◼ The U.S. government has decided privately to act as if the military takeover of Egypt was a coup, temporarily suspending most forms of military aid, despite deciding not to announce publicly a coup determination one way or the other, according to a leading U.S. senator. - Josh Rogin/Daily Beast
The office of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the head of the Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, told The Daily Beast on Monday that military aid to Egypt has been temporarily cut off.
“[Senator Leahy’s] understanding is that aid to the Egyptian military has been halted, as required by law,” said David Carle, a spokesman for Leahy.
The administration’s public message is that $585 million of promised aid to the Egyptian military in fiscal 2013 is not officially on hold, as technically it is not due until Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year, and no final decisions have been made.
◼ PRESIDENT OBAMA, DO NOT CUT OFF AID TO EGYPT - Atlas Shrugs
f the US cuts off aid to Egypt, it sends a signal of support for the genocidal Muslim Brotherhood. Write your members of Congress and urge them not to cut off aid.
If we abandon freedom, the consequences will come back to bite us for decades to come.
