CAIRO — As Washington defended its continued support of an Egypt that is "making progress on completing its democratic transition" and also playing "an important role in regional peace and stability" (in a State Department's letter to Senator James Ihofe in January), a group of young soccer fans roved Cairo's streets in anger, seeking retribution for 74 of their fellows killed in the Port Said Stadium disaster. They blocked a vital bridge, hindered underground metro services, and cordoned off the stock exchange building. And they got what they wanted. Amid their threats of violence, a Cairo court sentenced 21 convicts to die, setting off another wave of anger from the families of the sentenced youth.
US Misses the Point on Egypt, Morsi
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