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President Mohamed Morsi is gone and 'normalcy' does indeed seem a distant prospect in Egypt. The military, aided by the police and some elements of the judiciary, has been detaining scores of Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist leaders, confronting protesters near government installations, and shutting down pro-Islamist media channels. According to this brief, these actions are deplorable not only because they have led to bloodshed and repression, but because they are also eroding the credibility and legitimacy of core state institutions.