Egypt's military sparks furor with new proposals

[JCMach1]

Source: AP

Fear that Egypt's ruling generals are working to perpetuate their hold on power is causing a political furor, threatening a "second revolution" and sending relations between the generals and activists to new lows less than four weeks before a key election.

The outcry has been prompted by a proposal from the military-appointed Cabinet to shield the armed forces from any oversight and give the generals a veto over legislation dealing with military affairs... The Muslim Brotherhood and other groups also have called for massive street demonstrations Nov. 18 to protest the document...

Read more: http://en.news.maktoob.com/20090001206072/Egypt_s_military_sparks_furor_with_new_proposals/Article.htm

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What happens when you trust the military with supporting a democratic agenda...

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[bemildred]

2. Nobody should be free from oversight, everyone must be subject to the law. nt

[Arctic Dave]

3. You mean to say they lied!

OMG, no way!


Bueller? Bueller?
Come on, where are all you people who said this would never happen because their military is special and didn't do anything while the ousted HM?

The best coups are the ones "the people" do for you.

[JCMach1]

4. +1, things are getting messier and more complex in Egypt right now

[No Elephants]

5. I am not one of those people, but I wish to heaven I had been wrong.

[tcaudilllg]

6. Seperate positions for domestic and foreign leadership should be considered.

But the army cannot be relied upon to police itself.

[tcaudilllg]

7. Military instinct: judge someone or something a "bad guy" and keep trying to destroy it

without end.

[Uncle Joe]

8. The military needs to trust the Egyptian People.

Egypt's best known reform proponent, Mohamed ElBaradei, decried the document as "distorted" and demanded its withdrawal.

"There is a difference between a civilian democratic state that guarantees man's basic rights and military guardianship," he said.

Thanks for the thread, JCMach1.

[JCMach1]

10. You are welcome... I always try to keep DU on top of things here

when it isn't on the radar screen yet.

[Ghost Dog]

11. Good work. Thanks.

:hi:

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