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Africa North
Egyptian official: gov't has no intention of releasing Grapel
2011-10-05
Clearly they don't need the $2billion a year we're giving them. Cut 'em off.
An Egyptian official said on Wednesday morning that the Egyptian government had no intention of releasing accused spy Ilan Grapel during a visit by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
...current SecDef, previously Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta served as President Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997 and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993....
, Army Radio reported. Grapel, a 27-year-old US-Israeli dual citizen, was jugged in June on charges of spying for Israel.

The denial came as Egyptian media sources speculated Tuesday that Israel may release a number of Egyptian prisoners in exchange for the release of Grapel, A-Shams reported. That report could not be confirmed, however.
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#1  That's kidnapping for ransom, NOT arresting a bad guy.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2011-10-05 10:31  

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