Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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MEMRI TV: Egyptian Sociologist Sa'd Al-Din Ibrahim: I Call on U.S. and E.U. to Link Their Aid to Egypt's Human Rights Record - 'Whoever provides aid to Egypt must link it to Egypt's human rights record, and to democratic change in the country. I don't deny saying this. I wrote this even before I said it, and I reiterate it to this day, because these people, who provide aid to the tyrannical rulers of Egypt and other countries, are the ones helping to perpetuate the tyranny. These rulers, who boast that they support democratic change, must back their words with actions...'