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2008-01-24 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2008-01-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced that he had ordered his troops to allow Palestinians to cross into Egypt because they were starving.

Yeah, that's it. Please blow up the wall and come in. It's too much trouble for me to open the door. Since you're all skin and bones, please have some food. Of course, you'll have to pay for it. Then leave. Don't bother about the mess you made, I'll take care later.

Posted by gorb 2008-01-24 01:45|| 2008-01-24 01:45|| Front Page Top

#2 He better be careful they don't eat him...

Posted by tu3031 2008-01-24 08:50|| 2008-01-24 08:50|| Front Page Top

#3 I believe sporq'qs are mentioned in the Kebab Sura.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-01-24 09:22|| 2008-01-24 09:22|| Front Page Top

#4 That was mighty white of him, considering that the Gazoo is actually part Egypt.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-01-24 09:54|| 2008-01-24 09:54|| Front Page Top

#5 What kind of currency is being used to buy the food? Euros? Dollars? or does the paleo piaster exchange well with the egyptians.

Posted by bman 2008-01-24 11:42|| 2008-01-24 11:42|| Front Page Top

#6 One article said yesterday they were taking Israeli shekels.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-01-24 11:50|| 2008-01-24 11:50|| Front Page Top

#7 The locals were doing a brisk biz exchanging shekels for dollars, etc.

This type of exchange usually includes at least a 5% cut for the exhanger's service.

Posted by mhw">mhw 2008-01-24 12:14|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2008-01-24 12:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Mubarak is making sure that he is not seen as abrogating Arab customs of hospitality.

Might seem like a trivial issue to us, but that perception could go a long way to preventing the Muslim Brotherhood from stirring up serious internal unrest by removing a pretext for public anger at him.

Posted by lotp 2008-01-24 12:34|| 2008-01-24 12:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Good a time as any to blow up the Israeli electric pylons and water mains going to Gaza. Blame it on Kassams.

Posted by ed 2008-01-24 12:50|| 2008-01-24 12:50|| Front Page Top

#10 Paleo piasters

That just about brought my coffee back up through my nose ...

Lotp, good point.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-01-24 13:30|| 2008-01-24 13:30|| Front Page Top

#11 do not insult the blessed spork, infidel! I keeel you!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-24 19:58|| 2008-01-24 19:58|| Front Page Top

#12 One of those interviewed yesterday said he was taking 800(some)Dollars to buy food, cooking oil, etc.

I can't take 800 bucks to the store.
And yes he said dollars, makes me wonder where he got them.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-24 20:00|| 2008-01-24 20:00|| Front Page Top

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