{"id":36447,"date":"2013-06-29T13:28:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T17:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=36447"},"modified":"2013-06-29T13:28:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T17:28:15","slug":"marines-on-standby-for-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=36447","title":{"rendered":"Marines on standby for Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNN reports<\/a> that a few hundred Marines are on standby to protect the US embassy in Egypt as riots there intensify to protest the Morsi government;<\/p>\n

About 200 combat capable Marines in Sigonella, Italy, and Moron, Spain, have been told to be ready to be airborne within 60 minutes of getting orders to deploy, according to two administration officials.<\/p>\n

The units have several V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft that would carry troops and infantry weapons to Egypt to protect the U.S. Embassy and American government personnel and citizens if violence broke out against Americans.<\/p>\n

The planned demonstrations are aimed against the Egyptian government.<\/p>\n

The officials both emphasized this is contingency planning in advance of the expected demonstrations to ensure American military assets, including rescue forces, can act if needed. In the event Americans had to be evacuated from Egypt and could not get to the airport due to the unrest, there are about 2,000 additional Marines on board three Navy warships in the Red Sea, officials said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They also report that the US embassy in Cairo is going to be closed on Sunday and Monday because of the protests. One American, Andrew Pochter, has already lost his life in the protests. The Washington Post<\/a> reports that Pochter was stabbed to death in Alexandria, Egypt;<\/p>\n

Hilary Rosen, a family friend, forwarded a statement from the family that said Pochter, a 21-year-old college student from Chevy Chase, was in Alexandria for the summer to teach English and to improve his Arabic. According to the statement, Pochter appeared to have been stabbed by a protester.<\/p>\n

Rosen said Saturday that it was not clear whether Pochter was watching the protests or not at the time but reiterated that he was not involved. \u201cHe was definitely not a protester,\u201d she said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, that Arab Spring thing is really working in everyone’s favor, isn’t it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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