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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUpdate: Death toll in Egypt now 700
ABC:Casualty Update: The Egyptian health ministry updates yesterday's total count to 700 people killed and 3,000 injured nationwide.
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Update: Death toll in Egypt now 700 (Original Post)
brooklynite
Aug 2013
OP
What base mockery, what continuingly astonishing belittlment of Occupy by Obama.
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#4
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)1. It's ok to shoot civilians when we like the military dicatorship. nt.
cali
(114,904 posts)3. realpolitik, doncha know.
it's just being practical.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)2. Collateral damage.
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really
Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)4. What base mockery, what continuingly astonishing belittlment of Occupy by Obama.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/15/us-egypt-obama-statement-idUSBRE97E0QP20130815
"We deplore violence against civilians. We support universal rights essential to human dignity, including the right to peaceful protest."
"Just over two years ago America was inspired by Egyptians'... desire for change," Obama continued. "We said at the time the change would not come quickly or easily, but we did align ourselves with a set of principles. Non-violence, a respect for universal rights, and a process for political and economic reform."
ORLY?
Images and video of police brutality against peaceful protesters at the DEMOCRATIC National Convention (dial-up warning, graphic image warning) :
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002710303
"We deplore violence against civilians. We support universal rights essential to human dignity, including the right to peaceful protest."
"Just over two years ago America was inspired by Egyptians'... desire for change," Obama continued. "We said at the time the change would not come quickly or easily, but we did align ourselves with a set of principles. Non-violence, a respect for universal rights, and a process for political and economic reform."
ORLY?
Images and video of police brutality against peaceful protesters at the DEMOCRATIC National Convention (dial-up warning, graphic image warning) :
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002710303