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You ll remember that that american aid was extended to the egyptians under the context or in the context of the peace treaty. so we want to maintain the peace. so you basically as far as the aid, u.s. military aid to egypt, you want it to continue? we want to maintain the peace and would like america s influence to continue as well. we think it s a positive influence. are you encouraged by this new government in cairo? we re not going to get involved in passes egypt. we want to maintain the peace. we do want security, peace, prosperity, and democracy for egypt. you know, we ve been going through our cnn archives. we re restarting crossfire later this year. in the fall. and there s an old interview in there, 31 years ago. former president richard nixon at the time speaking about a conversation that he had with david bengurian. you re a historian. you ll appreciate this. richard nixon on crossfire 31 ....
Breakers here are the nour party which some observers here are suggesting that they re going to try to derail anything unless an islamist prime minister, interim prime minister is appointed and that will cause all sorts of new problems. political paralysis and tension in the street not a very good combination. wolf. the head loon from washington. the white house refusing to call it a military coup. insisting u.s. military aid to egypt will continue at a rate of $1.5 billion a year at least for now. we ll check to see how that is playing with you. watching this dramatic, critically important situation unfold. let s take a quick look at some of the other top stories in the situation room. awe the wi the wife of the secretary of state john kerry upgrated from critical to fair condition. a day after being hospitalized, ....
Government will recognize this is important. it is fundamental to our relationship with egypt. would the u.s. sever military aid to egypt? again, you are asking me a hypothetical question. we think egypt will recognize how important this is. they will maintain the peace treaty? we do. a billion or a billion and a half a year in military assistance? but you know, i ve read the state department human rights reports, for years and every year it s the same. violations of basic human rights, arrests, torture. all of that is documented but it doesn t seem to have had an impact in terms of reducing u.s. military aid to egypt. well, again, we have assistance. we have relationships that serve our interests. wolf, you saw last week the constructive role that the military played in separating the pro-government and protesters in tahrir square. this is a profession al militar. now we do have concerns about ....
Florida and pennsylvania and 25 million to arizona and missouri just in the last year. in a diplomatic cable released by wikileaks says egypt s military leaders consider the $1.3 billion as untouchable compensation for keeping the peace with israel. some analysts say the u.s. does need to better account for its money. but trying to suspend aid in the middle of this crisis will will further damage u.s. standing with the egyptian military as this moves forward. chris lawrence reporting for us from the pentagon. i ll be asking, by the way, the state department spokesman p.j. crowley about u.s. military aid to egypt in the next hour here in the situation room. we ll be speaking live. lots of questions for the state department right now. they are faces in the crowds of protesters in egypt. one of the people behind the revolution explains why he s so determined right now to fight for freedom, even if it costs ....