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15 dramatic photos tell the story of a momentous week in Egypt’s history
WaPo ^ | 7/8/13 | Max Fisher

Posted on 07/08/2013 3:14:11 PM PDT by Nachum

One week ago, Egypt was led by President Mohamed Morsi, an Islamist and close ally of the Muslim Brotherhood, as perhaps millions of protesters demanded his removal. Today, after a very long and tumultuous week, the military appears to be in charge, having deposed Morsi and replaced him with the constitutional court chief. Violence has gone from bad to very bad, with military troops opening fire on a pro-Morsi protest, killing 51 people and injuring 300. You can follow latest updates from Egypt on our live blog. Here is the story of the past week, told in photos.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: again; dramatic; egypt; photos
Urgent UN Session: Israel kills 51 Muslims at prayer, 5 children. Oh, wait: It's Egypt, not Israel. No UN session.
1 posted on 07/08/2013 3:14:11 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

I wonder who got the pota poti contract talk about mo money mo money


2 posted on 07/08/2013 3:22:04 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: Nachum

How did that anti-Obrotherhood picture get in the WaPo?

Pray for America to Wake Up


3 posted on 07/08/2013 3:22:59 PM PDT by bray (Stop tolerating beheading!)
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51 killed and 200 injured?

Sounds like a typical weekend in Chicago.


4 posted on 07/08/2013 3:30:21 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The reason we own guns is to protect ourselves from those wanting to take our guns from us.)
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To: Nachum

Is it just me, or do all those fat old guys in the Egyptian supreme court look like clones?


5 posted on 07/08/2013 3:51:07 PM PDT by jespasinthru (Proud member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.)
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To: Nachum

“...killing 51 people and injuring 300...”

Egyptian soldiers need more range time.


6 posted on 07/08/2013 3:53:02 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (Guns kill people, pencils misspell words, cars drive drunk & spoons make you fat.)
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To: Nachum; Jim Robinson; caww; melancholy; maggief; onyx

BULL!!! If wapo or anyone else wants to see the most dramatic, (and I am dead serious,) MOST DRAMATIC photos from this week in Egypt, you go

HERE:
Live Thread) Egypt: American Killed During Violent Clashes (Egypt about to blow up)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3036920/posts

HERE:
Live Thread: Egypt Revolution 2.0
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3038583/posts

AND HERE:
Live Thread: Egypt Revolution 2.1 The Ikwhan Strikes Back: Deadly “Day of Rejection”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3039526/posts

wapo couldn’t hold a candle to what is on these threads right here on FREE REPUBLIC and it is laughable to even make such a stupid statement if they haven’t seen what we have here.
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7 posted on 07/08/2013 4:00:14 PM PDT by MestaMachine (My caps work. You gotta earn them.)
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“How did that anti-Obrotherhood picture get in the WaPo?”

Begging your pardon, can I steel what you named 0b0z0, Obrotherhood?

The number of Os is great for a moniker:

0br0therh00d. 0br0ther! That would be good!


8 posted on 07/08/2013 4:32:43 PM PDT by melancholy (READ MY LIPS, NO POLITICAL ISLAM, EVER!!)
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To: MestaMachine

Thanks, Mesta.


9 posted on 07/08/2013 4:34:23 PM PDT by melancholy (READ MY LIPS, NO POLITICAL ISLAM, EVER!!)
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To: melancholy

Use it freely.


10 posted on 07/08/2013 5:21:28 PM PDT by bray (Stop tolerating beheading!)
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To: bray

Thank you.


11 posted on 07/08/2013 6:09:41 PM PDT by melancholy (READ MY LIPS, NO POLITICAL ISLAM, EVER!!)
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