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Egypt\u2019s military economy has flourished at the expense of the private sector<\/strong>, Jared Malsin writes for the WSJ<\/a> in a feature-length drive-by that made the homepage of the digital edition of the newspaper. It\u2019s a story that has practically become a meme for the international press in recent years, and the significance of Malsin\u2019s piece, which extensively quotes Naguib Sawiris, is almost entirely in the fact that it has appeared in the Journal. It\u2019s a solid primer for those new to the discussion, but pales in comparison to Reuters\u2019 recent investigative piece based on a year\u2019s worth of reporting<\/a> on the military\u2019s business activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s military economy has flourished at the expense of the private sector, Jared Malsin writes for the WSJ in a feature-length drive-by that made the homepage of the digital edition of the newspaper. 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