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Eliot Engel: “For the time being, the Egyptian military's recent removal of President Morsi has replaced one autocratic government…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
For the time being, the Egyptian military's recent removal of President Morsi has replaced one autocratic government with another.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Commenting on the political transition in Egypt following Morsi's removal.

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