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| According to Wiki-leaked diplomatic cables, the head of the Egyptian state security and investigative service (SSIS) thanked the US for 'training opportunities' at the FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia. The SSIS has been repeatedly accused of using violence and brutality to help prop up the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. In April, 2009, the US ambassador in Cairo stated that 'Egypt's police and domestic security services continue to be dogged by persistent, credible allegations of abuse of detainees. 'The Interior Ministry uses SSIS to monitor and sometimes infiltrate the political opposition and civil society. SSIS suppresses political opposition through arrests, harassment and intimidation.' In October, 2009, 'credible' human rights lawyers representing alleged Hizbollah detainees provided details of the techniques employed by the SSIS. |
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Not only 'our' FBI and CIA linked to Egypt, but coup d'etat
by Alan MacDonald on Friday, Feb 11, 2011 at 9:41:16 AM