Egypt is erecting their own apartheid wall.
Obviously, the young leftists won’t be protesting this barrier.
The Guardian reported:
Work has begun on Egypt’s northern border to dig the foundations for what reports say will be a vast underground metal wall in the latest effort to prevent weapons smuggling into the Gaza Strip.
Egyptian security officials have said they are digging steel tubes into the ground on their side of the border and are paving a road that will have devices along its route to monitor smuggling. The US Army Corps of Engineers, which is reportedly involved, has worked with the Egyptians on preventing smuggling along this border for at least two years.
Palestinian smugglers in Gaza have built dozens, perhaps hundreds, of underground tunnels through the sand to bring a wide range of goods into the small territory, from food to fuel to cattle, to skirt Israel’s economic blockade. Armed groups, notably Hamas, also operate more secret tunnels to bring in weapons and these are often targeted by Israeli jets. After Israel’s three-week war in Gaza last January the US said it would provide technical and intelligence assistance to Egypt to stop weapons smuggling into the strip.
It’s nice that the US can help secure the Gaza border with Egypt.
Maybe someday we’ll do that here at home, too.
Hat Tip Scott T.
December 11th, 2009 | 1:59 pm | #1
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December 11th, 2009 | 2:33 pm | #2
irony isnt even the word.
December 11th, 2009 | 3:29 pm | #3
Actually, this is an anti-Israel measure, supported by the US. It’s meant to put pressure on Israel. The restricted border opening between Israel and Gaza has been enormously successful at fending off terror attacks on Israeli civilians inside Israel.
December 11th, 2009 | 5:44 pm | #4
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OT.. IRAQ
(Turban) has lost its luster, and some Islamists
came under the robes of liberals and independents
["The cleric popularity declined in the city, but his influence is still strong
in the villages and rural areas and greater influence of the head of the clan itself and heard his words and ordered him to take due and obey. "
[..]
” ويشير الى أن “الشعب العراقي لا يمكن أن يضلل، فهو يعرف لمن يعطي صوته ومَن رجل الدين الحقيقي صاحب العقيدة الأصيلة”. He points out that “the Iraqi people can not be misled, it gives voice to those who know the man is the true religion faith authentic”. وكانت نتائج الانتخابات الأخيرة لمجالس المحافظات أثبتت تراجع تأثير الأحزاب الدينية في الناخبين. The results of the recent elections for provincial councils have indicated a decline in the influence of religious parties, the electorate.
He points out that “the Iraqi people can not be misled, it gives voice to those who know the man is the true religion faith authentic”. وكانت نتائج الانتخابات الأخيرة لمجالس المحافظات أثبتت تراجع تأثير الأحزاب الدينية في الناخبين. The results of the recent elections for provincial councils have indicated a decline in the influence of religious parties, the electorate.
يقول المحلل السياسي مجيد العبيدي: “جربنا حكم الأحزاب الدينية، وأوصلتنا إلى حروب مذهبية”. Political analyst Majid al-Obeidi: “We have tried the rule of religious parties, and brought us to the sectarian wars.” ويشير الى أن “الانتخابات العراقية مثلت هزيمة كبرى لإيران التي أرادت أن تسيطر الأحزاب الشيعية على الجنوب لتحويله إلى دويلة شيعية، وأفرزت الانتخابات جيلاً جديداً من الساسة بينهم كثير من الشباب الذين عاشوا في بلادهم وليس في المنفى وجذورهم محلية، ولا تربطهم علاقة بالولايات المتحدة”. He points out that “the Iraqi elections marked a major defeat for Iran, which wants to control the Shiite parties in the south to turn it into a Shiite mini-state, the elections produced a new generation of politicians, including many young people who lived in the country, not in exile, and local roots, and have a relationship with the United States.”]
yes, it’s quite difficult to interpret..
but maybe Hameeds (via ITM) interpretation will help..
[The turban and the religious signs have lost their
shines in Iraq and will show in the next Election.
People have tried the leaders of those sectarian religions, both Sunni and Shia and have been dissapointed and are now determined to get rid of them, in the next Parliamnetary Elections.
The country folks however, are still mainly illiterate and will obey the Imam, the shaikh- religious- and the Sayyed- who claim decentdants of the prophit. Which has led the secular parties to enlist them with loads of cash and other inducements to work for them.
People are now fed up with them and will vote for the Liberals- secular groups- The records of the present leaders are not uptoscratch and will
not be elected next year.
Let us hope we will have technocrates to run
the Country, separate the State from religion.
As for the Kurds, their influence will wain and possibly just be lost as the Arabs , both Sunnis and Shias have woken up and discovered their twisted and selfish games.
Good luck Iraq, and remain free and democratic.]
pardon misspellings..
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December 11th, 2009 | 5:46 pm | #5
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Sharon??
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December 11th, 2009 | 6:42 pm | #6
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December 11th, 2009 | 9:13 pm | #7
Imagine that. We help countries all over the world build walls to secure their borders yet we don’t here at home. WTF???!!!
December 12th, 2009 | 8:12 am | #8
Seems as if liberals believe all countries on Earth have a basic right to control their borders as they see fit in the exercise of freedom and self determination inherent in all peoples. Except the Unites States of course.
December 12th, 2009 | 11:42 am | #9
Maybe we could hire the Egyptians to come over here and help us with our border – since there doesn’t seem to be anyone in our own government capable of handling the problem.
(Of course, that would compromise millions of future democRAT voters, wouldn’t it?)
December 12th, 2009 | 4:49 pm | #10
…Palestinian smugglers in Gaza have built dozens, perhaps hundreds, of underground tunnels through the sand to bring a wide range of goods into the small territory, from food to fuel to cattle, to skirt Israel’s economic blockade….
Is it even possible that ANYONE BELIEVES they build tunnels for this purpose? Is it possible that ANYONE BELIEVES that Israel has an economic blockade?
All total lies spread by enemies of Israel.
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