Post-revolution polls in Egypt

A bit off-topic, but this goes to the level of competence and intelligence of Egypt's leadership:

Egypt's military invents detector/cure for AIDS/Hep-C!
And it looks remarkably like a dowsing rod!
So science! Such miracle!

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/27/egypt-army-aids-detector-comes-under-ridicule/

CAIRO – Egypt's military leaders have come under ridicule after the chief army engineer unveiled what he described as a "miraculous" set of devices that detect and cure AIDS, hepatitis and other viruses.

The claim, dismissed by experts and called "shocking to scientists" by president's science adviser, strikes a blow to the army's carefully managed image as the savior of the nation. It also comes as military chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who toppled Mohammed Morsi in July after the Islamist leader ignored mass protests calling for him to step down, is expected to announce he'll run for president.

The televised presentation -- which was made to el-Sissi, interim President Adly Mansour and other senior officials -- raised concerns that the military's offer of seemingly inconceivable future devices will draw Egypt back into the broken promises of authoritarian rule, when Hosni Mubarak frequently announced grand initiatives that failed to meet expectations.

"The men of the armed forces have achieved a scientific leap by inventing the detecting devices," military spokesman Col. Ahmed Mohammed Ali wrote later on his official Facebook page. Ali said a patent has been filed under the name of the Armed Forces Engineering Agency.

Well-known writer Hamdi Rizk noted that video clips of the presentation had gone viral on social media, with tweets and blogs saying the military had made a fool of itself and put its reputation in jeopardy.

"The marshal's camp has been dealt a deep moral defeat," he wrote in a column in Thursday's Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper. "God give mercy to ... the reputation of the Egyptian army, which became the target of cyber shelling around the clock."
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Wow. Those are some sharp leaders there!

How the heck can an adult fall for something so outlandish, much less the president and top general? It was broadcast on state television too.
 
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