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2013-04-05 Africa North

Salafists to hold conference against 'spread of Shia doctrine in Egypt'

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Posted by Fred 2013-04-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Salafists

#1 That'll put a damper on the tourists-from-Iran trade.

Posted by Pappy 2013-04-05 10:14|| 2013-04-05 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 It seems to me the Islamists (AP is loathe to use the term) are more interested in killing each other these days than killing Infidels.

Whew, that is reassuring, I am headed to Libya as soon as my passport comes back from the embassy in Washington. As long as they are preoccupied with this "who is the most Islamically pure" and "who is going to succeed Mohammed" stuff I think I am fairly safe. My employers say Tripoli is safe but Bengazi is a mess and the transitional government doesn't quite know what to do with all of the nutjobs congregating there or why they are congregating there..

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-04-05 12:34|| 2013-04-05 12:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Bengazi is a mess and the transitional government doesn't quite know what to do with all of the nutjobs congregating there or why they are congregating there.

Benghazi has had Islamist influences, even when Khadaffi was in power. There is a significant Egyptian immigrant population, and the city has cultural and economic ties to Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood also sent support to the Libyan rebels at the start of the 2011 uprising.

Benghazi is also a seaport, meaning it's a good place to ship large amounts of captured Libyan weapons to Syria (via Turkey.)

Posted by Pappy 2013-04-05 13:59|| 2013-04-05 13:59|| Front Page Top

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