U.S. government must keep its bloody hands off Egypt & the Middle East

By Curt Wechsler, The World Can't Wait on January 29, 2011 2:29 PM |
The recent turmoil in Tunisia, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern nations has brought the U.S. government's hypocrisy to light. U.S. officials, including the President and the Secretary of State, have made statements of "concern" about the ongoing struggles in the region in the last couple days. What they have failed to mention is the fact that for decades the U.S. has supported the authoritarian governments that are now be challenged by the masses in these nations. The U.S. is now trying to preserve its imperialist interests, while pretending to be concerned about the people in the region. We must demand that the U.S. government keep its bloody hands off the region, while exposing its past and current roles.


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above, photo of today's action at Market & Montgomery, San Francisco

The Egyptian government which is shooting its own people has received more than $30 billion in aid from the U.S. government since 1975. The majority of this aid has been military aid. As of the writing of this email, the Egyptian government has just called out it military forces to assist the police forces to suppress the resistance of the Egyptian people. While U.S. officials mouth words calling for restraint or curtailment of abuse, the deeds of the U.S. government allow the abuse to be continued. 

We do not know the full extent of U.S. government intervention at this time. But we can be assured that what our government is doing is not in the interest of the people of Egypt or the people of the world. World Can't Wait will continue to follow and report on events in the Middle East and the actions of the U.S. government there.

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