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Hell No, We Won't Fire

Jesse Walker | 1.31.2011 1:56 PM


When the troops won't shoot, the game's just about over:

The Egyptian army has said it will not use force against protesters calling for the removal of President Hosni Mubarak ahead of a "million people" march.

The military said it considers the people's demands "legitimate".

Books Editor Jesse Walker is the author of Rebels on the Air and The United States of Paranoia.

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