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- Rep. X,
- Over the past several weeks there has been massive political unrest throughout the Middle East. As you know, Tunisia overthrew President Ben Ali a week ago, igniting a series of peaceful protests in Egypt, Algeria, Yemen, and other Middle Eastern nations.
- Egypt has been in the throes of protests for 3 days now with nary a word from the US. Egypt is one of America's biggest allies in the region and has been a keystone of our foreign policy for decades.
- President Mubarak's regime is attacking these protestors violently. Several Egyptians have been killed—hundreds have been arrested without due process or reason. And yet the US remains silent.
- In the past hour, the Egyptian government has shut off all internet and SMS communications. Key cities, such as Suez, have had all landlines cut off. Egypt is in a black hole, giving Mubarak a free ticket to be as oppressive and violent as he wants with no immediate international repercussions.
- Please exert efforts to bring this blackout to an end. Because the US is such an important ally for Egypt, our government can use its clout to force change.
- Please help ensure that the Egyptian government allows these organic, democratic protests to continue.
- For the sake of the Egyptian people under the yoke of oppressive and violent authoritarianism, please do what you can.
- Thank you,
- X
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