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Africa North
Egypt Islamist campaigns to substitute US aid
2012-02-17
Egypt's prime minister and the head of the influential seat of Islamic learning, al-Azhar, on Thursday praised a campaign by an Islamist scholar to raise donations as a substitute for US aid that is threatened by a stand-off over civil society groups.
 
The campaign spearheaded by prominent Salafi scholar Mohamed Hassaan calls on Egyptians to pay $1.66 each in response to US threats to cut aid to Egypt over investigations that have resulted in charges against 19 Americans.
Because, being on the edge of starvation as so many Egyptians are, what is a day's food for their children compared to letting the Muslim Brotherhood go to war against Israel?
Posted by:trailing wife

#8  "Forged," mojo?

You mean counterfeit. Forgeries are more within the expertise of CBS News and Russian spies.
Posted by: American Delight   2012-02-17 12:19  

#7  Pay them in forged Iranian Rials.
Posted by: mojo   2012-02-17 12:13  

#6  Maybe the will attack Lybia in order to aquire their abundant food supplies.
Posted by: bman   2012-02-17 10:13  

#5  The Muslim brotherhood will try to institute in Egypt Iran's weird combination of theocracy and Marxist economics. The problem is that unlike Iran, Egypt has no oil. And Iran's economy is tottering despite having ample oil reserves. Traditionally, countries with large populations but few resources have gone abroad, sword in hand, to acquire those resources from neighbors who possess more of them. Egypt's misfortune is to exist in an era of Pax Americana, where its expansion in any direction is blocked by American arms.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2012-02-17 09:19  

#4  Saudi,UAE,Kuwait and Qatar will substitute US aid

I shouldn't think so, Gruth McGurque5303. Their promises will e generous, though -- they make wonderful promises.
Posted by: trailing wife   2012-02-17 08:15  

#3  Saudi,UAE,Kuwait and Qatar will substitute US aid
Posted by: Gruth McGurque5303   2012-02-17 08:12  

#2  US aid is several billion. $1.66 per Egyptian would be about $120M. M Hassaan may not be very good at math or else he meant $1.66 per Egyptian per week.
Posted by: lord garth   2012-02-17 06:58  

#1  With what, prayer?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-02-17 06:27  

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