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It's getting even worse in Egypt. CNN reports:

The Muslim Brotherhood said Thursday nothing will stop its "glorious revolution" in Egypt -- not even the death of more than 400 people killed in Egypt's bloodiest day in recent history.

"We will continue our sit-ins and demonstrations all over the country until democracy and the legitimate rule are restored in Egypt," said Essam Elerian, a senior member of the Islamic group.

Egypt's short-lived experiment with democracy took a bloody turn Wednesday, culminating in hundreds of deaths and a return to the repressive state of emergency that had gripped the country for 30 years. 

Exactly what started the bloodshed depends on who you ask.

Protesters in Cairo who support ousted President Mohamed Morsy said security forces waged a "full-on assault" on what they said had been peaceful demonstrations calling for Morsy's restatement.

Egypt's interim government said it was trying to disperse protesters peacefully, but had to retaliate when some protesters turned violent.

CNN journalists on the ground said many of the protesters injured or killed were unarmed.

Dead protestors tend to be especially peaceful. A few thoughts:

• We can dismiss a lot of what the Muslim Brotherhood says, especially about their love of democracy, which comes down to the tested formula of "one man, one vote, one time." If it had sufficient weaponry, the Muslim Brotherhood would have no more compunction about mowing down its enemies than the military does.
• Show of hands -- who wants to go visit the pyramids right now?
• The endgame here is clear enough; we're going to see a restoration of the same sort of government that has mostly ruled Egypt since the days of Gamal Abdel Nasser. That is to say, a military autocracy. And thanks to Uncle Sam, it's a heavily armed military.
• About which, maybe it's time to cut off the largesse? It's hard to see the benefit of aiding a military that mows down its own countrymen.