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Egypt’s Bankruptcy and America’s Foreign Policy Failure

“Short of Money, Egypt Sees Crisis on Fuel and Food” is the headline of David Kirkpatrick’s dispatch running the length of the right-hand column of Sunday’s New York Times. Two years after Egypt’s impending economic disasterbecame apparent, it leads the liberal newspaper of … Continue reading

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Kerry talks economics, finds Morsi preoccupied with Islamizing Egypt

When visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry sat one-on-one with Egyptian President Morsi in Cairo, Sunday, March 3, he talked at length about Egypt’s calamitous economic straits, relations with Israel, democratization and essential reforms. He had hoped to find … Continue reading

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1 killed in Egypt protests as Kerry arrives to meet Morsi

Protests in Mansoura, Port Said calling for police reform turn violent with one protester killed, dozens injured. … A small group of anti-Morsi demonstrators marched from Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the center of the 2011 uprising, to the foreign ministry to … Continue reading

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North Carolina’s Senators Vote to Send F-16s and Abrams Tanks to the Muslim Brotherhood

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 1st Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate Vote Summary Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 9 … Continue reading

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Egypt, Syria are falling apart – an Israeli nightmare unfolds

Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel warned Tuesday, Jan. 29, that Syria is falling apart and no one knows what the next day may bring: “War may not break out tomorrow,” he said, “but we stand ready for … Continue reading

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Army says political tussle taking Egypt to brink

Egypt’s army chief said political strife was pushing the state to the brink of collapse – a stark warning from the institution that ran the country until last year as Cairo’s first freely elected leader struggles to contain bloody street … Continue reading

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like

At least 26 30 32 37 48 52 people died when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, adding to bloody street turmoil confronting Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Armored vehicles and military police fanned through … Continue reading

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Why Are We Arming the Muslim Brotherhood?

There is a reason that the penalty for treason is death. David DeGerolamo Egypt to Receive F-16s The State Department has refused to cancel or delay the delivery of several American-made F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, claiming that the arms … Continue reading

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Obama’s Christmas Presents to the Muslim Brotherhood

 The following story is another example that shows the United States is on the wrong side. A “foreign aid package to Egypt” is another name for supplying arms to the enemy. This is simple: what will the purpose of these … Continue reading

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This Is What Obama’s Egyptian Democracy Looks Like

Muslim Brotherhood ‘paying gangs to go out and rape women and beat men protesting in Egypt’ as thousands of demonstrators fill streets. Egypt’s ruling party is paying gangs of thugs to sexually assault women protesting in Cairo’s Tahrir Square against … Continue reading

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A Foreshadowing of US Streets?

Egyptian tanks shown above are clearing the streets around the palace in Cairo. This is ALWAYS the end result of Democracy: mob rule followed by tyranny. How soon will we see this on our streets? The answer is shown below … Continue reading

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Egypt: Protests breach presidential palace cordon

Riot police tear-gas demonstrators outside Morsi’s palace; thousands stage “last warning” protests against Morsi decree. CAIRO – Egyptian police fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against President Mohamed Morsi’s drive to hold a snap referendum on a new constitution and some broke … Continue reading

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New Pharaoh? ‘Military fascism replaced by Islamofascism in Egypt’

From YouTube: President Morsi has defended the new decree granting him substantial powers. He told his supporters he was leading Egypt on a path to freedom and democracy. But journalist Ahmed Fathi believes military rule in Egypt has simply been … Continue reading

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Protests rock Egypt after Morsi seizes sweeping new powers

Demonstrators storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Alexandria, pelt Port Said office with stones, and call for Egyptian president’s ouster in Cairo after he is called “pharaoh,” the new Mubarak for seizure of new powers. Protesters stormed the headquarters of the … Continue reading

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has issued a declaration giving himself sweeping powers that cannot be challenged by any authority. The decree, which also dismissed Egypt’s prosecutor general, prompted  opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei to accuse Morsi of usurping authority and becoming … Continue reading

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