Mubarak trial allows military to shape Egypt in its image
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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…