Egypt says US threats to cut aid won't work

[Chris]

Egypt says US threats to cut aid won't work
Cairo says it won't back down in dispute with US over crackdown on nonprofit groups; Egypt won't change course 'because of some aid,' prime minister says
Associated Press
Published: 02.09.12, 00:49 / Israel News

Egypt refused to back down Wednesday in a dispute with the US over Cairo's crackdown on nonprofit groups despite American threats to cut aid. Despite the warnings from Washington, Egypt's military-backed Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri struck a defiant tone Wednesday, telling reporters he was "saddened" by the pressure Egypt was facing but insisting authorities "can't back down or won't change course because of some aid." "Egypt used its legal right to face some violations by civil groups," he said. "The lofty judiciary moved and discussed and investigated the case. ... The West then turned against us because Egypt exercised its rights." El-Ganzouri also charged that aid pledged by Arab states has also stalled since the dispute began. He said he met in early December with Arab ambassadors "who promised that Egypt will receive a lot of money," but two months later "none of these promises have come through." He hinted that the US and Arab allies are withholding aid money because Egypt has adopted more independent policies since the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in February.

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[KissimmeeBeliever]

When are these elitist left wing nut bags going to realize that these people in the ME do with very little and cutting their aid is not going to get them to change their innermost beliefs about how they do things? Have they heard of history books? The worthless sanctions put on Iran mean nothing to them because it's not money they are after. They aren't worried about providing for their people in a country where one will be expected to strap a bomb on themselves. Everything that happens, "We'll cut your money!" Wait you mean that toilet paper we print on high everyday that look like our old dollars?

[YeuEmMaiMai]

Cut all aid to them asap....