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2009-03-18 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Egypt nabs two Hamas officials trying to slip $850,000 into Gaza

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Posted by Fred 2009-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 I see the TARP money is already circulating.

Posted by ed 2009-03-18 08:37|| 2009-03-18 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 should say,

"Two Hamas officials returning from Egypt were caught trying to cross the Gaza border Tuesday with nearly $850,000 stuffed into candy tins [but without having paid the customary bribes], an Egyptian security official said.

Posted by mhw 2009-03-18 12:19|| 2009-03-18 12:19|| Front Page Top

#3 stuffed with 454,000 and $260,000 in cash instead of candy

That seems an odd amount to be carrying. I wonder how much the two Hamas gentlemen were carrying before they encountered Egyptian border security? Not that it matters -- let Egypt be enriched by the amount that Hamas has lost.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-03-18 19:22|| 2009-03-18 19:22|| Front Page Top

#4 I'll bet they stored their money in the freezer.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2009-03-18 21:11|| 2009-03-18 21:11|| Front Page Top

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