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Armed forces spokesman: Egypt military doctrine does not permit coups
2013-07-02
[Al Ahram] Egyptian Armed Forces front man Ahmed Ali issued a statement on Facebook on Monday stating that Egyptian military doctrine did not allow for "military coups."
"What do you call it then?"
"We call it .. something else."
"Egyptian Armed Forces' doctrines do not include military coups as a policy. The armed forces already deployed on Egypt's streets in 1977, 1987 and 2011 and this did not lead to a coup, but rather [led the army] to stand with the will of the great Egyptian people and their desire for reform and change."

Earlier on Monday, the armed forces issued a statement giving all political powers 48 hours to resolve Egypt's current political standoff or else face a military-imposed "roadmap" for the country's political future.

"The armed forces statement was issued to push all political players to find a solution to the current political crisis and reach national reconciliation in line with the demands of the Egyptian people," Ali said.

The armed forces front man added that the military would not take part in politics or accept a role other than that laid down for it by established democratic norms.
Posted by:Fred

#5  I think we may have seen a glimpse of how this will end.

Egyptian helicopter flying around worth Morsi dangling underneath?
Posted by: Secret Asian Man   2013-07-02 17:19  

#4  One of the pictures I saw had the helicopters flying overhead while dangling large Egyptian Flags on a weighted line.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-07-02 13:06  

#3  Thousands of protestors waving enthusiastically to Egyptian Army helicopters flying Egyptian flags was moving. I think we may have seen a glimpse of how this will end.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-07-02 10:27  

#2  Props to the Egyptian Military. The Morsi thing is tiresome. I think O needs to give this dictator up.
Posted by: newc   2013-07-02 10:22  

#1  Earlier on Monday, the armed forces issued a statement giving all political powers 48 hours to resolve Egypt's current political standoff or else face a military-imposed "roadmap" for the country's political future.

Will you kids settle down or mommy's coming up there and you won't like it when mommy's mad.*

*I brought you into this world and I can take you out
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-07-02 07:50