Egypt has opened a trial to prosecute 16 Americans for using foreign funds to incite unrest. As a result, the U.S. has threatened to cut off $1.5 billion of aid is it is not resolved. Some have claimed that they are just trying to silence critics of the military's handling of the countries transition to democracy. The U.S. does not want to push the ruling military to hard because it is likely the best way to get the country to transition to democracy, but U.S. officials are urging Egypt to stop the trials. Egyptian officials say the trial has nothing to do with their government.
Tristan Hunter
http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-opens-trial-strained-ties-us-143631425.html
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