In the News Quotes Archive - Page 29 of 36

Politico,

February 13, 2019

“Everything that I’ve heard is that this is a dumpster fire. That it’s ill-conceived, ill-executed and that it’s unlikely to produce anything of value.”

ABC,

January 24, 2019

“If an Egyptian has Canadian citizenship, they will treat [them] as an Egyptian, and they normally don’t even notify the other foreign government that one of their citizens has been detained.”

Al-Monitor,

January 24, 2019

“An example of that would be the $750 million package that [Saudi Arabia] purchased a couple of years ago for targeting purposes. That package would have been discounted because of [U.S.] IMET aid.”

Al-Monitor,

January 23, 2019

“Today’s compromise is deeply disappointing. t is a missed opportunity for them to send a strong message to the Egyptians.”

Al-Monitor,

January 16, 2019

“Shining this bright light on Tunisia’s past is an essential part of transitional justice. But the next phase, accountability, is perhaps even more crucial—cases need to be tried in court, perpetrators punished and victims compensated.”

New York Times,

January 11, 2019

“It can be significant for an American president to publicly criticize America’s autocratic allies and lend rhetorical support to those in the region struggling against oppression and for human rights.”

Bloomberg,

January 11, 2019

“El-Sisi has built a military dictatorship in which civilian institutions have been subordinated to the military and intelligence agencies in which freedom of speech and expression has been completely stifled.”

CBS 60 Minutes,

January 8, 2019

“It’s a curious way to describe Egypt to call it stable. Since Sisi took office, living standards have declined, the country’s crumbling, the insurgency problem in the Sinai has only gotten worse.”

Fox News,

January 3, 2019

“[A]ccountability that ignores the role of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman [is not] legitimate or credible. The Saudi regime seeks to blame some of the individuals carrying out orders of the Crown Prince, while excluding him from any culpability.”

LA Times,

January 2, 2019

“My sense is that under the Trump administration the U.S. government has consistently raised Kassem’s case but that the administration is unwilling to threaten the overall bilateral relationship if Kassem is not released.”

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