The Egyptian military is controlled by the Pentagon General Al Sisi was in permanent liaison by telephone with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (right together with Al Sisi) from the very outset of the protest movement. Press reports confirm that he consulted him several times in the days leading up to the Coup d’Etat. It is highly unlikely that General Al Sisi would have acted without a "green light” from the Pentagon. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has also kept in contact with Gen. Sedki Sobhi, the Egyptian chief of staff, to gain assurances that the U.S. citizens in Egypt, and the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, would be protected.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:12:09 +0000
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