Despite pressure from within and without, the Obama Administration says it has not made a final decision about possibly stopping aid to Egypt’s military government amid the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.

Although it had been widely reported that the US was halting the shipment of Apache helicopters, officials say the fate of that, and other arms sales, are still under active consideration.

“We're evaluating these tranches based on a case-by-case basis.  We'll evaluate each one,” said White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest.

The US has not yet withdrawn the US$1.3 Billion in aid it provides Egypt, most of which is promptly return to US defense contractors in arms sales.  The Department of Defense is conducting the aid review.

Meanwhile, former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei is being sued for “breach of trust”.  ElBaradei resigned in protest of the ruthless crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, and returned to his home in Austria where he has lived for a number of years.  ElBaradei has been vilified in the pro-military media as stabbing Egypt in the back.  A law professor is acting as the government’s proxy in the lawsuit, in which ElBaradei could be fined about A$1500.