Activist: Tear Gas, Tanks, Concussion Grenades Used on Egyptian Protesters Are Made in the U.S.

[democracy1st]

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In Egypt, protesters faced tear gas, water cannon and beatings from security forces on the streets of Cairo on Wednesday. Up to 1,200 people were arrested, including a number of journalists. Six people have reportedly been killed since Tuesday. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not criticize the Egyptian government, saying only that the country was stable and Egyptians had the right to protest, while urging all parties to avoid violence. Democracy Now! interviews Mostafa Omar, an Egyptian American activist and writer based in New York City.

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[gadjitfreek]

1. We still make things in the US?

How come consumer goods are made anywhere BUT the US, but we still can export death and destruction like no other nation?

[dotymed]

3. My thoughts exactly.

Death and greed. U.S. exports.......

[indimuse]

2. well.. gee whiskers..imagine that! made in the ol' u.s of a... (heheh..)

you betcha!