Thursday, February 10, 2011

U.S. pressure on Egypt

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U.S. pressure on Egypt

Despite its public criticism of the Egyptian regime, the Obama administration has yet to publicly leverage billions in annual U.S. aid to Egypt to increase pressure on President Hosni Mubarak. In the name of what, exactly, has Washington backed an ally whose contempt for the law and fake democracy flouts everything for which America stands?

Ted Rudow III, MA
Menlo Park, California

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