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I don't think the inference is that Israel assisnated the Egyptian officers, rather that AQ assasinated them. IIRC they were helicopter pilots or some other expensively trained specialty. AQ is pissed off at Egypt's (albeit cold) peace with Israel and the aid Egypt gets from the U.S. 30 helo pilots is about a $60M hit for cost of training alone. Egypt does not have that large a highly educated and trained elite to easily recover from that hit.

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Was Richard Reid Shoe Bomber #2?