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| El Baradei - we'll fight Israel if they attack Gaza | |
| 2011-04-05 | |
| In interview with Arab newspaper, former IAEA chief says if elected as Egypt's next president he will open Rafah crossing in case of an Israeli attack. Former International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian law scholar and Iranian catspaw. He was head of the IAEA from December 1997 to November 2009. At some point during his tenure he was purchased by the Iranians. ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for something in 2005. After stepping down from his IAEA position ElBaradei attempted to horn in on the 2011 Egyptian protests which culminated in the collapse of the Mubarak regime. ElBaradei served on the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group, a lefty NGO that is bankrolled by the Carnegie Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as George Soros' Open Society Institute. Soros himself serves as a member of the organization's Executive Committee. who had previously announced his intetions to run for the presidency of Egypt, said Monday that "if Israel attacked Gaza we would declare war against the Zionist regime." In an interview with the Al-Watan newspaper he said: "In case of any future Israeli attack on Gaza - as the next president of Egypt -- I will open the Rafah border crossing and will consider different ways to implement the joint Arab defense agreement."
Discussing his agenda for Egypt, ElBaradei said that distribution of income between the different classes in Egypt would be his most important priority if he were to win the upcoming elections. | |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #11 Now, now - Yahweh spank! |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-04-05 16:30 |
| #10 Bring forth the plans for again, annexation of Gush Katif. If the smuggling continues and this becomes unmanageable, take that and the Sinai too. You own that land anyways - no reason to allow these punks to determine your sovereignty. Bless Yerusalem. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-04-05 13:53 |
| #9 #6 Mr. Elbardi, what will your stance be if Hezbollah or Hamas attacks Israel? Maybe I should have said: "When are you going to acknowledge Hamas' ongoing attacks on Israel?" |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-04-05 12:42 |
| #8 Wow how many times do they have to be defeated? I would not worry to much about the Egyptian Air Force, they seem to disappear in 48 hours. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2011-04-05 11:12 |
| #7 Just as I |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-04-05 10:54 |
| #6 Mr. Elbardi, what will your stance be if Hezbollah or Hamas attacks Israel? Just as I though. No outrage? And you wouldn't mind at all. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-04-05 10:52 |
| #5 Dear Mr. El Baradei: Please accept the following short historical recap of the 19 day Yom Kippur conflict of 1973 with best wishes 1973. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-04-05 08:34 |
| #4 Be a shame if Hilary had to press the vaunted Reset Button on all those shiny F-16s. |
| Posted by: Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-04-05 05:23 |
| #3 HEZBOLLAH = the ZIONIST ENEMY has hifted its methods, etc. towards "SOFT WAR". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-05 02:38 |
| #2 TOPIX > HEZBOLLAH OFFICIAL: WE CAN CHOKE [destroy] ISRAEL, + Region in a matter of minutes. Hezbollah's strength lies in its spirit + dedication to God + Islam, notsomuch in its weapons. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-05 02:37 |
| #1 Dear Mr. El Baradei: Please accept the following short historical recap of the 19 day Yom Kippur conflict of 1973 with best wishes: The war began with a massive and successful Egyptian crossing of the Suez Canal during the first three days, after which they dug in, settling into a stalemate. The Syrians coordinated their attack on the Golan Heights to coincide with the Egyptian offensive and initially made threatening gains against the greatly outnumbered defenders. Within a week, Israel recovered and launched a four-day counter-offensive, driving deep into Syria. To relieve this pressure, the Egyptians went back on the offensive, but were decisively defeated; the Israelis then counterattacked at the seam between two Egyptian armies, crossed the Suez Canal, and advanced southward and westward in over a week of heavy fighting. An October 22 United Nations-brokered ceasefire quickly unraveled, with each side blaming the other for the breach. By 24 October, the Israelis had improved their positions considerably and completed their encirclement of Egypt's Third Army. This development prompted superpower tension, but a second ceasefire was imposed cooperatively on October 25 to end the war. At the conclusion of hostilities, Israeli forces were 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Damascus and 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Cairo. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-04-05 01:44 |