Posted on 06/26/2011 9:47:09 AM PDT by Qbert
(AINA) -- A mob of nearly 200 Muslims torched eight Christian homes on Saturday morning in the Upper Egyptian village of Awlad Khalaf. The attack was initiated by a rumor that a house which is being built by Wahib Halim Attia will be turned into a church. Two Christians and one Muslim were injured, no fatalities were reported.
Wahib Halim Attia obtained a license to build a house in the village on a 95 square meter plot. The house grew to an area of 350 square meters but was still on agricultural land that he owns. This gave rise to the rumor that he intended to build a church instead.
Father Weesa Azmy, the priest at St. George Church in the neighboring village of Negou Madam East, said that someone went to the City Council in Dar es Salam and told them about the irregularities in the house construction, and Wahib was ordered to remove the excess by June 24. "Instead Wahib carried on with the construction, which angered the Muslims, who decided to play God and take the law into their own hands; they attacked the construction site and other Christian homes."
According to Father Weesa, Muslims broke into the home of Ihab Tamer, who defended himself with a rifle. A Muslim who was there to help Ihab was injured by a bullet in his leg from Tamer's rifle. The matter was explained and resolved with the family of that Muslim.
According to eyewitnesses the Muslims, mostly Salafists and some youngsters, looted and torched eight homes belonging to Wahib Halim Attia and his two brothers, his three cousins and two other Copts, including Ihab Tamer.
The police arrived three hours after the looting and torching had ended.
Father Weesa said Ihab Tamer, who was in hiding after the shooting incident, contacted him and he advised him to give himself up to the police as he was acting in self-defense. "If someone sees people breaking into his home, surely he has to defend his family and himself."
The police told father Weesa, who did not witness the incident himself, that most of the attackers were teenagers between the ages of 10 and 14 years old. This was refuted by eyewitnesses. However, he said "if it is true that there were children and teens, then definitely someone else has sent them." He added he will not attend any reconciliation meetings and the rule of law must be upheld, on the Copt if found guilty and the attackers. Most of the teens and children were arrested by the police but no adults were arrested.
Police and security are now present in Awlad Khalaf village and the 30 Christian homes are being guarded, the Security Chief said tonight on the Egyptian State TV.
8 Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness
because of my enemies—
make your way straight before me.
9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;
with their tongues they tell lies.
10 Declare them guilty, O God!
Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,
for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
ROP bkmk
When they become a majority they begin their homicidal cleansing of all Christians and Jews. It’s in their book and in their spirit. All remaining Christians in Egypt must leave now or face the spirit of antichrist... and we all know what it does.... behead.
McCain give them matches?
Spitzer: Obama promises billions to Egypt
May 19, 2011 -- Posted by: Eliot SpitzerIn his far-reaching speech Thursday on the momentous changes in the Middle East and North Africa, President Obama announced $1 billion in debt forgiveness for Egypt. He also said he was working with Congress to create a $2 billion investment fund for Egypt and Tunisia.
Obama stressed that economic development needs to accompany democratic political reforms. Egypt, an important strategic and business ally, is now under temporary military rule following President Mubarak’s resignation. The world is watching to see if they will hold free and fair parliamentary elections this September, and there are unconfirmed reports that the military may now be postponing them.
When elected officials in Washington, DC and in cities and towns across the country are scraping budgets to make ends meet, $1 billion sounds like an awful lot of money.
Nope, we can’t burn that koran. It’ll make them angry. Pfft.
“In his far-reaching speech Thursday on the momentous changes in the Middle East and North Africa, President Obama announced $1 billion in debt forgiveness for Egypt. He also said he was working with Congress to create a $2 billion investment fund for Egypt and Tunisia.”
There shouldn’t be any consideration of giving them more aid until they can provide basic protections for non-Muslim religious groups (wishful thinking, I know).
Hateful bass turds.
Defending their weakling cult from competition.
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