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February 6, 2012

Egypt to Try 19 Americans in Foreign Funding Case 
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Egypt’s military-led government has announced it will put 19 Americans
and two dozen others on trial over the foreign funding of
non-governmental organizations. Many of the Americans work for three
groups that receive government funding: The International Republican
Institute, the National Democratic Institute and Freedom House. Egypt's
IRI office is headed by Sam La Hood, son of Transportation Secretary Ray
La Hood. The IRI and NDI have long been accused of meddling in foreign
affairs. Ahead of the 2004 coup in Haiti, the IRI held trainings in the
Dominican Republic and Miami for Haitians who later took part in the
coup that ousted the president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.



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