File this under american hypocrisy.

Any US president would have done this btw.

Traitor to defend in 3... 2...

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US Waives Human Rights Conditions To Release $1.3BN In Military Aid To
Sisi's Egypt

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 20:15

Aside from Saudi Arabia's MbS (and Ergodan in Turkey) the other long
forgotten about Middle East autocratic ally of the United States known
for arresting journalists, authors and activists is President Abdel
Fattah al-Sisi.

The strongman known lately for aggressively cracking down on civil
liberties, including muzzling journalists and throwing media figures and
activists in jail, is also set to rule for another solid decade, given
months ago Egyptian parliament approved constitutional changes to allow
the sitting president to stay in power until 2030.

https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/i...ages/sisi1.jpg
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi

The US this week moved to waive human rights rules in order to vote
through sending military aid to Egypt, totaling $1.3 billion.

Remember this the next time the State Department blathers about
human rights violations in Venezuela, Iran or any other
officially-designated “enemy” country https://t.co/mcwJUY9qki
— Dan Cohen (@dancohen3000) September 6, 2019

The Middle East analysis news site Al-Monitor cited a human rights
violation exemption waiver in reporting the release of the $1.3BN in
aid.

US military aid to Egypt was set to expire Sept. 30 without the crucial
waiver:

In a memo sent to Congress and obtained by Al-Monitor, Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo waived human rights conditions that apply to $300
million in US aid, calling the Arab nation “important to the national
security interests of the United States” for providing access to the
Suez Canal, overflight rights and fighting terror in the Sinai desert
and along its borders with Libya and Sudan.

Pompeo signed the waiver on August 8, and it was revealed for the first
time on Thursday.

And of course there's the historic peace treaty with Israel, which is
the real reason the United States has for years steadily given some 75%
of its military aid to just two countries: Israel and Egypt.

https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/i...tary%20aid.jpg

The numbers designated for Israel and Egypt in this 2015 infographic
have more or less stayed the same for years.

https://www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/i...manincairo.jpg

The Trump administration has lately stirred controversy by announcing
plans to drastically decrease foreign aid around the globe, however,
it's clearly unlikely that such reductions will ever come into play with
Israel and Egypt.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-...id-sisis-egypt