Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr (L), sits with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo March 3, 2013. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
Secretary Of State John Kerry Quietly Sends $1.3B To Egypt, Waiving U.S. Law: Memo -- Washington Times
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has quietly sent $1.3 billion of military assistance to Egypt — controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood — in defiance of congressional restrictions on dollars going to countries that haven’t yet complied with standards of democracy, a memo revealed.
U.S. law says that Mr. Kerry should have first ensured that Egypt was on the path toward structured, civilian-based governance — including open, fair elections and policies that uphold basic human rights, like freedom of expression and religion — before sending the money, Reuters reported.
A May 9 memo from Mr. Kerry indicated the country had not yet met that standard.
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Update: U.S. quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns -- Reuters
My Comment: Even though the White House admits that the Egyptian Brotherhood who run Egyopt are not democratic .... they are still going to get their military aid. To add fuel to the fire, the U.S. envoy has criticized opposition groups who are demonstrating against the Muslim Brotherhood. It should then not be a surprise that U.S. troops who are to be deployed to Egypt are now receiving 'riot training'.