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Egypt Shuts Down Four TV Stations (Including Al Jazeera Egypt)
Source: BBC News
Egyptian court orders closure of four TV channels, including Al-Jazeera Egypt and a Muslim Brotherhood station
More to follow.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23941208
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Egypt Shuts Down Four TV Stations (Including Al Jazeera Egypt) (Original Post)
Hissyspit
Sep 2013
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rpannier
(24,333 posts)1. Democracy is Breaking Out All Over Egypt
Tell me again how this is better than Morsi
It's beginning to look a lot like the early 1950's.
Maybe they'll get lucky and a Nassir will come along
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)2. Expect elections to go to Mubarak with 99%
Or perhaps a split between Mubarak and Sisi, with Mubarak formally conceding to Sisi.
It's not a return to the 50's - back in the 50's, at least the Egyptian rulers gave a shit about Egypt. No, this is more like the 90's.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)3. It's the new, improved coupmocracy.
bobGandolf
(871 posts)4. Democracy, did somebody say democracy???
Uhhh, not going in the right direction....