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:02pm

    They have to many faction to contend with.
    Every fringe grope will want a say.
    I would not surprise me to see a continued military rule.
    Two major religious groups will vie for control.
    then the brother hood.
    Soon the military will tire of it all and in the end remain in control.
    this would be the best situation for us and Israel.

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  • imareader
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:58am

    Of course, the cost of this “victory” was blowing up the Egyptian constitution and Parliament.

    No wonder Obama was for it.

    OT/ Terribly sad news.. Josh Goldberg, older brother of Jonah, has died..prayers going out to Jonah and the entire Goldberg family at this time of loss…http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2672710/posts

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  • Whiskey Tango
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:47am

    Get use to the idea of America vs The World.

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  • Wilma
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:47am

    Considering the naïveté of the Egyptian youth with regard to the Muslim Brothhood I do not have high hopes for their future.

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    • loveoursoldiers
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:06pm

      so are we to believe these “pro freedom and democracy youth” don’t understand that killing the jews and us infidels is not part of human freedom? something doesn’t add up here.. the propaganda machine is in high gear
      a pundit said ” well they have been so ppressed they don’t really understand what freedom is.. oh really? so they were rioting for what exactly? could it be because they also hate the jews and didn’t like that Mubarak joined forces with us to help them retain freedom?

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:42pm

      @Loveoursoldiers
      Yep.

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    • Wilma
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 8:40pm

      @love our soldiers The Egyptians were protesting (not rioting) for the freedom to elect their leadership and the freedom to disagree with their leaders without being beaten and jailed. The following Facebook page is where it all started

      http://www.facebook.com/elshaheeed.co.uk?v=app_2373072738

      Read what the Egyptians experienced and protested for in their own words.

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  • parmajohn
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:36am

    Egypt- Check Algeria yesterday Iran Tommorrow That Glen Beck Is a “KOOK” NOT Mainstream Media Where are You? The Friend of our enemy? The Americans Spirit Is Rising and Not gonna take much more of this “Hope and Change ” Crap This is Gonna Get ugly fast “Fired -Up Ready to Go??” Hell ya!

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  • Whiskey Tango
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:36am

    Sure… by beating up more reporters and canera crews from the west. How many Westerners had to flee that country?

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:42am

      Pst, the reporters were arrested and attacked by Mubaraks people, not by the military and not by the pro-democracy folk.

      The reason clearly being that he didn’t want an international eye on Egypt when he tried to beat down the protests.

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  • psst
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:33am

    The ruling military council reiterated that it would abide by all of Egypt’s international treaties agreed in the Mubarak era, most importantly the peace treaty with Israel.

    Um! They forgot to remember the rest of the above sentence.
    It’s
    Until after the next elections.

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    • GSP Guy
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 7:11pm

      I may be wrong but the military knows what will happen if Isreal is attacked substantially.
      Until the radicals get Pakistans nuclear weapons , buy some, or wait till Iran has them, they know they cannot win. Honestly i do not care if Egypt is democratic or not- no American should as long as our interest are protected.I believe it is rediculous to think it is even possible. The time is over for us to hope for the best. The middle east has no history or for that matter any understanding of democracy as we think of it. If the military does not stay a major power the islamists will take power for sure. Maybe even regardless. Its all about self preservation to them- they lose power if extremist are in , then they die when they attack Isreal.
      What makes me ashamed is that our president (note the lack of capitilization) will never come to Isreals aid. He has made us the laughing stock and whipping post of the world. We have no credability anywhere( by his design?). I am no Jew or even religious for that matter( exept maybe an extreme love of America as it was founded) but even the fact I have to wonder about the abandonment of a people ( and the disregard of a president for the Constitution and the disregard of two Federal Judges’ rulings) who have always toed the line against great disparity to our benefit makes me wonder what the future holds for my children.

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  • B4B
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:24am

    Devil’s advocate here…. but I think they had to suspend the constitution in order to transfer Mubarak’s powers to the military, as that was PROHIBITED under their existing constitution.

    I have no idea how this will all play out, but there are too many ways this can go terribly wrong…. with consequences for the rest of the region and beyond.

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:27am

      Yes, there are many ways this can go wrong. But there are also many ways this can go right, evolving into a modern democracy with close ties to the west, much like Turkey. Have a little faith and patience. The Egyptian people showed they have a lot of energy and fervor, they can handle this.

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    • drattastic
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:48am

      @NON-SEQ
      Take my word for it Egypt is a sh@t hole now it will be a sh@t hole later just like every other god forsaken country over there.They will trade one strong man leader for another this one may call himself religious ,same story different players.The main difference is the next one may not keep the radical jihad types under control ,will probably one himself,which is bad for our country .I couldn’t care less what they do over there until it affects us over here .Those people over there and leftwing idiots like you have something in common though ,you never learn from history.

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    • davecoolworld
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:05pm

      NON-SEQUITUR…….yes, energy and fervor….that ought to do it.
      Don’t forget a slap in the head with the koran.

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    • lel2007
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:11pm

      I agree. and besides, the military is the only thing left in Egypt that resembles stability. While 12,000 of “The People”, pumped up by revolutionaries, demand Mubarak and his government immediately step down & out they really don‘t agree on what is to take it’s place. Perhaps the Egyptian military isn’t all that hot to turn Egypt of to the Ayatollahs.
      There are 8,000,000 people in Cario, near 80,000,000 people in Egypt. If elections can be kept honest, perhaps Egypt’s people will get what they wants.

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    • Juan Gault
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 1:31pm

      Wouldn’t it be a pleasant surprise IF this went pro-democracy,with a military back up? Wouldn’t it be surprising if Iranians, AGAIN, take to the streets, putting (literally) their lives on the line for more, not less freedoms,within Iran.

      Jes saying.

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  • crazytalk
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:22am

    Careful what you ask for…too late.

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  • Whiskey Tango
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:19am

    By the looks of these people it is safe to say they hate the U.S.A.

    Whatever the next government looks like it will be more unfriendly towards the west.

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:25am

      They hate the USA for good reasons. We’re not entirely blameless for Mubarak and his long stay in power.

      But this isn’t Iran. Egypt is, all in all, a pretty modern country. Have faith in them. They want trade, they want tourism, they want commerce. They’re not going to break all ties with the USA. They already said that they’d honor all existing contracts including those with Israel. While I cannot see the future, I’d bet my money on Egypt becoming pretty much like Turkey: A modern state with secular laws and a majority of Muslim inhabitants.

       
    • davecoolworld
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:03pm

      NON-SEQUITUR…….your socialist slip is showing.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:20pm

      @Non-sequitur
      That was so informative. Iran was a secular as a ME country has ever been (except for Lebanon), and Iranians wanted the very same things the Egyptian protestors have clamored for. Instead they got a very bad deal and are stuck with it. As to Turkey, it’s making a transition to an Islamic state.

      You continue to spout lib talking points, conveniently overlooking or maybe unaware that Turkey was behind the Gaza flotilla, that under the current dictator wannabe, Turkey’s secular constitution was revised to empower him, and that they now have a nuclear program that mirrors Iran’s. And, of course, Sharia law is slowly but surely gaining strength.

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  • ProudInfidel
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:19am

    How much you wanna bet that the new Constitution includes something about NO LAW SHALL conflict with the teachings of Muhammad or the Qu`ran? Once they put that in, there will be Sharia law.

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    • lel2007
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:25pm

      I’ve heard somewhere that “polls” indicate 85% of Egyptians favor sharia law. I don‘t know if that’s accurate, but if so, let-up have it.

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:18am

    Ok, they got what they wanted. Why are they still in the square? Seems to me that they want something but do not know what it is they want. Watching FNC this morning there was a heck of a traffic jam in the square. It’s getting to where freedom and democracy is not what it is cracked up to be. After all look at America, we are trying to satisfy everyone and their religion instead of telling them if they don’t like it then they need to leave. Instead of having Cinco de Mayo and all these other foreign holidays, we need to celebrate what has happened here instead of over there. America is slowly being absorbed by the foreign and we are not doing anything to stop it.

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  • Gary_K
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:13am

    I love how the Lame Stream Media had a rush to judgment saying Egypt is free when Mubarak stepped down.

    Military rule does not equate to freedom in my book.

    Time will tell what form of government Egypt gets and what “freedom” they attain.

    I will keep them in my prayers.

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    • Robert-CA
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:01pm

      Yes only time will tell .
      Army in control is 100 times better than radical muslims taking over in that part of the world .
      Now the real fight in Egypt will begin Iran & Syria will push the radicals against the Egyptian intellectuals & moderates .

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  • Kisha
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:13am

    Maybe I am missing something here. But they keep saying that these demonstrations were pro-democracy. But Egypt had a democracy already… anyone care to clarify?

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:18am

      It was basically a democracy in name only. Same ruler for 30 years, manipulated elections, political dissenters simply vanished, people imprisoned for no reason and indefinite time etc etc. Read: Dictatorship.

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    • Kisha
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:24am

      I see so Mubarak wasn’t that great of a guy? I wouldn’t imagine so because if he had the power to turn off the internet and do things like that… then well… I’d not rate him as that great of a guy. But the power turn to the military just makes no sense, accept to favor the previous regime. It‘s still the same government and they’ll likely continue doing what they’ve been doing all along. None of this makes much sense I guess. Seems like they made it worse off for them. Imagine who was jailed during this so called revolution. And whom they keep silent if they can.

      And like Glenn says, the power grab is on. If radical Islam takes over, they’ll have no freedom at all.

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:33am

      “It‘s still the same government and they’ll likely continue doing what they’ve been doing all along.”

      There is a certain risk of that, yes. But at the moment there‘s nothing to suggest this is how it’s going to work out. The leading party has been disbanded. People in power have been placed under house arrest and are awaiting trial. While there’s no guarantee everything is going to be hunky dory, the current outlook is actually pretty optimistic. They’ve thrown of the yoke, now is Egypt’s chance to take a step into a greater world.

      Also, Mubarak really was a terrible person who bled Egypt dry and lined his own pockets. Egypt has a GDP of roughly $120 billion if I remember correctly and the assets of his family are worth around $70 billion, all (or most) stolen from Egypt. Luckily, Switzerland has frozen those assets already. He wasn’t much better than Saddam, really.

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    • UpstateNYConservative
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:36am

      ‘Democracy’ can mean having three candidates of the single state-approved party running for dogcatcher. It’s still not liberty.

      Egypt has been under ‘emergency’ powers since 1967 except for a short break during the Eighties. The Parliament elected the president, not the people. If Mubarak got all but 3% of the votes, it can still be called a democratic election. But it had nothing to do with genuine freedom.

      Saddam Hussein had democratic elections, where he got 90% of the vote. Of course, the only legal party of there was the Ba’ath Party. The same in Syria, which is ruled by Ba’aths.

      What is often called ‘democracy’, usually by the American Left, doesn’t always have to do with liberty for the people.

      Hopefully, the military over there will keep its word. Hopefully, too, Egypt will form a government that leads to genuine prosperity for all Egyptians.

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    • davecoolworld
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:51am

      The same ruler (Mubarak) was there for 29 years after his predecessor (Sadat) was assassinated by the muslim brotherhood. Mubarak liked being the boss so he stayed all while keeping the same constitution. When the US gives Mubarak 1.5 billion per year, (you’d want to stay too) it was status quo.

      The “protesters” where corrupted by, extremists of all types. You might think I mean the muslim brotherhood, in part, I do. They were also corrupted by extremists from the good old USA. Marxists, socialists and communists. For those would disagree, explain the professionally printed signs in a country that suffers tremendous poverty and having poor infrastructure….IN ENGLISH. Organized groups from the US WERE THERE. These groups are well known and their mission is clear.

      Conclusion, the mb killed the old leader, the military took over. They couldn’t get to Mubarak so with the help of revolutionaries from outside Egypt, they will now take over Egypt through “free” elections.
      Think about Iran in 1979…an almost textbook example to what we will watch happen in Egypt.

      The biggest problem of all is that the globalization of extremism of all types will deliver WWIII.

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    • Puddle Duck
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 7:37pm

      Just one clarification Dave…Egypt has been under military backed dictatorship ever sinbce Nasser….Sadat was assasinated by MB sympathizers in his own elite guard whioch werew outraged by the peace treaty with Isreal negotiated by the Carter Admin (a double insult in the MB minds eye)…..that sentiment about the peace accords still exists in the majority of the folks of Egypt. That is a major problem going forward……..

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  • fauxleopard {gallery of fat blokes}
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:11am

    truly sad, may god be with the people at this difficult time.

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:20am

      Please read the article. This is all as it was intended and demanded by the Egyptian people. The Egyptian military is basically the only thing giving the state stability at the moment and it consists almost entirely of conscripts (aka the people). Don‘t think it’s like the American military because it really, really isn’t.

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    • lel2007
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:14pm

      Iran has “democracy” too.

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    • TunaBlue
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:16pm

      This was exactly as it was intended to be. Without the military to buffer this transition, there would be mass chaos and a vacuum that could be filled by all the wrong elements. The question becomes, can the military let go of this power when the time demands. I believe they can and will.

      The form of government the people of Egypt choose will decide how the remainder of the Middle East will look in the coming years. However, all heck may break loose elsewhere before Egypt’s movement gets too far down the track, which will not play well at all.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 1:07pm

      @Fauxleopard

      Liked the link to the info on fat cats, just a word of caution, there has been a counterfeiter in the past here at the Blaze, and they have tightened security up greatly.

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  • RightWrite
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:02am

    “Suspend Constitution”? I’m sure Barry is licking his chops on that one!

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    • Sinista Mace
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:07am

      Oh yea he is.

      He is simply licking the drool that fell out of his mouth when Egypt’s Dictator Mubarak shut down their internet and sicced his goons on them.

      He can’t wait to shut down our internet.

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    • 1TrueOne55
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 1:36pm

      The only way to suspend the Constitution in Any country is for unrest to get so bad that you have to declare “Marshal Law”. And for that to happen in the US you have to get the people maybe the young people desperate for their future. If it does not happen in his first term then we have a chance to get rid of that spectre that it will happen in his second term.

      You have to make the youth feel that they have no future except to “Revolt” against their parents rule. That takes time usually Decades or Centuries if you look at History, progressives have tried prematurely to push that process along at points in time. They tried in the early 20th Century with Woodrow Wilson(D) and then mid Century with Teddy(R)and Franklin Roosevelt(D). And now in the early 21st Century with Barak Obama.

      By killing the private sector jobs that were out there this president is sowing the seeds of sedition in our youth but he will not be able to finish the task in one term so they have to get him in for a second term to push this George Schwartz/Soros agenda down the road.

      It would be nice of the Military Chiefs of Staff would warn the President that the Military in this Country will do what the Military did in Egypt and it will put the Constitution first and put the peoples Rights first.

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    • Puddle Duck
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 7:26pm

      Uh Teddy Roosevelt was the first ‘progressive” in the oval office…long before Wilson….other than that fuax pau you have it more or less correct.

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  • Ruler4You
    Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:01am

    I guess we couldn’t see this train coming, eh?

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:02am

      Did you read the article? This is as it was intended. The corrupt government and flawed Constitution need to go, it’s one of the demands of the Egyptian people.

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    • RightWrite
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:09am

      What do ya say we UNsuspend our Constitution?

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    • MiketheTrucker
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:17am

      I wonder if “the people” realize that what the military has done/is doing is against the constitution of their country?

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    • davecoolworld
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:25am

      Egypt is the test. This will become the template if it works. eff em

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    • NickDeringer
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:35am

      It all comes down to the elections. It could end up a reasonable democracy, but I doubt it. It will most likely end up like Iran with sham elections controlled by the MB.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:43am

      @Ruler4you

      Nope we missed this one completely in regards to the last several days in Egypt, we got blind sided on the intel and all areas by the suddeness of its happening.

      The train has indeed left the station, yet no one can with any absolute certainty tell where it is off to and where or even if it will wind up at, this could be, at the extreme, a massive wreck happening among the nations of the North African coast, and the Middle East.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 11:53am

      @Nickderinger

      Exactly, the elections will decide how the next part of this journey goes; after that, it will depend upon who or whom takes the reigns and if stability is maintained in the nation.

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    • Max jones
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:21pm

      I truly am surprised this has gone as smoothly as it has. I’m very cynical, I always wait for the other shoe, but good this far along.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:37pm

      I don’t get why conservatives keep echoing lib talking points. Do you REALLY think Obama is going to stop the MB? Right now, he’s trying to get his commies inside the coalition that will eventually rule. If he can accomplish that, he will have another Yemen, much to his delight. If he can’t, too bad, the Islamists will be in charge. This will be a power struggle between commies and Islamists. Everyone else will be taken out of the equation, so let’s not fall prey to the MSM/Obama lies.

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    • proudpatriot77
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 1:08pm

      Wow isnt Egyptian democracy great? Military in charge and mob rule….Realistically Islamic countries have two choices: Theocracy or Marxism. Both choices are no where near freedom for the Egyptians. Until people accept the fact that capitalism and liberty is the only way a country’s citizens can be free, this Middle East democracy crap is a joke. Mubarak was a secular dictator and Ahmadinijead in Iran is an Islamic dictator. One or the other will rule the Middle East for some time to come.

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    • mcfinch
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 1:13pm

      I could.

      http://politicalbowl.com – Political Video Website

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    • BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 1:31pm

      How do you implement something you know nothing about? Egyptians do not know how to be free. How would they know if true freedom was being offered, or just another form of tyranny? Mmmmm?

      We have to remember- even at the root, this nation is mostly Islamic. Islam abhors true freedom as you and I know it. I believe that EVEN the people who vehemently protested for freedom WILL NOT ALLOW true freedom to be implemented. They still believe that people should be stoned for committing adultery. They still believe that people should be executed for leaving the Islamic faith. They abhor any idea of gender equality: feminism is not compatible with Islam.

      Hard to tell what distorted version of “freedom” we will see come out of Egypt.

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    • Devil Dog 7175
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 2:17pm

      Here we go!

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    • CharlesMartel
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 2:56pm

      We brought this on ourselves.
      http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=207742

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    • HippoNips
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 4:09pm

      The Egyptian Army was ALWASY in power , the Parliment and their Constitution never meant anything.
      Mubarak—who was “supported” by the Army the whole time– was just a faceman for the Army’s dicatorship.
      Nothing has changed. They have the same rulers they’ve had for the past 30 years.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 4:20pm

      No one saw this coming huh? REALLY????

      The U.S. gave aide to Egypt to prop up it’s Dictator Mubarak, a military man. The people rioted so the Military, propped up by US, made Mubarak leave and suspends the Constitution. 

      Mubarak, propped up by U.S. 
      Military built and propped up by U.S.

      If the U.S. propped up, trains their generals, and aides the military then who do you think influences or slightly controls Egypt’s military? 

      Sad fact is there has not been a change just because Mubarak left. The military is still ruling the country. The U.S. is still pulling strings from afar. This is why Egypt will turn to the Muslim Brotherhood for the Egyptian people will see this and this is also why we Americans are hated. 

      Key steps to a revolution:
      1.Knock the top off with riots-Done
      2.Be organized to fill void- done-Muslim Brotherhood
      3. Inject yourself to solve problem-MB doing that now with talks in Egypt
      4. Once foots in door, Game over and rule with iron fist…Coming to Egypt real soon. 

      Is it our intelligence offices didn’t see this coming or is the truth our intelligence agencies know there is nothing that can be done to stop it. I find it really hard to believe they did not see this happening. If they truly didn’t, then they all need fired and dissolved as they aren’t keeping anyone safe. 

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    • SHOOTnCRASH
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 6:06pm

      Come on people give it at least a month or 12.

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    • HippoNips
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 7:44pm

      Nothing as changed in Egypt. There is no such thing as a dictatorship of one. Mubarak never held the power, he was just an agent of the Egyptian Army
      Dictatorships always hold one man out to be the public face , Mubarak is to the Egyptian Army what Ahmedinejad is to the Islamice council in Iran..
      Since most people especially most Muslim people do not know what a fair democratic governance by the people for the people actually looks like, Egypt has a very low chance it being formed.
      The only thing that will be assured is that great measures will be taken to change their perceptions

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    • Tex Expatriate
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 8:04pm

      I wish out military would dissolve our Senate and House of (non) Representatives!!!

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    • jackrorabbit
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 9:40pm

      @Non-sequitur
      Are you really this blind? Study history. The same thing happened in 1933, but the country was Germany, and instead of the “President” abdicating, he died leaving the number 2 in power, his name was Adolf Hitler. This number 2 was in charge of the U.S. rendition program and any intelligence that was needed by the Egyptian dictator. I hope and pray that you are correct, and this is just a step on the road to actual reform, but ask yourself this:
      Why would you dissolve Parliament before hammering out a new Constitution? as it stands now, only the military(pro Mubarak) and the “vice president” will be in on that decision, gee wonder who will get the REAL power.

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on February 13, 2011 at 10:15pm

      F.Y.I…

      2-10-11

      Caller: I believe that President Obama’s agenda is purely nefarious. He has been conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood to undermine the Mubarak government. Obama’s intentions are to divest the United States of any of its’ current allies that he deems to be allied to the American Right. As such, him being a “crypto socialist”, his agenda is to make the world safe for socialism. He is not an incompetent buffoon when you consider that he has moved that agenda quite a bit of late. Any other interpretation is grossly naive.

      Host: So, in other words, you are saying that he is against any alliance that strengthens the American Right and they will take it down no matter what the cost? They will burn a nation to the ground in order to destroy an alliance between American’s Right Wing and that nation?

      Caller: Absolutely. He wants a power vacuum in Egypt because he knows that the vacuum will defer to the Muslim Brotherhood.

      Host: And how does America gain if the Muslim Brotherhood accedes the power?

      Caller: The “Left” gains. They don’t care! “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

      Host: So the Left gains and all they want is to make the world safer for socialism.

      Caller: Correct. That is his only intent.

      Host: So I personally believe that there is an element that Obama wants to see an uprising in Israel. Israel having to cede the West Bank (so called) to the Palestinians. The emergence of a Palestinian state and him getting another Nobel Prize!

      Caller: More important than that, it would get him a feather in his cap with the Left throughout the world and this is why he is so cynical about Israel; our one true ally in that part of the world and perhaps our best ally in the world (in spite of the Left wing faction as well).

      I am an investor. But, more importantly, I am a person who tries to be as unbiased as possible.

      Host: Do you think as well that the people who invested in Obama in the beginning have profited from the unrest in Egypt?

      Caller: Absolutely. You were talking about Soros. Soros is the ultimate insider information man. Now, he is a Left wing apparatchik, but that is only convenient for him. He has set up his Leftist networking organization throughout the world. They repay him with insider information. For instance. Obama repaid him with the brokering of oil for Brazil in the Caribbean. He did this to repay him. That is how you repay Soros.

      Host: How do we find out if the Soros fund made money off of trading in the Egyptian Pound over the last two weeks? Is there any way to find out right now?

      Caller: Absolutely. Soros endears himself with any revolution that he helps conspire and he intimidates any opposition.

      Host: I’ve been reading that it was Soros that helped facilitate the purchase of the Huffington Post by AOL Is that your reading as well?

      Caller: AOL will crash and burn even faster. Soros is a crony capitalist who knows how to work the agenda on either side. It doesn’t matter. Ultimately, Soros could not manipulate the Left as well as he wished to, so he would resort to manipulating the Right or simply intimidating them as well.

      Host: As an investor, is there any way to see if the Soros Fund has made any money on the Egyptian Pound in the last two weeks?

      Caller: There is, but the way to look at it is that the money will not come during the revolution. The money will come in about a year or two.

      Host: Why?

      Caller: Because just like Obama repaid Soros, the new government has to be entrenched before they can manipulate the insider information that he so cravenly requires.

      Host: Okay, what if individuals who were behind overthrowing Mubarak (for the last two years we know that they have been plotting it, planning it, bringing in activists to be so called “educated” at the State Department in how to bring about a so called “twitter” revolution). So this has been carefully planned, carefully financed as we found out. Wouldn’t these individuals have bought into the Egyptian Pound three months ago?

      Caller: Obama chastised one of his intelligence heads because he was saying that the Muslim Brotherhood might come out ahead. Now, he was quickly silenced because his fat pension is going to disappear if he doesn’t.

      Host: But you aren’t answering my question. Wouldn’t these individuals behind the Egyptian overthrowing of Mubarak, wouldn’t they not have invested in the Egyptian Pound in shorting it a month or two ago?

      Caller: Yes they would have.

      Host: How can we find out who benefited from the shorting of the Egyptian Pound as near as 30 days ago. Is there any way for any of us to get that information because that would tell us more than our speculation. Who profited from shorting the Egyptian Pound?

      Caller: By talking to the Investment Bankers and Hedge Fund managers who handle these transactions.

      Host: Well, good luck on that! They are all protected by the Obama administration.

      Caller: Or private individuals who know about this because they follow the fundamentals. But the big money isn’t in shorting the currency. The big money will be for Soros in the insider information that it will take for him to really make a big billion dollar move. And, that will come after the revolution.

      Host: Do you think it is fair to call Soros the “Rothschild” of our time? Or is that too nice for him?

      Caller: That is insulting to Mr. Rothschild!

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