Egypt Defies U.S. by Setting Trial for 19 Americans on Criminal Charges

"CAIRO — Egypt’s military-led government said Sunday that it would put 19 Americans and two dozen others on trial in a politically charged criminal investigation into the foreign financing of nonprofit groups that has shaken the 30-year alliance between the United States and Egypt." [Source: New York Times]

Ok, this is a bit concerning, at least for me. What is happening in Egypt? First we have that football game a few days ago, that clearly demonstrated that the population isn't glad about the government's regime yet, and also the inefficiency of the security forces in mantaining order.

Right after the "revolution" itself, one of the first things that the Military "temporary" government did, was open that Suez Channel to Iranian ships, onto the Mediterranean sea. The question is, should the US be concerned, that radical islamic parties, will urge to power in the next egyptian elections, because if such would happen the consequences would be enormous. Apart from an enormous stepback in terms of modernism on one of the most "western culture" arabic countries, this would have enormous political and possibly military consequences. The alliance with the US would most likely be broken, and a new one formed with Iran. The peace treaty with Israel would be disolved, and war would once again reach out to the already destroyed middle-east.