Egypt To Try 19 Americans For 'Banned Activities'...

[kidrocks]

guaranteed?

Man, you are gargling the kool-aid.

There is no valid guaranteeing of anything when one is discussing some islamic militant jack-offs.

Take your lips off the president's shlong for a moment and try breathing some fresh air. Might clear your mind. Doubtful. But worth a try.

you are hoping and praying that the americans are tried and convicted and shot just to blame it on obama but it ain't gonna happen traitor so fu.

wrong again, you ignorant tool of the idiot lefties.

I would never root against an american being held by a foreign government on such blatantly political hack "charges."

i also would never bet on this crappy administration doing the right thing.

But get back to sucking president obama's ass. His chief of staff is complaining that you missed a dingleberry.

obama/biden
2012​

 

[kidrocks]

Guaranteed?

Man, you are gargling the kool-aid.

There is no valid guaranteeing of anything when one is discussing some Islamic militant jack-offs.

Take your lips off the President's shlong for a moment and try breathing some fresh air. Might clear your mind. Doubtful. But worth a try.

You are hoping and praying that the Americans are tried and convicted and shot just to blame it on Obama but it ain't gonna happen traitor so FU.

You love Obama's buddies so much, then give your own damn money to them. The rest of us Taxpayers should not be forced to pay for your despicable assholes. Fuck Egypt.

Fuck Eygpt? ... Fuck Israel

 

[Liability]

you are hoping and praying that the americans are tried and convicted and shot just to blame it on obama but it ain't gonna happen traitor so fu.

wrong again, you ignorant tool of the idiot lefties.

I would never root against an american being held by a foreign government on such blatantly political hack "charges."

i also would never bet on this crappy administration doing the right thing.

But get back to sucking president obama's ass. His chief of staff is complaining that you missed a dingleberry.

obama/biden
2012​

kids'socks proudly endorses the losing liberal Democratics.

Ho hum.

 

[paulitician]

if these americans broke egyptian law.

Then they need to be arrested and stand trial in egypt.

We would do the same if an egyptian here broke u.s. Law.

Fuck Egypt!

 

[paulitician]

You are hoping and praying that the Americans are tried and convicted and shot just to blame it on Obama but it ain't gonna happen traitor so FU.

You love Obama's buddies so much, then give your own damn money to them. The rest of us Taxpayers should not be forced to pay for your despicable assholes. Fuck Egypt.

Fuck Eygpt? ... Fuck Israel

Yeah, fuck them too. But at least they pretend to be our allies.

 

[Sunshine]

Egypt. On the cusp of marching boldly back to the 7th Century.

That would be funny if it weren't so true!

 

[Sunshine]

If these Americans broke Egyptian law.

Then they need to be arrested and stand trial in Egypt.

We would do the same if an Egyptian here broke U.S. law.

You are hoping and praying that the Americans are tried and convicted and shot just to blame it on Obama but it ain't gonna happen traitor so FU.

Take your lips off the President's shlong for a moment and try breathing some fresh air. Might clear your mind. Doubtful. But worth a try.

Fuck Egypt!

..........

 

[paulitician]

We just can't stop stirring shit up in other countries. It's what we do. Thank you Military Industrial Complex.

 

[California Girl]

Guaranteed to happen: Soon, Eygpt will release all Americans safe and sound and you dittohead-idiots will have to search for something else to try and attack Obama with.

Guaranteed?

Man, you are gargling the kool-aid.

There is no valid guaranteeing of anything when one is discussing some Islamic militant jack-offs.

Take your lips off the President's shlong for a moment and try breathing some fresh air. Might clear your mind. Doubtful. But worth a try.

You are hoping and praying that the Americans are tried and convicted and shot just to blame it on Obama but it ain't gonna happen traitor so FU.

Stop telling other people what they are 'hoping' and 'praying' for.... it makes you look stupid.... and, calling people 'traitor' confirms your stupidity.

 

[paulitician]

With friends like these?...

Thank you Obama.

 

[Katzndogz]

obama issued a stern threat did he? Meaning he was going to scowl into BOTH teleprompters.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - cut `em off if dey don't free our people...

U.S. Military Aid to Egypt at Risk for First Time in Decades
February 6, 2012 – With more than a billion dollars in U.S. aid potentially in jeopardy, Egypt’s foreign minister claimed Sunday that the country’s military government has no control over the judiciary’s decision to crack down on foreign-funded, non-governmental organizations.

Mohammed Amr spoke in Munich amid a deepening dispute with Washington, following reports saying that Egyptian judicial authorities intend to prosecute 43 individuals linked to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including 19 American citizens. Among the organizations being investigated and subjected to armed raids, confiscation of equipment and records and other harassment since late last year are the U.S. government-funded International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI), democracy-promoting groups loosely associated with America’s two major political parties.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who met with Amr on the sidelines of a security conference in the southern German city on Saturday, told reporters the U.S.-Egypt relationship and funding may be impacted by the episode. “We have worked very hard the last year to put into place financial assistance and other support for the economic and political reforms that are occurring in Egypt,” Clinton said. “And we will have to closely review these matters as it comes time for us to certify whether or not any of these funds from our government can be made available under these circumstances.”

U.S. legislation signed into law last December ties the provision of $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt in fiscal year 2012 to certification that the government in Cairo “is supporting the transition to civilian government including holding free and fair elections; implementing policies to protect freedom of expression, association, and religion, and due process of law.” The wording was inserted by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who chairs the Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on the State Department and Foreign Operations. Leahy said on the Senate floor Friday that “if the assault against international and Egyptian non-governmental organizations continues, several of the requirements for certification could not be met.”

Clinton spoke in Germany before the reports about imminent prosecutions were leaked. After they appeared, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland – traveling with Clinton as she headed home on Sunday night – said, “We are deeply concerned by these reports and are seeking clarification from Egypt.” Military aid to Egypt – amounting to $1.3 billion a year since 1987 – has been secure for more than three decades, with Republican and Democratic administrations alike supportive of bolstering the Arab world’s largest country following its decision to sign a peace agreement with Israel in 1979.

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Despite $1.5 billion in US aid, Egypt threatens prosecution of Americans
February 6, 2012 - Egypt said yesterday it will prosecute a large number of people, including 19 Americans, involved in democracy promotion in the country, putting the country's US aid in extreme jeopardy.

When Egypt raided the offices of American democracy promotion groups in December, warnings poured out of Washington: "Your $1.5 billion in annual aid isn't as sacrosanct as you think it is." But Egypt has consistently upped the ante with the administration in this confrontation. The latest move came Sunday, with the military junta deciding to put 40 employees of these and other democracy promotion groups on trial – including 19 US citizens. Sam LaHood, the son of President Obama's Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, is one of a group of Americans currently living in the US Embassy to avoid arrest.

Mr. LaHood and a few of the other officials targeted by Egypt, which says it is investigating illegal foreign funding to political groups, have been barred from leaving the country. The threatened prosecutions are focused on 10 foreign and domestic groups, among them the International Republican Institute (IRI), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and Freedom House, all heavily financed by US taxpayers. At the end of January, Senator John McCain, who is friends with the LaHood family as well as chairman of IRI, warned Egypt in stark terms: "I have watched with growing alarm and outrage how the Egyptian government is treating US non-governmental organizations that are working peacefully and transparently to support civil society in Egypt."

What may be behind the confrontation is the growing paranoia of Egypt's ruling generals about continuing protests over military rule. The generals and their civilian supporters consistently warn that malevolent "foreign hands" are behind the protests. They could be prosecuting the NGOs to rally domestic support and redefine the protesters as working with foreigners against Egypt. "The government will not hesitate to expose foreign schemes that threaten the stability of the homeland," Faiza Aboul Naga, the Minister of International Cooperation, told the state-owned Al Ahram newspaper. Ms. Aboul Naga has spearheaded the NGO probes and sought for years to increase the share of US aid to Egypt directly under the government's control. Freedom House described Naga as a "Mubarak holdover who has been directing the assault against civil society."

Though the groups were not licensed under the Mubarak-era laws designed to control and limit civil society organizations, the American NGOs had been tolerated in Egypt for years and were in frequent communication with the authorities. If Egypt had wanted to curtail their activities, a quiet word could have done so while avoiding this blossoming diplomatic crisis. "The Egyptian authorities are using a discredited Mubarak-era law to prosecute nongovernmental groups while proposing even more restrictive legislation,” Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director for Human Rights Watch, said in a statement.

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[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - dey better straighten up an' fly right...

US Senators Warn Egypt of ‘Disastrous Rupture’ in Relations
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 - Three United States Senators are warning of a “disastrous rupture” in relations with Egypt if the case of 19 Americans charged with illegal fundraising is not resolved soon.

Republicans John McCain and Kelly Ayotte and Independent Joe Lieberman said Tuesday that congressional support for Egypt, including financial aid, is in jeopardy. The senators say those inside the Egyptian government who oppose relations with the United States are exacerbating tensions and inflaming public opinion. But they say there are people of good will in both countries who are working hard to resolve the crisis.

Egypt says 43 activists, including 19 Americans, who were working with non-governmental organizations will be put on trial on charges of illegally finding pro-democracy groups. One of the Americans is Sam LaHood, son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The State Department says the Americans and others were working to support Egyptian elections. It says they are completely non-partisan and were not raising money to support any individual candidate.

Egypt is in the midst of a presidential election aimed at replacing the interim military government with a democratically-elected civilian administration. Parliamentary elections were held last month. Thousands of Egyptians have been demanding a faster transition to civilian rule, including violent street protests. Egypt has been under a military government since President Hosni Mubarak fled last year.

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[Katzndogz]

Another one of obama's brilliant foreign policy exercises.

Thank you Mr. President. When the son of your transportation secretary is executed will you send a sympathy card?

 

[Sunni Man]

Another one of obama's brilliant foreign policy exercises.

Thank you Mr. President. When the son of your transportation secretary is executed will you send a sympathy card?

Being a little overly dramatic today are we.

What they are accused of is not a capital offense in Egypt.

But if they did break Egyptian law. Then of course they should be arrested and tried in their court.

We would do the exact same thing if an Egyptian person was here and broke U.S. law.

 

[Katzndogz]

Another one of obama's brilliant foreign policy exercises.

Thank you Mr. President. When the son of your transportation secretary is executed will you send a sympathy card?

Being a little overly dramatic today are we.

What they are accused of is not a capital offense in Egypt.

But if they did break Egyptian law. Then of course they should be arrested and tried in their court.

We would do the exact same thing if an Egyptian person was here and broke U.S. law.

Undoubtably a foreign national accused would have access to representatives from their home country. Don't get me wrong. I am amused at the way Egypt is showing contempt for our fool of a pretend leader. Not only refusing to negotiate, but refusing to even meet with our state department is right up there with Iran sending obama a toy drone in the level of disregard.

obama is in the company of men who aren't in the mood to tolerate his schoolyard tantrums.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Obama's new buddies in Egpyt are awesome huh? Man, they deserve more $Billions in American Tax Dollars.


Egypt to try 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, over funds.


Ignoring a stern U.S. threat, Egypt on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly using illegal foreign funds to foment unrest.

The decision marked a sharp escalation of the dispute between Cairo and Washington over Egypt‘s crackdown on U.S.-funded groups promoting democracy and human rights. The two countries have been close allies for more than three decades, but the campaign against the organizations has angered Washington and jeopardized the $1.5 billion in aid Egypt is set to receive from the U.S. this year.

On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Egypt‘s foreign minister that failure to resolve the dispute may lead to the loss of American aid. The Egyptian minister, Mohammed Amr, responded Sunday by saying the government cannot interfere in the work of the judiciary.

“We are doing our best to contain this but … we cannot actually exercise any influence on the investigating judges right now when it comes to the investigation,” Mr. Amr told reporters at a security conference in Munich.

Among the Americans sent to trial is Sam LaHood, the head of the Egypt office of the Washington-based International Republican Institute and the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Five Serbs, two Germans and three non-Egyptian Arab nationals are also among those referred to trial.

All 43 have been banned from leaving the country. A date has yet to be set for the start of the trial.


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DRUDGE REPORT 2012®

It's all good.

Obamas friends with the Muslim Brotherhood are in charge now, so I'm sure this is just a misunderstanding.


I'm sure it's just a paper work thing or they would have released them by now.






I kept a straight face the whole time I typed that horseshit.


I told everyone this would go badly and that theocracy would step in. but NOOOO, the left was all about the big 0 pulling off the win.

But on the bright side, we gunna save $1.5 Billion this year.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Another one of obama's brilliant foreign policy exercises.

Thank you Mr. President. When the son of your transportation secretary is executed will you send a sympathy card?

Being a little overly dramatic today are we.

What they are accused of is not a capital offense in Egypt.

But if they did break Egyptian law. Then of course they should be arrested and tried in their court.

We would do the exact same thing if an Egyptian person was here and broke U.S. law.

Diplomats and their families get a free pass. Worst that can occur is they are forced to leave the country.

 

[Sunni Man]

Another one of obama's brilliant foreign policy exercises.

Thank you Mr. President. When the son of your transportation secretary is executed will you send a sympathy card?

Being a little overly dramatic today are we.

What they are accused of is not a capital offense in Egypt.

But if they did break Egyptian law. Then of course they should be arrested and tried in their court.

We would do the exact same thing if an Egyptian person was here and broke U.S. law.

Diplomats and their families get a free pass. Worst that can occur is they are forced to leave the country.

NGO personal are not Diplomats.

 

[Katzndogz]

The NGO personnel went to Egypt to promote democracy. Now that Egypt has democracy, the NGO personnel doesn't like it.