State Dept ‘Training’ Islamist Parties in Egypt

The US State Department is pumping money into a training program aimed at preparing certain political parties to participate in the upcoming Egyptian election. The State Department confirmed that Islamist parties were among those receiving aid.

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Author: Jason Ditz

Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.