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An Egyptian man chains his own wrists as he takes part in a demonstration against military trials outside Cairo's administrative court on July 30, 2012.

Egyptian protests military trials as court suspends constitution row

The struggle over Egypt's new constitution was temporarily suspended on Monday when a court deferred until late September the next step in a legal row that had threatened the dissolution of the body writing it, Reuters reports.

The adjournment of a battle that has overshadowed one of the main components of Egypt's transition to democracy after the Arab Spring uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak could give the current constitutional assembly time to complete its work. Continue reading.

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The only thing preventing a complete Islamic takeover is the Egytian military.THey will never give over complete power to the Muslim Britherhood.nor should they! The Bro is only one party and not the whole country.THe miliary has the obligation to protect the whole country.and the rights of ALL it´s citizens.The Bro can´t use the election as a confirmation that they can do away with democracy and get rid of future elections if necessary. No party can do this.The Bro can govern in their realm.the parliament in theirs but the military must supervise the good of the whole country! For the good of the Christians, women,children and all Egyptians .The Islamists can observe sharia.They can´t force it down the throats of the rest of the country.!

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Reply#1 - Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:45 PM EDT
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