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| Waterwars: Egypt demands Ethiopia halt Nile dam, upping stakes |
| 2013-06-07 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 Keep in mind that surveys say that 90% of Egyptians are strong supporters of women's mutilations, of exterminating the real Egyptians, the Copts and for making Sharia the absolute law, much more strict that Saudia. |
| Posted by: Pliny the Cheap6130 2013-06-07 22:50 |
| #5 I hearby move to make a petition for $billions to the Ethiopian Dam Project. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-06-07 17:51 |
| #4 After filling, if no water is diverted, Egypt will be back where it was Last I checked, Egypt is in DIRE straits, and can ill afford any more losses, even those related to simply filling an upstream dam. Maybe a few extra billion $ in international aid is called for. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-06-07 15:13 |
| #3 There may lie the compromise. It can be filled more slowly, perhaps. After filling, if no water is diverted, Egypt will be back where it was, no loss. Ethiopia can allow dam output to ramp up. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2013-06-07 08:32 |
| #2 filling the dam will take a years flow of the Blue Nile, which is 85% of the Niles total flow. I'm not surprised Egypt is panicking. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2013-06-07 01:14 |
| #1 No one from the Ethiopian government was immediately available to comment. No they were not available as they were trying to get the right diplomatic language together to say "F0CK YOU and the Camel you rode in on" in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Posted by: Au Auric 2013-06-07 01:13 |