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Cardinals Timothy Dolan of New York, left, Sean O Malley of Boston, and Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, concelebrate the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 23, 2020, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz)
At Politico, Gabby Orr and Meredith McGraw pen one of the most incisive articles about former President Donald Trump s current political status: He is not the Godzilla in exile that many feared but is adrift and unsure. Turns out, politics is largely about the acquisition and allocation of power and he lost much of his in the past few months, not only when he left office, but when his coattails could not help Republicans in Georgia hold on to two Senate seats.
“I think there s been a reluctance to criticize Egypt publicly and collectively. [But] I think we re at a moment where the survival of the human rights community in Egypt is at stake.”
Kevin Whelan, Amnesty International
Until now, “I think there s been a reluctance to criticize Egypt publicly and collectively,” said Kevin Whelan, who represents Amnesty International at the UN in Geneva. But, “I think we re at a moment where the survival of the human rights community in Egypt is at stake.”
A strong message from the US
Activists hope Egypt has received the message that its partners abroad will no longer give it a pass, said Allison McManus, research director at the Washington, DC-based group, The Freedom Initiative. The organization represents some Egyptian Americans being detained in Egypt.