Posted by
ApolloSpeaks on Monday, February 20, 2012 12:27:05 PM
Yesterday the world learned that the IMF had finalized a deal with Egypt on a $3.2 billion loan package and that a second deal for $1 billion with the World Bank was in the works. I could be wrong but could this be part of a ransom package (history's biggest) to free the 19 US hostages trapped in Egypt? Aren't the IMF and World Bank US dominated
(see and see)? Wouldn't the Islamic Republic on the Nile need US approval to secure these loans? The answer is yes. If the US says neyt Egypt gets squat. A Reuters article dated January 25 reads: "Egypt faces hurdles in securing IMF aid." January 25 was the day Obama's Egyptian hostage crisis began*. All the hurdles have been cleared since**. Coincidence? I have my doubts.
*Ray LaHood's son was stopped from leaving Egypt on January 25th, the first anniversary of the Tihrir Square protests.
**All that remains is a vote in the Moslem Brotherhood dominated Egyptian parliament.
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UPDATE: ANOTHER COINCIDENCE?
One day after the IMF-Egyptian loan deal is announced guess who's in Egypt talking to, (or negotiating with?) Egyptian authorities about resolving the hostage crisis and letting Sam Hood and the other 18* Americans leave the country? Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham (and two other senators*), that's who. Coincidental, right? The question now is this: Is Egypt satisfied with the billions that are being loaned to them (on top of $1.3 billion in US aid)? Or will they want more, much more before they let LaHood and his group leave Egypt?
*Some reports say that 16 Americans are facing trial including Sam Hood.
**Joe Lieberman and one other.
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