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Egyptians desperate for democracy, but wary of US assistance in part because most past US aid has gone to the military and been interpreted by Egyptians as support for a regime that oppressed them

by Kathy Lally and Mary Beth Sheridan

CAIRO – For years, the United States tried to offer democracy-building help here but was thwarted by an Egyptian government that was committed to the opposite.