Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Mubarak's son slips into Washington

FP's The Cable, here
A Washington pro-democracy hand said Gamal's trip has two purposes. First, trying to lobby Congress against any sort of conditionality or earmarking in appropriations of U.S. aid to Egypt. Second, he is also trying to feel out different audiences to get a sense of what kind of reception his father will receive when he comes next month.

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