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Debka: (wash and rinse) Mubarak pulls forces out of N. Sinai, US MFO unit spits too
2008-01-24
President HosniHosni MubarakMubarak redeployed his special border force from the Gazan border to points south of El Arish, Bir Lahfan and Abu Aweigila. This step effectively handed over to the control of Hamas-led Palestinian terrorist organizations and al Qaedal a northernnorthern SinaiSinai enclave of roughly 855 sq, km., twice the area of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

Early Thursday, Jan. 24, American forces and equipment withdrew from the Multi-force Organization base at Al Gura northeast of al Arish. This force monitors Sinai's demilitarization under a key clause of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty. Washington and Cairo are discussing evacuating the entire base and its 400 multinational personnel. The Egyptian high command was informed that Hamas had begun moving some of its elite units to its new stronghold. Egyptian forces are not capable of contending with this strength or the hundreds of thousands of Gazan Palestinians on the move between Gaza and Sinai since Hamas blew up the concrete border fence Tuesday.

Posted by:3dc

#12  WND > EGYPT STANDS DOWN AS WEAPONS RUSH INTO GAZA; + TOPIX > EGYPT TURNS OVER GAZA TO HAMAS/ ISRAEL'S ENEMIES.

Lest we fergit, 1980's-Present > MANY PALESTN. ACTIVS-RADICALISTS + EVEN A FEW PRO-PEACE ISRAELI, WESTERN ACTIVISTS SUPPOR AN "PEACE OPTION" = PLAN TO BUILD A PA/PALESTN.-CONTROLLED "HIGHWAY" BTWN GAZA + WEST BANK.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-01-24 20:43  

#11  Clever.

Of course, that also means that if Hamas' attacks on Israel worsen significantly, Egypt is a legitimate target for a response attack too.
Posted by: lotp   2008-01-24 19:41  

#10  We have paid Egypt $2 billion a year for more than two decades to see that this would not happen. Now is the time to pull the plug on Mubarak and his miserable unworthies.
Posted by: Balthazar   2008-01-24 18:07  

#9  Actually, no: they've FATA'ed that part of the Sinai, with the collaboration of the Egyptians.

Think about it. The land is still Egyptian, so Egypt will protest any attacks by Israelis on Hamas in the Sinai, yet by having their military units out of that area, they give Hamas a free hand to act.

Here's the mapping:

Egypt == Pakistan
Israel == Afghanistan
Hamas == Taliban
Hamas occupied Sinai == FATA

Clever.

Posted by: Ptah   2008-01-24 17:45  

#8  Very doubtful that Egypt would pull all their forces out. It would lead to Paleo confiscation of taxes, then Paleo confiscation of businesses and homes.

Oh, please, let that happen! I want to see Egyptians walking around with keys around their necks, lamenting the homes stolen from them by the Palestinians.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2008-01-24 17:28  

#7  Paleos looking for Lebensraum, I suppose.....Things are a bit cramped in Gaza.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2008-01-24 16:12  

#6  For some reason I imagine the elite units have large artillery shells strapped to their heads like in the cartoons.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-01-24 13:42  

#5  Very doubtful that Egypt would pull all their forces out. It would lead to Paleo confiscation of taxes, then Paleo confiscation of businesses and homes.
Posted by: mhw   2008-01-24 12:58  

#4  Yes to all that.
Posted by: Excalibur   2008-01-24 12:45  

#3  Hmmmmmm, twice the size of Gaza huh?

How about Israel takes over all of Gaza. That still leaves the Paleo's twice the territory that they have now. They'd have their true Hamasastan.

First rocket they fire nuke the place.
Posted by: AlanC   2008-01-24 11:59  

#2  Maybe there is a detachment of al-Quds and one of al-Qaeda. They know how to maximize the use of human shield cover.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-01-24 11:22  

#1  Hamas had begun moving some of its elite units to its new stronghold.

Elite? Hamas? What does it take to be a ELITE HAMAS unit? They bring their own children and women to hide behind?
Posted by: Almost Anonymous5839   2008-01-24 11:00  

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