Why I want to kill Biden’s massive US-Egyptian arms deal

NEW @randpaul on RS today: if Biden had made human rights the center of his foreign policy he has a lot to explain with this $2.5B arms package to Egypt. https://t.co/G8tv4CrviD @Doug_Bandow @jackhunter74 @sarahleah1 @medeabenjamin @LibertarianInst @scotthortonshow

— Responsible Statecraft (@RStatecraft) February 10, 2022

“A State Department human rights report details how President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi converted a country into a prison. Among other horrors, Egyptian security forces engage in extrajudicial killings, torture, as well as harsh crackdowns on anyone who wishes to practice the right to freedom of speech…

Egypt uses American treasure to buy American weaponry. Since 2009, the United States has sold Egypt $3.2 billion in fighter aircraft, $1.3 billion in tanks and armored vehicles, $750 million in missiles, $369 million in munitions, $328 million in military technology, and $240 million in naval craft. As the United States prepares to effectuate yet another military sale, perhaps we should review how one of our most reliable customers treats its people.

Human Rights Watch reports 'Egypt’s security apparatus has arbitrarily arrested and prosecuted tens of thousands of persons,' and that 'torture crimes against detainees in Egypt are systematic, widespread and likely constitute crimes against humanity.”

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