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| Egyptians tipped Israel on Gaza missile zap |
| 2010-11-13 |
| Namnam, a senior commander of the group some analysts describe as linked to al-Qaeda, was tracked and killed after Israeli security operatives learned that he was preparing a terror attack on U.S. forces stationed in the Sinai Desert not far from coastal Palestinian enclave ruled by Hamas. But the most striking element of the operation was the source of the tip: Egyptian intelligence gleaned news of the plot from Army of Islam operatives captured earlier in the Sinai. Egyptian security forces work to interdict arms and explosives on smuggling routes that run across the vast expanse from Sudan to Gaza. But sharing the intelligence on Namnam with their Israeli counterparts marked a level of Egyptian cooperation not seen by the Jewish state in years. Looks like nobody liked Namnam... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 A wonderful joke, Johnnie, but Procter & Gamble's diaper brand in Egypt is Pampers. They generally reuse product names across the world, which is why in Japan their laundry detergent brand is called Ariel -- not one of the smartest moves by one of Harvard Business School's favourite companies for case studies. I s'pose it's possible, though, that the local term for nappies is namnam, or perhaps its a local brand? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-11-13 13:31 |
| #1 Proctor & Gamble, the manufacturers of the Namnam diaper in Egypt, were "largely relieved" to hear of his demise. |
| Posted by: Ralphs son Johnnie 2010-11-13 06:31 |