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2011-04-22 Africa North

Hundreds demand release of Omar Abdel-Rahman

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Posted by Steve White 2011-04-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I worry re Egypt another Pakistan in the making!

Posted by Angeretle Snore6772 2011-04-22 07:38|| 2011-04-22 07:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't take long at all.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-04-22 08:39|| 2011-04-22 08:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Rahman's group in Egypt long had a hot war with the government, killing not just the head of counterintelligence, but also the speaker of their parliament and 1,200 other Egyptians.

In response, the government arrested 20,000 of them, and killed several thousand more. So they carried out the Luxor massacre. Bad idea, as it turned the public against them big time.

Even Rahman, in prison, realized what a mistake it was and tried to blame Israel. Zawahiri (The new #2 in al-Qaeda), tried to blame the Egyptian police.

Finally Rahman's group had to make a non-violence accord with the government, which caused them to schism.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-22 08:54|| 2011-04-22 08:54|| Front Page Top

#4 What was that saying about not executing vermin cause it gives the other vermin a martyr to rally around?

Posted by AlanC 2011-04-22 11:35|| 2011-04-22 11:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Perhaps the Islamists will be forced to take some tourists to Egypt hostage & insist on a swap.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-04-22 20:39|| 2011-04-22 20:39|| Front Page Top

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