Posted on 03/03/2014 6:34:28 PM PST by kristinn
Susan ‘Medea’ Benjamin announced on Twitter Monday night she is being held in a jail cell at the Cairo, Egypt airport:
“I’m being held in a jail at Cairo airport!!!”
Benjamin is in Egypt to lead a delegation of activists to Hamas-led Gaza to mark International Women’s Day later this week.
Code Pink has a history of working with the Muslim Brotherhood to overthrow the Egyptian government of former President Hosni Mubarak as well as other terrorist groups and state sponsors of terrorism.
Medea Benjamin appeared at ease as she walked around Tahrir Square and handed out roses during the anti-Mubarak protests in 2011.
Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin mingling with the protesters in Tahrir Square. (Founding Bloggers)
Code Pink and the far left has had a long relationship with the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood terror group. They held a joint anti-Mubarak protest together back in 2008.
Code Pink also works with President Barack Obama and leading elected Democratic Party officials.
Benjamin said she borrowed a cellphone to send out tweets and photos from her cell. She complained about the food and water.
Code Pink national organizer Alli McCracken relayed messages between Benjamin and other Code Pink leaders. One message was from Ann Wright, who is slated to be part of the delegation to Gaza, advising to not inform the press so as to allow the other delegates to fly in to Cairo unmolested by the Egyptian government: “also Ann says we should wait to alert the press until the next wave of the delegation has gone in. is that ok?”
(Update): Code Pink put out a tweet on the group’s official Twitter feed stating Benjamin was not arrested, but was being detained:
“Folks, @medeabenjamin has not been arrested, but detained in Cairo airport cell 2 prevent her from going to #Gaza. Details to come.”
Yeah some “jail” where you are allowed to take pictures with your cell phone.
The world is changing past the 90’s paradigm she lives in, and she’s likely to end up kneeling at the edge of a trench with a 9mm pressed to the back of her neck at this rate.
kharma’s a b*tch
pingable?
O pink line in action. Hope they arrest her and further detain her
I sure hope they give her special treatment. Very special.
Egypt can keep her, please please keep her..and throw away the key
Code Pink Explained
International Women’s Day ?
Hey Media, they’re celebrating International Women’s Day in Somalia. Why don’t you protest there?
She is able to tweet and make calls and take pictures from a cell?
She’s fine and they can call whenever
I sure hope FReepers keep calling that number, for one ring
Oh well.
Keep that idiot there!
Ditzy Western flakes for worthless causes ought not mess with Muslims who hate everything about them. What could get her a tour of Obama’s media in this country, could get her beheaded in Islamaland. What’s the fun in that?
Still stirring the pot.
JOY.
May she enjoy multiple, free cavity searches.
(Not really, it’s a joke)
No it isn’t, I’m serious...
I guess since Barry is in the White Hut, there’s nothing to protest here.
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