Scramble Is on to Find Deal for 16 Americans in Egypt

NY Times | Feb 25, 2012

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and STEVEN LEE MYERS

CAIRO — American diplomats scrambled on Saturday to work out a deal to resolve the criminal charges against 16 Americans here on the eve of their scheduled trial in a case that has threatened to upend the 30-year alliance with Egypt.

… In court papers, Egyptian prosecutors accuse the groups of collaborating with the Central Intelligence Agency in a campaign to destabilize Egypt and manipulate its revolution for the benefit of the United States and Israel.

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One Comment for “Scramble Is on to Find Deal for 16 Americans in Egypt”

Lance says:
February 28, 2012 at 7:58 pm

Military buildup in Egypt went on years prior to the “Arab Spring” event in 2011. There were American military contractors working in Egypt long before this event took place.

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