US to Halt Egypt Aid After Coup, Turmoil

[Comrade Grumpy]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- The United States will cut off aid to Egypt in the wake of the July coup against President Mohamed Morsy and the turmoil that has followed, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

The Obama administration withheld some military aid to Egypt in August.

The U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the full suspension has been prompted by an "accumulation of events," including recent violence against protesters, dozens of whom were killed over the weekend. The suspension will formally take effect in the coming days, the official said.

The United States has not yet notified the Egyptians of the decision to cut off military aid, a senior official said. The announcement is not expected to be made on Wednesday and has already been pushed back a few times, the official said.

In addition to the suspension of some military aid earlier this year, there has also been a severe slowdown in military shipments from the United States to Egypt, including F-16s.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/08/us/egypt-aid/

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I see other media are reporting this now as well.

It is the correct decision by the administration in the face of the coup.

[Ash_F]

1. Good.

Maybe the US is always right people will allow themselves to accept a sane position on this.

[Eugene]

2. White House says reports of halt to all Egypt military aid are false

Source: Reuters

White House says reports of halt to all Egypt military aid are false

WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 8, 2013 9:02pm EDT

(Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that reports are false that the United States would halt all military assistance to Egypt - aid that has been under review since the country's military ousted the government in July.

"The reports that we are halting all military assistance to Egypt are false," said Caitlin Hayden, spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council.

"We will announce the future of our assistance relationship with Egypt in the coming days, but as the president made clear at (the U.N. General Assembly), that assistance relationship will continue," Hayden said.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason; Editing by Peter Cooney)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/09/us-usa-egypt-aid-whitehouse-idUSBRE99801Z20131009

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. Hmmm. Looks like somebody spoke out of line. n/t

[seveneyes]

3. The U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity

My guess is that it's not a "done deal" yet.

[Alamuti Lotus]

4. That sounds good, but highly unlikely to occur

As long as they are subservient to the Treaty and keep the screws tight on Gaza (check and double-check!), no such harm will come to this fascist regime--meek public relations performances notwithstanding.

[quadrature]

6. shutdown-related good news

everybody wins!