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2005-07-17 Africa: North

Egyptian Ministry Denies El-Nasharâs Al-Qaeda Link

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Posted by Fred 2005-07-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I would think a visit by the UK Ambassador to Egypt is in order, so that he might remind them that the UK maintains a ready stock of thermoneculear weapons. Just in case they intend to engage in typical mideastern asshattery they can be disabused of that idea. (If only Blair had the balls.) Well, one can dream, can't one?

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-07-17 00:41|| 2005-07-17 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 You are probably correct,SPOD.But one of Britain's dearest friends holds Egypt's purse strings.

Posted by raptor 2005-07-17 07:16|| 2005-07-17 07:16|| Front Page Top

#3 And it's getting time for that friend to empty the purse, permanently. US $2 billion/year buys a lot of bullets.... or bunker busters.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-07-17 07:33|| 2005-07-17 07:33|| Front Page Top

#4 How does Al-Fishawi explain El-Nashar's renting the flat used by the terrorists?

By all means, let's give them a few more billions of dollars!

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-17 13:18|| 2005-07-17 13:18|| Front Page Top

#5 I don't think the Egyptians will be scared of the Brits. Nasser faced them down in '56 over the Suez, and both sides remember who won that one: the Brits no longer control the Canal.

Nope, we're going to need more eloquent means of persuasion.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2005-07-17 13:50|| 2005-07-17 13:50|| Front Page Top

#6 As the UK, France and Israel have proved Egypts control of the Suez is by the leave of others, not because Egypt can even start to defend it.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-07-17 14:00|| 2005-07-17 14:00|| Front Page Top

#7 Steve White

Your memory is failing. The Egyptian army had its a ss kicked whenver it tried to battle anyone of the three opposing powers (against the Israelis most of the time the Egyptians simply fled according to the book written by Moshe Dayan).

It was the Eisenhower administration pressuring who forced the Israelis out of Sinai and the Franco-British out of Suez.

Posted by Whater Ulaviger2430 2005-07-17 14:50|| 2005-07-17 14:50|| Front Page Top

#8 What WU said, it was IKE that did the dirty deed.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-17 19:47|| 2005-07-17 19:47|| Front Page Top

#9 And the UK left East of Suez. Piss poor move on Ikes part.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-17 19:48|| 2005-07-17 19:48|| Front Page Top

#10 Muburak is probably thinking turn about is fair play. Half of Al-Jihad's leadership has been given asylum in Britain and Egypt's request for their extradition have been repeatedly denied.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2005-07-17 20:32|| 2005-07-17 20:32|| Front Page Top

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