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Mubarak trial allows military to shape Egypt in its image

Mubarak trial allows military to shape Egypt in its image

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Aug 05, 2011
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Egyptian military pledges transition to democracy (Source: BBC)



By JAMES M. DORSEY
The spectacle of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lying on a stretcher in a cage in a Cairo court room has allowed the country’s ruling military to distract attention away from its efforts to ensure that Egyptian democracy preserves the armed forces’ political, econo…

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