The U.S. approved a sprawling $2.5 billion arms sale to Egypt even as they continue to withhold a far smaller sum of military aid over expressed concerns about human rights abuses by the government.
on political dissidents and activists. Egypt was given a January 30, 2022 deadline to comply with the administration’s conditions.
reporter Matt Lee pushed State Department spokesperson Ned Price on the seeming incoherence of withholding $130 million on human rights grounds while greenlighting a massive sale of high-tech weaponry to the same brutal regime. Price dodged the question, telling Lee that “if we have anything to add on that… we’ll let you know.”
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