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2011-10-15 Africa North

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Posted by 2011-10-15 10:46|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Can't get in. A friend of mine had an Egyptian-born Copt lawyer working for him. A liberal, he was ecstatic about the Arab spring.
The lawyer told him that without Mubarak, the Copts will die. He thought she was exaggerating, and had an axe to grind. She was right on point. Very sad.

Posted by Sgt. D.T. 2011-10-15 12:40|| 2011-10-15 12:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Did you try googling the title, Sgt. D. T.? Google has some sort of deal with the Wall Street Journal.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-15 12:57|| 2011-10-15 12:57|| Front Page Top

#3 This is a link to a subscription-only website. Please don't post links to subscription-only websites, the rest of us can't read them.

Here's the Google search, I'm not seeing anything. It would be nice for the submitter, whoever he is, to do the legwork and find an article that everyone can read.

Posted by gromky 2011-10-15 13:22|| 2011-10-15 13:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Your link got me to the complete article, gromky. I'm on an iPad, and I don't have a subscription to the Wall Street Journal. I wish I knew why it doesn't work for you...

Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-15 14:31|| 2011-10-15 14:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Syria would be wise to start importing Copt refugees. And if Assad is smart, start returning the favor by persuading Sunnis to move to Sunni-run countries like Egypt, where they'll presumably be more comfortable.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-10-15 16:57|| 2011-10-15 16:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Syria would be wise to start importing Copt refugees.

The United States would be wise to import Copt refugees. Like the Iraqi Christians, they'd make good Americans.

Posted by Steve White 2011-10-15 17:27|| 2011-10-15 17:27|| Front Page Top

#7 my first response is ofcourse! I then think about these people who had never planned nor intended to move here and adopt our language/nationality/history/ and most importantly, our social custom/compact. It needs to be made clear that THAT is the deal, take it or leave it. You don't like it? Stay there.

Posted by Frank G 2011-10-15 17:31|| 2011-10-15 17:31|| Front Page Top

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