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| Muslim brotherhood sweep pre-empts near coup in Egypt |
| 2007-02-18 |
| (KUNA) -- Some 78 Muslim Brotherhood members were rounded up Thursday in Egypt on several charges including reviving a banned movement and owning banned anti-regime literature and given 15-day jail sentences. The arrests were made ahead of a plan, the Brotherhood were getting ready to implement Friday in Cairo and other districts with the purpose of inciting the public to take to the street. The "brothers," who would have worn semi-military uniforms and carried weapons during the demonstrations, which were planned in protest against some social issues, a security source said. It added that the street demonstrations were expected to lead to "some kind of civil disobedience." MENA stressed that the plan, which was to have been implemented by non-student elements, would have been hard to oppose once the street demonstrations started. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 sounds like you never heard of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Actually, I have. There was also another guy down near Sugar Land, TX iirc who was doing similar mean, evil things like making the prisoners sleep in tents. Oh, the humanity. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-02-18 19:12 |
| #7 SteveS, sounds like you never heard of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. I think you'd like him. |
| Posted by: Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-02-18 18:33 |
| #6 prison should be what it is: the confiscation of freedom and choice from those who deserve it. Internal hierarchy actions and politics (and sanctions) are to be expected. Whiners and those of tight sphincters ahould act accordingly |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-02-18 17:25 |
| #5 There is something to be said for making prison a harsh and unpleasant experience. I've heard more than one habitual miscreant say "I could do that time standing on my head". If I were King of the Forest, prison would mean pink jumpsuits, 8 hours of hoeing the cabbages, 3 squares of nutritious soy meal with cabbage and evenings of soothing elevator muzak. Fifteen days of that ought to be worth ninety days of cable tv and weightlifting. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-02-18 16:38 |
| #4 It's Egyptian prisons. Once you're in, there's no guarantee you'll come out again, or come out whole. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-02-18 09:26 |
| #3 Those fifteen days will make them think twice before pulling off another near coup. Plus I think traditional hudnas last less than a fortnight so this is harsh to the max. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-02-18 04:15 |
| #2 ahhh Muslim Brotherhood members given the HARSH 15-day jail sentences, yep that oughta work. |
| Posted by: RD 2007-02-18 01:41 |
| #1 Seems like a recall a major amnesty for the "brothers" several months ago. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-02-18 00:53 |