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Egyptians condemn Israeli attacks
on Gaza, but most don’t want to
go to war over them
Washington Post, by Michael Birnbaum
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Posted By:LittleHoodedMonk, 11/18/2012 5:42:33 PM
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| Cario - For 30 years, Egyptians simmered with anger toward Israel, frustrated that their longtime leader Hosni Mubarak wasn’t aggressive enough toward their hated neighbor. But under Mubarak’s successor, few in Egypt seem to be spoiling for a fight. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who is aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood, has condemned Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip in recent days, and he has sent high-level delegations in support of Hamas, the hard-line Islamist group that rules Gaza and that Israel considers a terrorist organization. But Morsi has sought peace, not war,
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What? The much ´´feared´´ Muslim Brotherhood doesn´t want to join its friends at Hamas in fighting the Jews? All one has to do is read their [Arab] version of this conflict and its all about the Israelis targeting civilians, especially children. We know that all these terrorist are cowards because they always try to cover their face when waving their weapons for a photo op and never go out in ´´uniform.´´
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Spidey, 11/18/2012 5:57:11 PM (No. 9022569)
Egypt is facing the fact the conditions aren´t right for a massive ground invasion plus he´s an Obama puppet who will stay in line for get foreign aid.None of these arab spring countries have the organizational skill to pull off a war without thousand of them being killed themselves. Nobody wants to be first in line in a ground invasion,good ole self preservation takes over.
Morsi is also trying to create an image of a legitimate leader around the world.
If Egypt invaded Israel,Obama would get the blame for putting him in power.
The Islamists will just have to go back and wait out Iran getting the nuke.Even then,there´s no such thing as a surgical nuke.Nuclear clouds drift where you don´t want them to.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Stopstoreload, 11/18/2012 6:01:56 PM (No. 9022574)
I know these people are foreigners and like that, but has it occurred to them that Hamas attcked Israel to start all of this?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
horacer, 11/18/2012 6:09:03 PM (No. 9022584)
No one wants Egypt to attack, even Hamas. Israel would retake the Sinai and shut off all the smuggling routes into Gaza. The Egyptian army would be humiliated. The chances of a coup against Morsi by even crazier elements would rise. All the salafist militants who use the Sinai as a staging area would get cleaned out. This is one on one, Israel v. Hamas.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
JAN, 11/18/2012 6:15:54 PM (No. 9022595)
The arabs are so brave when it comes to assaulting defenseless women.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
wendybird, 11/18/2012 6:22:25 PM (No. 9022604)
Why is it that Israel is always attacking somebody willy nilly? No one ever lobs missiles into their country, everyone surrounding Israel loves them to death, practically.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
tren9, 11/18/2012 7:49:07 PM (No. 9022690)
If the war started now, the arabs would only be able to field about a fifth of what they did last time. And they lost last time.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
stablemoney, 11/18/2012 8:02:54 PM (No. 9022704)
Good idea. That would be the end of the Egyptian government.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Evocatus, 11/18/2012 10:33:23 PM (No. 9022870)
Israel:
Starting at the Northern Border of Gaza, begin leveling it, block by block. Drive the gazans southwards, block by block, and through the gaza/Egyptian border. Then, re-establish the border. Let Egypt, feed, clothe and tolerate the former-gazans/New Egyptians.
Problem solved.
Think about the West Bank and Jordan.
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Nashville, Tenn. - When federal agents descended on the Knoxville headquarters of Pilot Flying J on April 15, it was the first inkling the public and company executives had of an FBI and Internal Revenue Service investigation that began nearly two years ago. After the country´s largest diesel retailer sought to downplay the probe, federal officials took the unusual step of unsealing an affidavit that helped authorize the raid before any charges have been filed. The sworn statement recounts internal Pilot conversations that led investigators to conclude there was a widespread scheme to defraud trucking
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Texas Tribune [Austin, TX], by Kate Galbraith
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The Tsarnaev family: A faded portrait
of an immigrant’s American dream
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Washington Post, by Marc Fisher*
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NBC: White House Regrets
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Michelle Obama did not walk the E!-streamed red carpet before tonight´s White House Correspondents´ Dinner — she was already at home, of course — so our first glimpse of her black Monique Lhuillier gown came later, once dinner started. And damn does she look good. This is a sexier look on her than usual, with a sheer lace panel over her decolletage and a molded bustier-style top. She very wisely chose a dress that photographs well while she´s sitting down, Schiaparelli-style, with elaborate beading along her collarbone and fitted cap sleeves that flatter her arms. Other observations:
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In a First, Black Voter
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Washington - America´s blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which blacks strongly supported Barack Obama while many whites stayed home. Had people voted last November at the same rates they did in 2004, when black turnout was below its current historic levels, Republican Mitt Romney would have won narrowly, according to an analysis conducted for The Associated Press. Census data and exit polling show that whites and blacks will remain
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Black pols stymied in Obama era
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Comedian Conan O´Brien took a break from his late-night show, "Conan," to join President Obama in Washington, D.C. Saturday at the 2013 White House Correspondents´ Dinner. Two hours or so before the festivities began, he sent out a picture of himself behind a podium, sporting a Boston Red Sox hat. "Just rehearsed my routine to an empty ballroom at the Washington Hilton," the comedian tweeted. "The one guy unfolding chairs loved it."
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The Brothers Tsarnaev and the Danger
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American Thinker, by Clarice Feldman
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We now have had a number of terrorist attacks on the homeland -- though the administration often refers to them in ridiculous euphemisms like "workplace violence" -- and the behavior of the administration, including our lavishly funded FBI and Homeland Security Administration, and our richly rewarded media stars remains so predictable I´ve decided to spare you the time it takes to unravel the unending lies and poppycock we are regularly fed about these horrors, lies, and blundering that only increase our danger. This week´s bombing of civilians at the Boston Marathon in which three people, including an 8-year-old child,
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Jets release Tim Tebow
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New York Post, by Brian Costello
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Tebow Time is up. The Jets released popular backup quarterback Tim Tebow on Monday morning, The Post has learned. The move comes three days after they drafted Geno Smith in the second round to compete with Mark Sanchez, David Garrard and Greg McElroy for the starting quarterback spot. It ends Tebow’s 13 months as a Jet that were more memorable for all of the headlines than anything that actually happened on the field. The Jets acquired him from the Broncos in March 2012 for a fourth-round draft pick
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Sanford memorial dedicated for
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Central Florida News 13 [Orlando, FL], by John W. Davis
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Can One Iraq Vet
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American Spectator, by David Catron
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In the lore of the ancient Romans, Horatius was a soldier who single-handedly fought off an invading army. The Etruscans had attacked in order to impose a despot on Rome and, by holding them back while his comrades destroyed the bridge that was the only practical route to the city, this single warrior saved the free republic. Obamacare is certainly the bridge via which the forces of despotism plan to “fundamentally transform” the United States, and a decorated Iraq veteran named Matt Sissel may be the Horatius who prevents them from crossing.
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Christie: Obama ´kept every
promise´ on Sandy aid
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Associated Press, by Staff
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HIGHLANDS, NJ — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Obama "has kept every promise he´s made" about helping the state recover from Hurricane Sandy. Speaking on MSNBC´s "Morning Joe" program on the 6-month anniversary of the deadly storm, the Republican governor said presidential politics were the last thing on his mind as he toured storm-devastated areas with Obama last fall. "The president has kept every promise he´s made," said Christie, widely considered a potential candidate for the republican presidential nomination in 2016. "I think he´s done a good job. He kept his word."
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