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Sophia Jones

Here’s What $230 Million In US Aid Bought Egypt’s Military Since The Revolution

Despite the upheaval of the last two years, it was business as usual for US companies providing Egypt’s tanks, helicopters, and bullets.

November 26th, 2013

By Sophia Jones

Here’s What $230 Million In US Aid Bought Egypt’s Military Since The Revolution

CAIRO, Egypt — Until recently, the United States and Egypt shared a very special arrangement. Here’s how it went: the US government would collect taxes from the American people. It would give a portion of the proceeds — about $1.3 billion a year — to help Egypt’s military. Egypt’s military would then give that money back to the United States, or

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