Shhhhhhhh!
"Egypt spy allegations against Israeli denied by family, classmates" June 14, 2011|By Amy Teibel, Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Friends and relatives of a US-born Israeli arrested in Egypt on spy charges said yesterday he is a law student in Atlanta with an avid interest in the Mideast — and not a Mossad agent out to sabotage Egypt’s revolution, as Egyptian authorities have charged....
Egypt, like other Arab states, has a long history of blaming internal problems on Israeli saboteurs.
Yeah, with GOOD REASON!
Try on the LAVON AFFAIR or the attack on the U.S.S. LIBERTY for size!
“I hope this doesn’t mark a new direction of putting peace in deep freeze and beginning harassment,’’ said Israeli lawmaker Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, who counts longtime president Hosni Mubarak as a personal friend....
Well, now we know the Neo-Con/Globalist/Zionist/New World Order/call-it-what-you-will were not behind that revolution.
Yup, a TRUE PEOPLES REVOLT and PROTEST in Egypt!
Law school colleagues cast doubts on the allegations, and an Egyptian Facebook page, sardonically called “stupid Israeli spy,’’ even mocked the charges, saying no spy could have bumbled so badly.
I'm not so sure about that.
27-year-old Ilan Grapel appears to have been traveling under his real name, making no secret of his Israeli links. His connections to Israel, including his past military service, are easy to find on the Internet.
“I don’t think a Mossad agent would post things on Facebook, travel under his own name, and get a grant from law school to travel,’’ said Rebecca Peskin, a classmate at Emory University in Atlanta, dismissing the Egyptian allegations. “This is a big misunderstanding.’’
Maybe, but you sure can't blame the world for being suspicious after all the Israeli shenanigans involving false flags and stolen passports, sorry.
Will Felder, another Emory classmate, said Grapel was born in New York City, then moved to Israel, where his grandparents live, as a young man.
Like most Israeli citizens, he performed compulsory military service. He was wounded in the 2006 war between the Israeli military and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas....
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What IS ODD is I have NEVER SEEN ANOTHER WORD in my NEWSPAPER!
Related: I Spy Iran
Yeah, NO WORD ABOUT THEM, either -- which would lead one to conclude that they are in fact spies!
Other secrets (as relayed by my Boston Globe):
"Mubarak associate’s assets frozen" by Associated Press / June 18, 2011
MADRID — Spain has frozen $47 million in accounts held by a detained Egyptian associate of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and relatives of the detainee, who is also wanted back home, officials said yesterday. Bail was set at $38.6 million.
Hussein Salem, 77, his son Khaled, and an associate described as a front man were arrested in a Madrid suburb....
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"Mubarak’s health is a highly politicized issue in Egypt, and his prosecution has been complicated by concerns over his condition.....
Then just hang 'em and get it over with.
Maybe it's me, but I'm not concerned about that scum; I care about the wonderful Egyptian people who receive such little coverage now.
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"Calls are growing in Egypt for a delay of September’s parliamentary elections....
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"Egypt puts a presidential poll on Facebook" by Associated Press / June 22, 2011
CAIRO — Egypt’s military rulers have posted a Facebook poll to gauge the popularity of nearly 20 presidential hopefuls, an attempt to show their commitment to a democratic transition in the face of rising criticism of their management of the country....
Skeptics, who say the military is just perpetuating the Mubarak regime’s tight controls on politics, suspect the poll is a way for the generals to promote their favorite candidate.
Political analyst Emad Gad also suggested the military may be shopping for candidates. “Maybe the military is thinking about backing one candidate and wants to get an indication about the relative weight of the candidates,’’ he said.
Elections under Mubarak were consistently marred by fraud and rigging....
Aren't all elections?
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Time for me to put up another poll.
