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White House Negotiates U-Boat Sales To Egypt''s Islamist Government
President Barack Obamas deputies are negotiating a $1 billion aid package with Egypts new Islamist government, even as Egypts cash-strapped military revealed that it is trying to buy $1 billion worth of German submarines that could threaten Israels fast-growing offshore energy projects.The German government has pointedly declined to deny the incendiary revelation about Egypts request to buy the two submarines. Instead, the German government offered vague support for Israel, which is facing renewed threats from Irans nuclear program and the Muslim Brotherhoods rise to power in Egypt. There has been no change in the German governments position towards Israel, in the commitment the German government feels towards Israels security, a spokesman for Germanys chancellor told Der Speigel, a major German newspaper. State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland did not respond to an inquiry by The Daily Caller. The submarine purchase will likely be an issue in the U.S. election, because both parties are vying for support from a relatively large concentration of swing-voting Jewish Americans in Florida. During the Democrats convention in Charlotte, for example, several speakers declared that Obama is a strong supporter of Israels defense. Posted by: Thetle Phavinter1186 2012-09-11 |
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