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Why is US sending more aid to Egypt?

The New York Times reported on Friday September 28, 2012 that the Obama administration notified Congress that it would provide Egypt’s new government an emergency cash infusion of $450 million, but the...

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Senators should stop foreign aid to hostile nations

Last month Senator Rand Paul forced a vote in the U.S. Senate on his legislation to stop foreign aid to the belligerent countries of Egypt, Pakistan, and Libya. The final vote was 81-10 to defeat...

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Offended by Obama administration

At the last debate, President Obama declared himself offended by the suggestion that anyone in his administration would “mislead” the country about the attack in Benghazi. As an American citizen, I am...

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Truce not all it was cracked up to be

Is this another example of our complete misunderstanding of the mindset of our “allies” in the middle east? Hillary rushed over the Egypt after an agreement for a truce was worked out, so that she...

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Egypt taking points from Obama

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has issued an executive order stating that his decrees and actions will no longer be subject to judicial review. He must have had a peek at President Obama”s plan...

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Turmoil in Egypt

In his insightful book on colonialism “The Wretched of the Earth (1961),” Frantz Fanon indicated that native governments installed in countries newly freed from the yoke of colonialism often imitated...

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Stop borrowing and cut spending

We keep hearing we “averted the fiscal cliff” but must do more to increase revenues (another word for higher taxes). I saw an interview of Nancy Pelosi stating taxes were “not off the table.” The Press...

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Honor the Constitution

Common sense defined by U.S. government The Obama Administration and the Democrats in the House and Senate want “common sense” limitations on the ability of law abiding citizens of The United States to...

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Why waste more money on Egypt?

First it was the “Arab Spring” bringing democracy to Egypt. But now we have the Muslim Brotherhood in control there. That didn’t work out too good. So Washington decides to send them tanks and jet...

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Blockade in Gaza an attempt to curb terrorism

In response to Saturday’s article, “Egypt clampdown hurts Gaza trade”: Every month, Israel sends thousands of tons of required materials into Gaza. In May of 2013 they provided: 1,196 trucks of food,...

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Be care what you wish for in Egypt

President Obama knows how to handle Egypt’s president Morsi. Back in 2011 during those early demonstrations in Egypt he simply told Egypt’s president Mubarak that he must resign! But first, president...

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US should support Egypt, not withdraw our aid

I am amazed that there are calls for cutting off aid to Egypt because there was a military coup. That is not what happened. The Egyptian military stopped a coup already in progress. Every genuine lover...

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They’re not protesters in Egypt, they’re terrorists

I wish the media would learn the difference between “protesters” and “terrorists” and use the terms correctly (“Dozens killed in Egypt clashes,” July 28). Millions of Egyptians peacefully protested the...

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Anyone will be better than Obama

What has become apparent during our president’s second term is his utter incompetence and deceitful ways. The latest civil unrest in Egypt is just one more example of his incompetence. The President...

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We are lucky to be Americans

Egypt is breaking apart at the seams and may well implode, only to rise again as an eighteenth century image of it’s earlier self. Like other events that do not occur in our own neighborhood it is easy...

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AJC urges government and EU against withdrawing aid

AJC urges the U.S. government and the European Union not to withdraw financial aid from Egypt and to proceed with great care in responding to the ongoing strife. U.S. and European aid to Egypt is a...

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No evidence that continued aid to Egypt will work

In his op-ed “The choice in Egypt: What’s US to do?” (Aug. 23) Charles Krauthammer, like many other conservatives columnists before him, urges the government to continue providing military aid to...

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US involvement in Syria is a no-win situation

Tribal and religious wars throughout written history have fed a never-ending cycle of hatred, bigotry, and revenge in this corner of the world. It s time we wise up kick the dust from our shoes do an...

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Perceptions of Egypt not based in truth

I was glad to see David Ignatius’ letter again bringing attention to American policies in Egypt.  I’ve just returned from 9 weeks in Egypt and felt as safe there as I would have here in the states....

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2013 a year of profound political change

The events of 2013 have undoubtedly shaken the world with an unprecedented vengeance and foisted dramatic political changes. One such change was the obliteration of the United States’ reputation as...

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