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Egypt says detained chemist has no links with London bombings or al-Qaida
cbsnewyork.com ^ | Tuesday July 19, 2005 | Associated Press

Posted on 07/19/2005 10:53:39 AM PDT by freeperfromnj

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Another terrorist walks.
1 posted on 07/19/2005 10:53:43 AM PDT by freeperfromnj
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Didn't they find traces of the same type of explosives used in the bombings, in his flat in London?


2 posted on 07/19/2005 10:55:08 AM PDT by oolatec
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To: freeperfromnj

This means that Egypt doesn't want to be implicated in this.

Probably has links to Egyptian Islamists and they don't want to admit it.


3 posted on 07/19/2005 10:55:22 AM PDT by nuffsenuff
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Glad that's settled. Whenever I want international law issues clarified, I always turn to Egypt.


4 posted on 07/19/2005 10:56:45 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Scratch a Liberal. Uncover a Fascist)
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I wonder how they know he's not guilty, terrorists have known to lie for a cause!


5 posted on 07/19/2005 10:57:11 AM PDT by SIRTRIS
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Egypt also says they are a democracy.


6 posted on 07/19/2005 10:58:10 AM PDT by Reagan79 (www.ird-renew.org)
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He's being watched.


7 posted on 07/19/2005 11:00:12 AM PDT by in hoc signo vinces ("Soylent Green is People!")
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If he's not an official AQ card-carrying member and his name doesn't appear on the watch list, then he's not an actual "Al Qaeda terrorist".


8 posted on 07/19/2005 11:01:09 AM PDT by freeperfromnj
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I guess he made it home free! Game's over kids. Your moms' calling.


9 posted on 07/19/2005 11:01:18 AM PDT by Socratic (Liberal's motto: Capio ergo sum.)
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You think a Falklands could break out over this?


10 posted on 07/19/2005 11:02:25 AM PDT by frogjerk
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"Egyptian security officials have said the country is not prepared to hand him over to Britain"


11 posted on 07/19/2005 11:02:37 AM PDT by freeperfromnj
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The Egyptians were also claiming for the longest time that Mohamad Atta had nothing to do with 9/11.


12 posted on 07/19/2005 11:02:38 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember (Honoring Saint Jude's assistance every day.)
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They probably think he's an active member, but not a leader, within a cell in Eqypt...might not want to hand him over because they think he can lead them to his friends...maybe...(probably wishful thinking, though)


13 posted on 07/19/2005 11:12:32 AM PDT by in hoc signo vinces ("Soylent Green is People!")
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The chemist was wanted for questioning by the British. The Egyptians detained him and questioned him. Egyptians aren't known for sublty in their questioning practices.

If they are able to provide convincing info to the Brits that the chemist wasn't involved, then I expect that he's already gone through more to show he wasn't involved than he would have to go through to be released in the US.

I'll wait and see what the Brits say about this.


14 posted on 07/19/2005 11:44:21 AM PDT by untrained skeptic
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Then Egypt itself is guilty. Time to nuke them, not give them more weapons for "peace".

Gosh our government is stupid.


15 posted on 07/19/2005 12:01:26 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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it appears the security service (MI5) participated - or at least observed - his 'questioning' by the egyptians. i assume that because of the level of co-operation that the egyptians have afforded the UK over this matter that they wouldn't turn round and say he had nothing to do with it just because he's egyptian.

i'm quite prepared to believe that we went on a wild-goose-chase on this occasion, otherwise the investigation has progressed with some efficiency and speed. it is inevitable that there will be blind-alleys in an investigation of this type.


16 posted on 07/19/2005 12:50:21 PM PDT by cokecan
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"i'm quite prepared to believe that we went on a wild-goose-chase on this occasion, otherwise the investigation has progressed with some efficiency and speed. it is inevitable that there will be blind-alleys in an investigation of this type."

One man's wild-goose-chase is another man's through investigation.

If some of the people they investigate don't turn out to not be involved, they're not investigating throughly enough.


17 posted on 07/19/2005 12:53:27 PM PDT by untrained skeptic
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To: American in Israel

Nothing that a few billion$ more can't fix.


18 posted on 07/19/2005 1:04:54 PM PDT by printhead
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"This means that Egypt doesn't want to be implicated in this. Probably has links to Egyptian Islamists and they don't want to admit it."

Bingo. Wonder if the UK will stand for this.


19 posted on 07/19/2005 1:40:24 PM PDT by quesney
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Unbelievable, but I'm actually not surprised. Even if he truly had nothing to do with the London attacks he is a known jihadi.
20 posted on 07/19/2005 1:41:44 PM PDT by Oorang ( A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. -Goethe)
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