Egyptian forces say they are fighting huge battle against al Qaeda mountain stronghold

DEBKAfile Exclusive ^ | May 2, 2006

[wildbill]

Ought to be rather easy to put these guy in a siege and wait them out. Prisoners are better intelligence sources than bodies.

And the Egyptians don't have any qualms about their interrogation methods against terrorists.

[strategofr]

"Ought to be rather easy to put these guy in a siege and wait them out. Prisoners are better intelligence sources than bodies.

And the Egyptians don't have any qualms about their interrogation methods against terrorists."

Well pull. On the other side of the scale is the political pressure to get quick results to put into the newspapers and please the politicians. I'm betting the political side will win in Egypt.

[strategofr]

"Well pull."

well put, I meant to say.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Thanks, here's some more:

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/catherines5-14.htm