"Egypt’s top Sunni Muslim cleric says the country’s former president Hosni Mubarak should be granted mercy instead of facing prosecution, a German newspaper reported Saturday. Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand sheik of Cairo’s Al-Azhar institution, was quoted by German weekly Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung’s Sunday edition as saying that “mercy should prevail over justice’’ given Mubarak’s achievements and his poor health."
Make it a mercy killing then.
Egypt’s Mubarak to be tried over protester deaths
Which is a totally rewritten PoS that cut this:
The announcement that Mubarak would face a criminal court grants a major demand of Egyptians who have threatened a second revolution amid growing worries about the slow pace of change under the country's new military rulers.
A close associate of Mubarak's, Hussein Salem, also was charged with bribery. He is at large.
The Mubaraks are accused of taking bribes to facilitate for Salem to get business deals, including land in the Sinai and a business deal to export gas to Israel.
So not only is Gaza open, but Israeli gas is in danger of being shut off.
Related: Mubarak to be tried on charges of conspiring to kill demonstrators (By David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times)
That's the PoS you webbers got.
"Egyptians make new push for reforms; Protesters vent their displeasure with leaders" by Maggie Michael, Associated Press / May 28, 2011
CAIRO — Thousands of protesters returned to downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday for what they called a “second revolution,’’ pressing Egypt’s military rulers to speed up the pace of democratic reforms in a country that is still charting its political future.
Didn't France have about five of them before they got it right?
Protesters carried banners reading the “Egyptian revolution is not over’’ and chanted the slogan.
Christians and Muslims took turns praying in Tahrir Square, as they did during the protests that forced the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in February. Sectarian clashes have turned deadly since the revolution.
See why I'm doubting what my agenda-pushing, war-promoting paper says?
They also called for the speedy trial of Mubarak and high-ranking members of his regime....
Turnout was lower than expected after the ruling military warned that “dubious’’ elements may try to cause chaos during the protests and said it would stay clear of the protest area to avoid friction.
Protesters waved Egypt’s flag in Tahrir Square yesterday during a demonstration against military rulers over the pace of democratic reforms in their country. (Pedro Costa/AFP/Getty Images)
That's a hell of a lot of people for a low turnout, sigh.
The lack of a security presence made some protesters feel unsafe....
Sigh.
I'm so sick of this slanted, agenda-pushing shit!!!!!
Protesters formed checkpoints at the square’s entrances, body-searched visitors, and asked for identification.
No big deal when the fascist AmeriKan TSA makes you do it though.
Some protesters vowed to stay all night.
The military’s leadership of the country’s democratic transition has left many protesters dissatisfied.
“I came here because I didn’t feel that Egypt changed,’’ technician Raafat Hendi said, under huge posters calling for a new constitution.
Then it probably hasn't.
Some critics accuse the military rulers of collaborating with the former regime and being too lenient in their prosecution of Mubarak, his family, and regime members.
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s best organized political force, opposed the protest and called it an attempt to drive a wedge between the military and the people.
Hmmmm.
See: The use of the Muslim Brotherhood by MI6 and the CIA in Egypt, Syria and Iran
The Brotherhood’s absence will test the ability of liberal and secular groups to launch their own sustained opposition movement....
The protest movement fears a growing convergence of opinions between the Islamists and the military....
So they were protesting on behalf of Israel, 'eh?
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"Mubarak fined for Internet disruption
CAIRO — An Egyptian judge has fined Hosni Mubarak and two other former officials $90 million for government-imposed telecommunication disruptions during the uprising that led to his ouster. Internet and mobile phone services were cut for days in January (AP)."
Related: Who Cares About Mubarak's Wife?
Also see: Egypt hopes restored tombs attract tourists
