Secretary of State John Kerry to Egypt last month quietly as $ 130 million U.S. dollars in U.S. military aid, the decision, which is in the national interest, even though Egypt failed to meet democratic standards.
Kerry made the decision this week before the Democratic Workers Egyptian court convicted 43 people, including 16 Americans, in the United States as a politically motivated case against pro-democracy NGOs.
Human rights organizations say the Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi exit democracy and freedom, especially in a new civil society, legal and judicial reform proposals, criticisms see a way to remove a judge as a hostile government.
Despite the May 9 memorandum states that "we are not satisfied with the degree of progress in Egypt, and press a more inclusive democratic processes and strengthen key democratic institutions, Kerry said:" The aid should move forward.
Three decades of authoritarian rule of former President Hosni Mubarak, a close ally of the United States, Egypt has long been considered a bastion of stability in the Middle East, especially since it was the first to sign a peace treaty with Israel, the Arab countries.
Under U.S. law, the $ 1.3 billion current Secretary of State must prove that the Egyptian government "to support the transition to civilian government, including the holding of free and fair elections, implementing policies to protect freedom of expression, association and religion and due legal process."
Legislation, advocacy, Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, also give the U.S. government's ability to abandon this condition, if it considers it in the interests of U.S. national security, and provide a detailed justification.
According to the memorandum of May 9, the U.S. national interests, including assistance to improve security in the Sinai, to help prevent attacks from Gaza into Israel, to fight terrorism and ensure transit through the Suez Canal.
Kerry memo obtained by Reuters wrote: "A strong U.S. security cooperation with Egypt, Foreign Military Financing (FMF) with the support of the Egyptian military leadership to maintain channels in major public opinion."
"Decided to abandon restrictions FMF Egypt safeguard these interests, we encourage Egypt to continue the transition to democracy is necessary," he added.
The memo was sent without fanfare congressional appropriations committee and some aides did not know of its existence.
On the contrary, when the State Council last year gave up restrictions, it was announced this decision and explain its reasoning reporters.
In the Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution Saban Center Director, Tamara Cofman Wittes believes that the State should have been more open about the decision, has lost an opportunity to try to influence the Egyptian rights.
"By granting an exemption without any public discussion, it has the least missed a major opportunity to improve their fears in Egypt's political trajectory," she said.
Wittes said that last year occurred at a time waiver Egypt toward greater democratic reforms have made some progress, but this year "in the context of an exemption negative, the transition to democracy in Egypt trajectory."
 
 



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