Washington Power-brokers Defend Egypt After Raids on US Offices

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/26/washington-power-brokers-defend-egypt-after-raids-on-us-o ^ | 1-26-2012 | foxnews.com

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Prominent American lobbyists are coming under fire for offering "talking points" smoothing over a recent raid by Egyptian security forces on the offices of 10 rights and democracy groups – including three American organizations.

The late December raids were decried by the U.S. government as "harassment." Since then, the nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that were hit have been locked in a battle with the Egyptian government. Workers have been dragged in for questioning. Despite repeated assurances, the Egyptian government has not returned the loads of equipment it confiscated in the raids.

Most recently, several rights workers, including the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, have been prevented from exiting the country

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Ruh Oh....

[LibFreeUSA]

Don’t they realize that it was the U.S. that supported them against Mubarak?

Ooopps! I forgot. Obama’s getting ready to say it’s Bush’s fault.

[M1903A1]

I’m reminded of an old saying from H.L. Mencken (I think)...”Civilization ends at the water’s edge. From there you enter the food chain...and not necessarily at the top.”