Egypocrites

Egypt, one of the United States' closest allies in the Middle East (for which the United States pays "billions of dollars in aid") has some human rights problems. Just read The Yacoubian Building (عمارة يعقوبيان) by Alaa Al Aswany to learn all about that. Recently, the United States has made a statement about the situation in Egypt. For what? I doubt that the United States has much moral high ground to stand on after keeping thousands at Guantanamo Bay without trial for years. We also still allow trade with China even though it is rife with human-rights violations. Of course, I am a staunch supporter of human rights, but sometimes I wonder how the United States dares to say anything about them.