President Barack Obama plans to accelerate the pace of American aid to Egypt, a top State Department official said on Wednesday, as the most populous Arab nation reaches a critical stage in its uncertain transition away from autocratic rule (to Radical Islamic dictatorship)
MSNBC Undersecretary of State Robert Hormats, part of a U.S. delegation that held unprecedented talks last week with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, said Washington wanted to provide “more immediate benefits” to Egyptians, who earlier this month conducted their first democratic elections in decades. (Which resulted in 80% of the seats in Parliament going to the two most radical Islamic parties)
“During this period, we want to be as supportive as we can. This is an historic moment. Egypt’s a country of enormous importance,” Hormats said.
Under the plan, some non-urgent U.S. aid slated for other countries – he did not name them – would be redirected to Egypt. And funding in the pipeline for long-term programs in Egypt would be shifted to quick-impact projects, he said. It was unclear whether the total amount of U.S. aid to Egypt would be increased. “Whether it’s an increase or whether it’s reprioritizing existing assistance, we’re still working this out,” Hormats said.
Still, he made clear the United States wants to be seen as doing more to assist a hoped-for democratic evolution in Egypt, where the military still holds ultimate power on the first anniversary of protests that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
Congress approved $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt for the current fiscal year, but with conditions attached. It also approved $250 million in economic aid, as well as an “enterprise fund” of up to $60 million.
I guess the above is in reaction to these statements made by the Muslim Brotherhood to Assistant US Secretary of State recently:
Egypt Independent Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau member Abdel Rahman al-Barr on Tuesday met with Assistant US Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights Michael Posner and US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson at the embassy’s headquarters in Cairo.
“US President Obama’s promises, made during his visit to Egypt, have not been fulfilled, and Egyptians want to see more concrete steps in this regard,” the statement added.
“The Egyptian people consider America’s claims that it respects democracy and freedom as mere words,” Barr said during the meeting, according to a statement on the group’s website.
Brotherhood statement said: “The discriminatory policies adopted by the US administration toward Muslims make them doubt the seriousness of US intentions with regard to democracy promotion. We had a revolution for change, and US policy should change, too.”
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At least the Muslim Brotherhood hasn’t taken over the Egyptian miltary yet, hence U.S. funding might actually slow them down. Too bad, if they do take it over, Obama is potentially funding the killing of Jews with U.S. funds. A smarter president would put all kinds of strings on those funds.
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TL, I read somewhere that the Brotherhood will soon be in charge of the Army.
BNI: You’re right. I also read the same as to Brotherhood taking over the army.
Can’t wait till November 2012. Imagine the damage he can do till then.
From last year 11 months ago :
http://twitpic.com/8bp9fw/full
what’s with Mr. Hormata? Egypt is going radical and so is the rest of the Arab world. only a matter of time before the powderkeg explodes
I am in just such disbelief over just how pro-Islamist this president is.
This administration has already helped pass the OIC’s nefarious UN resolution 16/18 which curtails the freedom of speech.
But now this traitor-in-chief is funneling money towards organisations that aim to destory the entirety of Western civilization.
He should not only be removed as president but he should also be excomuunicated for abetting the persecution of Christians in Egypt and worldwide.
Is the problem that they’re running out matches to light up Christian places of worship? No, they don’t need our money, we don’t have enough, they are brutalizing people. He’s such a nasty piece of work.
no ratified treaty with Isarel no money !congress controls the purse strings not numnuts. write you congressman.
From what I understand Egypts economic situation makes Greece look like an economic power house. Egypt must import 60% of its food stuff to feed its people. 40% of Egyptians live on $2 a day. Even if the MB takes over the army if they cant feed them Egypt as we know it will cease to exist. Egypt like most mooslim countries is tribal. Inbreeding is the norm as most arranged marriages are amongst cousins. The news of the food riots,food shortages,fuel shortages and the decrease of food imports is strangely missing from almost all news outlets. Obama is doing nothing more then putting off the inevitable. Egypt will soon become another Afghanistan.
The most recent story on this was in the Asia Times and was backed up by a short newscast on Al Jazeera.
You know, everytime the POTUS tells Congress he needs another trillion dollars I cringe because I know a big portion of that money is going to pay the jizya to the Muslim Brotherhood.
He has three MB members within the Whitehouse and I know he appointed a Muslim Brotherhood member to a high position within Homeland Security.
BTW. There is a petition put out by Tom Trento for Congress to open an inquiry as to who leaked the information about Seal Team Six operation on bin Laden to the public.
And he wants to know who, within the administration, might have tipped off the Taliban about Seal Team Six members being aboar that Chinook helicopter that went down killing all aboard. And why the helicopter they were on was an average Chinook and not a Spec-Ops Chinook.
foreign aid is unconstitutional. foreign aid to those who want to annihilate you is beyond stupid, it is insane. stop the treasury printing presses now, bring home all the troops, and put them on our borders. we need out of the un, wto, nafta, cifta, imf, and all other usurpations of our G-d given rights as outlined in our constitution.
This is all a part of You-Know-Who’s plan: to cripple the United States of America. He is not a Democrat…he is the enemy of our nation.
The suicidal insanity must stop! Not one more cent to the enemy of all mankind!!
We must make sure that Obamination is not re-elected; that he is replaced by a genuine and assertive Conservative.
Are you wondering why? Perhaps this should clear it up a little!
Didn’t he say, during his campaign, that he will stop the aids to foreign hostile countries?!
Or he thinks that hostile to the American people is not hostile to him!!!
ronyo, it’s because he only considers our allies to be hostile countries.
I’m not really surprised by anything that osama oops I mean obama does.
Oh, Hell NO!!!…..This Asslifter-in-Chief has got to go!! The sooner he is replaced with an Asswhooper-in-Chief who is NOT afraid to kick some muzzy asslifter ass, the better off the USA will be!!
Okaaaay, I’ll try again since my comments now are not only being “moderated” but NOT even allowed posting: HELL NO, to the Asslifter-in-Chief, he has got to go, and must be replaced with an Asswhooper-in-Chief that IS NOT afraid to fight for what’s right!!
DG, I haven’t deleted any of your comments today. Sometimes they fall into spam. I always check that file and repost if they are.
Think about it for a minute. Go on a time travel to the mid 1950s. During that era, treason was punishable by death. Remember the Rosenburgs.If BHO was president then he could have been have received the death penalty, just like the Rosenburgs. The fact is BHO is America’s traitor and should be removed from office and jailed.
i think the american people need to take the power away from the president. in doling out foreign ade to egypt and other countries as such.as bad as things are in this country he has the nerve to give away billions of our money to countries that hate us.and would think at nothing to helping iran and others to defeat this country. iran already has china on their side against america so what other proof do you need.cant you see the hand writing on the wall? obama is trying or is going to over through this goverment if the american people don’t do something about it.
pual, there is no will in Congress to do anything about it.
The problem is our Speaker with no Guts (who replaced the Speaker with No Brain) hasn’t the guts to lead a charge to prevent this money from going to the Obama branch of Al-Qaeda. I haven’t heard of one congress critter or senator wanting to stop those funds from going to Egypt either. Until there are members of both houses of congress who exhibit any courage to defy this president, we continue to be screwed so continue to prepare because this president cares not one bit for those of us who love this country!