Egypt to hold its breath until it turns blue
In what may be a precursor to renouncing the Camp David treaty with Israel, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-led parliament may reject $1 billion in US aid, ostensibly over the democracy fomenting NGO's. Egypt’s parliament has moved toward a vote to order an end to more than $1 billion in U.S. aid, a reflection of tensions with Washington over the case of Americans charged with illegal activity by their pro-democracy groups.I can think of a lot of American taxpayers who would be quite happy to save $1 billion in annual aid to Egypt.
The U.S. was angry enough over the charges against the American workers that it threatened to cut off aid to Egypt. The measure in the Islamist-dominated Egyptian parliament, probably just symbolic, showed that there is considerable anger in Cairo over charges that U.S. pressure led to interference in the judicial process.
The 508-seat chamber also voted to start the process of a no-confidence vote in the military-backed government, a move that, if successful, could spark a political crisis with just under four months left before the military is scheduled to hand over power to a civilian administration.
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Even if the chamber voted to reject U.S. aid, the move could amount to only a symbolic gesture, given the wide powers enjoyed by the generals, who collectively act as the presidency. They would likely veto such a measure in the name of national security.
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Labels: Egyptian army, Muslim Brotherhood, US foreign aid
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:44 AM
2 Comments:
The US gives them $3 billion a year. Let them give it all back with no more. Then let the EU give them nothing.
Egypt has destroyed their tourist trade. Their cotton is no longer better than anything else.
They cannot grow enough to feed themselves.
They are a basket case. All they have left is Shar'ia Law and an Army.
Sounds like a plan. I head the Dark Ages are nice this time of year.
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