Posted on 04/25/2013 7:12:15 PM PDT by Altariel
hrough the slit of the burqa she wore to blend in on the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, Kalli Atteya waited and watched until the boy climbed off the school bus. When she saw him, she moved quickly, grabbing his arm and steering him toward the waiting motorized cart.
"Get in," she said to the 12-year-old, who recognized his mother's piercing blue eyes and obeyed wordlessly.
Soon, they were speeding toward a safehouse where they would wait for three weeks before returning to the U.S., and ending a 20-month ordeal that began with another abduction — one the boy, Khalil Mohamed “Niko” Atteya, did not accept willingly. His father, Mohamed Atteya, who is wanted by the U.S. authorities, is accused of luring the mother and son to his homeland, then snatching the boy and leaving Kalli Atteya and her sister on the side of a desolate road between Cairo and Port Said on Aug. 1, 2011.
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Why didn’t they just print their address, telephone number and daily schedule while they were at it?
I see a Made for TV movie, in the making.
Gurkhas? Yes, a good choice.
If you are talking Gurkhas, one should be sufficient.
“Not Without My Son,” starring Sally Field? She should have watched the original.
I’ll never understand American women. A choice of men all around and Kalliopi goes for an Egyptian dishwasher. It’s beyond my comprehension, to be sure.
Hopefully she will relocate and remain wary, at least until her son is legally an adult.
Good on her for undertaking a risky endeavor to save her boy. A mother’s love is a beautiful thing.
Check your Freepmail.
True. He will probably qualify for food stamps and and Obamaphone while he is awaiting citizenship.
Gurkhas are some Bad A$$es. Wrong guys to mess with for sure.
OK, ya’ll, what’s a Ghurka? I always thought they were a tiny little pickle.
Gherkin=pickle. No idea on Ghurka..
gur·kha
Noun
1. A member of any of several peoples of Nepal noted for their military prowess.
2. A member of units of the British army established specifically for Nepalese recruits in the mid 19th century.
I would think that a woman from a bad family with abusive males might be attracted to a Muslm man, but the ones I know who have fallen into that error have all been from great families! Chalk it up to incipient masochism and emotional instability.
Ghurka?
http://www.himalayan-imports.com/gurkha.html
Weapon of choice: khukuri
http://www.himalayan-imports.com/assets/images/gurk0.jpg
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