Friday, September 14, 2012

Protests in Cairo Test Shaky US-Egypt Relations


Demonstrations in Cairo against an anti-Islam film have entered their fourth day. In the past, Egypt has been a strong political ally of the United States, and it continues to receive more than one billion dollars in aid each year. But the latest wave of violence is putting a strain on the relationship. President Obama said, "I don't think that -- we would consider them an ally. But we don't consider them an enemy." Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington D.C.

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