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Topic: After meeting Morsi, Kerry releases immediate aid to Egypt
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juniperb
Moderator Posts: 6349
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 26, 2013 08:44 AM
  
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‘Washington’s allies in Egypt’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when visiting Egypt had to contend with allegations that the Obama administration favors the Muslim Brotherhood – and her successor faced the same challenge this past weekend.
As Kerry met with his Egyptian counterpart at the foreign ministry on Saturday evening, protestors holding a small but vocal demonstration outside chanted anti-U.S. and anti-Brotherhood slogans.
“The participants in the march claimed that the purpose of Kerry’s visit is to support the Muslim Brotherhood and interfere in the internal affairs of Egypt,” the Al-Masry al-Youm daily reported.
Inside, Kerry told reporters he wanted to make it clear “that we come here as friends for the Egyptian people, not for one government or one person or one party or ideology, but for the Egyptian people.”
The Egyptian people. They are getting lost in this mess.
I wonder if Kerry was thinking of "the people" while he was living it up in Cairos` Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino. ------------------
We need to listen to our own song, and share it with others, but not force it on them. Our songs are different. They should be in harmony with each other. ~ Mattie Stepanek IP: Logged |
iQ
Moderator Posts: 4331
From: Chennai, India
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 27, 2013 06:23 AM
Kerry's answer to Juni:
"People? What is that?"IP: Logged |
pire
Knowflake Posts: 2136
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 27, 2013 06:30 AM
western countries generally do not give money for nothing. Egypt is very important, may be not in oil, but it is a big weight politically in muslim countries, it has the suez canal, and within the mediteraneen region, close to israel, it is very "central".
it is one of the rare muslim countries that is "friendly" with israel, like turkey which is close militarily with israel.
turkey is another country the US have a strong link with, politically and militarilly.
my point is this is not a gift, but a way to "buy" some control of this countryIP: Logged |
Node
Knowflake Posts: 2161
From: 1,981 mi East of Truth or Consequences NM
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 27, 2013 01:35 PM
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