MUBARAK BRINGS LONG SHOPPING LIST TO U.S.

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Egypt has presented the United States with a longshopping list of advanced airborne, naval and ground-based weapons. U.S. officials and congressional sources said the regime of EgyptianPresident Hosni Mubarak has submitted a list of weapons sought forprocurement by Cairo over the next five years. They focused on weapons longdenied to Egypt and part of Mubarak's plans to establish a rapid-responseforce for missions throughout the Middle East.