Wouldn't it be prudent to wait and see what we're getting before continuing business as before? Amnesty International has its own reasons for objecting in the report below, and there are only many more reasons than those, including the future foreign policy of the country, its potential relations with groups like Hamas, the fate of the peace treaty with Israel, and Egypt's treatment of non-Muslims.
We have political and material leverage to promote the protection of human rights that we are not using. "Amnesty criticizes US arms shipments to Egypt," from the Associated Press, December 7:
CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International on Wednesday criticized the U.S.government for allowing arms shipments to Egypt despite its security forces' record of harsh crackdowns on protesters.
Amnesty said Washington permitted three shipments to Egypt from U.S.weapons producers between April and October. Shipping records show that the shipments included bullets, cartridges and "ammunition smoke," probably meaning tear gas, the London-based group said in a report. Read the rest in: Jihad Watch
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