Egyptian military telling it like it is
by digby
You have to give them credit. Unlike some governments, the Egyptian government isn't afraid to tell it like it is:
[T]he Egyptian Ministry of Interior, which oversees the police, announced that they would be issuing their officers live ammunition, with standing orders to shoot anyone who attempted to take over government buildings. A spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, Ahmed Ali, told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday that the security forces would continue to use all means at their disposal to quell protests and unrest. "When dealing with terrorism, the consideration of civil and human rights are not applicable," he said.
That's right. Protests, unrest and riots are now officially defined as terrorism. And "when dealing with terrorism, the consideration of civil and human rights are not applicable." See how easy that is?
I'll bet there are quite a few members of Western governments that envy such freedom and transparency...
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