The Washington Independent

Posts Tagged hosni mubarak

Sen. Mark Udall: American political infighting should not touch on Egypt

By | 02.10.11 | 5:54 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Colorado Sen. Mark Udall today, appearing on the MSNBC’s Hardball show with Chris Matthews, said American political infighting should not spill over into how the United States deals with the ongoing popular uprising against the regime of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.

Joined by Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa., of the Senate More…

Members of Congress propose withholding money U.S. sends to Egypt

As the Obama Administration tentatively feels its way through the political crisis in Egypt, some key lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sending a strong message to embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs the subcommittee that approves foreign aid and who has voiced strong opinions More…

Sen. Bill Nelson: ‘Mr. Mubarak will have to go’

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., pushed further than the Obama Administration while responding to the mass protests in Egypt, writing in a blog post for The Hill Monday evening that the country’s embattled president must submit to free and fair elections — in short, Hosni Mubarak “will have to go.” More…

UT professor wields nationwide support in call to rethink U.S.-Egyptian policy

By | 01.31.11 | 4:09 pm

Image by Matt MahurinA University of Texas at Austin professor is generating national support for his call to the U.S. to reevaluate its stance on the dire situation in Egypt. Government professor Jason Brownlee drafted a letter to President Obama yesterday urging the leader to rethink Middle East policy and stand firm More…

Mike Huckabee, Ready to Pander to the Israel Lobby

By | 08.17.09 | 10:44 am

Former GOP Arkansas governor, Fox News host and presumed presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is in Israel and he tweets:

I’ll be in Israel this week and touring the highly disputed settlements that Obama and Hillary are trying to stop.

“Highly disputed” is one way of putting it. “Illegal” is More…

Egypt’s Mubarak Will Visit White House on August 18

By | 08.03.09 | 5:44 pm

Expect a lot of discussion about what’s realistic for the moribund Arab-Israeli peace process. Also, if Laura Rozen didn’t break this story at the Cable, then she was thinking it, anyway.