Subject: Those filthy Egyptian security forces raid offices of U.S., other democracy groups Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:08 pm
Egyptian authorities stormed the offices of three American democracy-building organizations and at least three other nonprofit groups Thursday in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-led government that could imperil its relations with the United States.
The move represented the most definitive sign to date that Egypt’s military intends to run the country’s post-revolutionary transition on its own terms and without interference from Washington, its biggest benefactor.