Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament

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Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament

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The police, hated for their brutality and corruption under decades-old emergency laws, marched Sunday through Tahrir Square to the Interior Ministry, which oversees them. They demanded better pay and conditions, but also sought to absolve themselves of responsibility for the police's attempted crackdown at the start of the protests that killed many demonstrators.

"You have done this inhuman act," one of the Tahrir protesters said to the police. "We no longer trust you."

Hearing the accusations, Said Abdul-Rahim, a low-ranking officer, broke down in tears.

"I didn't do it. I didn't do it," he implored. "All these orders were coming from senior leaders. This is not our fault. "


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Echoes of the past -

"I was only following orders" --






http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt

[BanzaiBonnie]

1. And all of them deserve our compassion

Those who acted on orders and those who were brutalized by the system.