Obama Administration Sends Shipload Of Arms to Anti-Israel Anti-American Egyptian Regime

[Neohistory]

Obama Administration Sends Shipload Of Arms to Anti-Israel Anti-American Egyptian Regime
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, March 16, 2012, 5:32 AM



The US government is sending an arms shipment to Egypt – a former US ally that just elected an anti-American Islamic regime into power.
The Arab Times reported, via Lucianne:

Amnesty International has called on the United States to clarify the final destination of an arms shipment it said was headed to Egypt, in a statement late on Thursday.

The London-based rights group had earlier said the shipment may be abused by Egyptian security forces, which had fired at protesters in deadly protests in recent months.

But the US Navy said the shipment would not be offloaded in Egypt without clarifying its final destination, the London-based organisation said in a subsequent statement.

Amnesty says the Dutch-flagged vessel, MV Schippersgracht, which left the US Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), is “carrying a class of dangerous goods that covers cartridges for weapons, fuses and other ammunition” and is headed to Egypt’s Port Said.
Port Said is situated on the northern tip of the Suez Canal, which leads to the Red Sea and several countries that receive weapons from the United States.

“Amnesty International is urging US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to clarify who is the final recipient of the latest cargo,” the statement said.

It also demanded assurances that arms shipments would not be sent to countries that might use them to commit human rights violations.

Obama Administration Sends Shipload Of Arms to Anti-Israel Anti-American Egyptian Regime

[Obie]

Obama only wants to help his brothers over there. He likes that anti-american Islamic stuff. This president should tried for treason and idiosy.

[YeuEmMaiMai]

may God deal harsly with this situation. There is no excuse for what our President is doing.

[BrotherKev]

Obama only wants to help his brothers over there.

As my grandmother used to say, "Bless his pointy little head."

What have we gotten ourselves into now?

[billym]

Was this approved by Congress?

[Sean Osborne]

Obama Administration Sends Shipload Of Arms to Anti-Israel Anti-American Egyptian Regime

This is simply tribute, a form of zakāt in true islamic tradition, from our islamic president to the Egyptian islamist government.

[BrotherKev]

This is simply tribute, a form of zakāt in true islamic tradition, from our islamic president to the Egyptian islamist government.

It couldn't have had anything to do with the fatwa they issued to kill Assad, could it?

[AndyM]

It is amazing when I talk to many people how ignorant and blind they are to the truth. This Obama is out to destroy this nation. I have to believe he is part of Gods end time plan as we see in action. Maybe its because people are not reading the truth in the bible and putting God in the forfront of their lives. God be the Glory. I wait and watch for Gods devine plan to unfold in front of our faces.

[jodee]

:P..really hope he doesn't get re-elected.

[Forgiven]

Was this approved by Congress?

Obama bypassed congressional approval for Libya. He got away with it before and I'm sure he'll do it again.

[Meg]

In a very disturbing development, it took Amnesty International to report this story. That is virtually the only reliable source of this story!

“Ship of Shame” Carrying Weapons and Explosives To Egypt from United States Should Not be Allowed to Deliver Cargo

“Ship of Shame� Carrying Weapons and Explosives To Egypt from United States Should Not be Allowed to Deliver Cargo | Amnesty International USA

(New York) – Amnesty International said today a ship with a cargo of weapons with explosives that is en route from the United States to Egypt must not be allowed to offload because of a substantial risk the weapons will be used by Egyptian security forces to commit human rights violations.

Amnesty International has tracked the Dutch-flagged ship, MV Schippersgracht – what the organization calls “the ship of shame” -- for the past two months. It is currently in the Mediterranean Sea and due to arrive in Egypt early next week.

At the same time, the human rights organization asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to withhold certification required to release military aid to Egypt until the Egyptian government demonstrates its commitment to protecting human rights. Amnesty International is opposed to any of the $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Egypt being used for the purchase of weapons, ammunition, military equipment and military vehicles that can be used by Egypt's government to suppress human rights. Amnesty International is also opposed to any waiver of this human rights certification requirement. Read the letter to Secretary Clinton.

"The United States should not place more weapons in the hands of the Egyptian security forces that have shown ongoing disregard for the rights of the Egyptian people," said Suzanne Nossel, executive director, Amnesty International USA. "It would be flat-out wrong and shameful for the United States to falsely certify that the Egyptian government is protecting human rights – and would send a dangerous signal to waive that certification requirement.”

Last December 23, President Barack Obama signed into law the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which requires the Secretary of State to certify to Congress that the Egyptian government is “implementing policies to protect freedom of expression, association, and religion, and due process of law” before $1.3 billion in military aid can be provided to the Egyptian government under the Foreign Military Financing Program. The law also enables the Secretary of State to waive the certification requirement on national security grounds.

[Sean Osborne]

It couldn't have had anything to do with the fatwa they issued to kill Assad, could it?

I think it may be a substituted type of zakāt. The Egyptian islamists get these weapons to use against Israel in lieu of the release of blind sheikh Abdul Rahman.