Epstein Secrets

. Unlike U.S. ties with Israel, the bond between the U.S. and Egypt rests less on shared values and more on shared interests. Under Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak, America cut a deal with each of these acquiescent authoritarians. We'll stay out of your internal affairs — essentially give you a pass on governan

security and peace. The election of an Egyptian president from the Muslim Brotherhood has called into question both the values and the interests. Mubarak's Egypt was hardly democratic and had an awful record on human rights. But Morsi is still tied to a party that's exclusionist, spews anti-Semitic,

jority of Jordanians (ie Palestinian-Jordanians) will be significantly under-represented in the parliament. The leading opposition group in Jordan, the Islamic Action Front (IAF — the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood) has vowed to boycott legislative elections planned for early next year and has called for a mass rally to

han 600 injured. President Morsi's slow and limited reaction to the violence and minimal response to the opposition's concerns have been compared to Mubarak's attitude and actions during the January 2011 uprising. Of note, the new constitution ensures the military retains its powerful position in the gov

least making amendments to the already controversial electoral law—if the political climate becomes increasingly unstable. His biggest challenge is the Islamic Action Front—Jordan's "Muslim Brotherhood" and most important opposition group—who made it clear as early as July that they would boycott the upcoming parliament

between the U.S. and Egypt rests less on shared values and more on shared interests. Under Anwar Sadat and Hosni EFTA_R1_00482810 EFTA01990242 Mubarak, America cut a deal with each of these acquiescent authoritarians. We'll stay out of your internal affairs — essentially give you a pass on govern

ority of Jordanians (ie Palestinian- Jordanians) will be significantly under-represented in the parliament. The leading opposition group in Jordan, the Islamic Action Front (IAF — the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood) has vowed to boycott legislative elections planned for early next year and has called for a mass rally to