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2003-12-28 Africa: North

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Posted by Steve White 2003-12-28 12:48:36 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I have often wondered how an Egyptian becomes an expert on nuclear weapons? Does Egypt have them? I mean where did he get his experience - in Iraq,Iran, Libya??

Posted by Jack is Back! 2003-12-28 3:34:16 AM|| 2003-12-28 3:34:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, so I'm not the only one who doesn't "get" the joke of an Egyptian Dummy and a Swiss Bon Bon being the UN's chosen weapons inspection teams "chiefs"...

This is a classic example from the "What's wrong with this picture?" series.

Posted by .com 2003-12-28 7:32:44 AM|| 2003-12-28 7:32:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The egyptian nuke program was started back when they were cozying up to the soviets(60's?). Nuke power and research with the aim of a egyptian bomb. When it became clear the soviets didn't care much for that idea, most of them went to work for the Iraqi nuclear program, just after Sammy took over. From there they took jobs with the UN, I saw one article that over half of IAEA was of Arab or Egyptian origin.

Posted by Steve 2003-12-28 11:31:43 AM|| 2003-12-28 11:31:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Steve---IIRC the article mentioned the nuclear engineering program at the University of Alexandria, where they ~~crank out~~ graduate about 40 per year. Since they have nowhere in Egypt to go for employment, they work in other countries in the Middle ~~Earth~~ East or wind up working for the IAEA. And with them aboard, Ladies and Gentlemen, forever on vigilant watch for WMD, you can all sleep the sleep of babes, no worries.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-28 1:18:47 PM|| 2003-12-28 1:18:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 A. Paul, ARRRRRGGGGHHHH!
I have almost complete insomnia now...!
In Dr. Hamir Hamza's book "Saddam's Bombmaker," he stated over and over that the hyper-vigilance of the IAEA was one of the only successful checks on Saddam's nukeyalar ambitions...
But I'm with you guys: How can we leave checking on the Islamist rogue states to a (jihadi) man named Mohammed???
The "Islam Bomb" was Nasser's idea and he made sure that lots of little Egyptian boys like ElBaradei got the appropriate training and education to make that happen.

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-12-28 3:00:38 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2003-12-28 3:00:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Jennie---Here is a link that presents a timeline for events concerning Egypt's nuclear ambitions in the sixties, just in case you are bored during insomnia.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-28 4:43:01 PM|| 2003-12-28 4:43:01 PM|| Front Page Top

01:45 Rivrdog
00:30 phil_b
23:43 Les Nessman
23:34 Les Nessman
23:25 Les Nessman
23:20 Bomb-a-rama
22:34 RussSchultz
22:12 Glenn (not Reynolds)
22:01 Anonymous
21:52 Pappy
21:05 John Anderson
20:59 Cheddarhead
20:53 john
20:49 Penguin
20:47 Chuck
20:44 john
20:43 Tony (UK)
20:37 Frank G
20:30 john
20:30 Tony (UK)
20:25 NotMikeMoore
20:09 Arch
20:08 Tony (UK)
19:58 Tony (UK)