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Made in the USA: American Weapons Used Against Egypt Protesters

(Democracy Now! 1000 PST, January 31, 2011) The United States has given billion dollars of military aid to Egypt over the past decades. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and General Electric have provided tanks, missiles, engines and more to the Hosni Mubarak regime. Following the massive popular uprising, U.S. foreign aid continues to flow to Egypt, although the Obama administration has placed the program under review. Amy Goodman speaks with William Hartung, author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex, and Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab Politics at Georgetown University.

 

 

 
 
 
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