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Ed Webb

Air Marshals Stop Alleged 'Shoe Bomb' Attempt On United Jet to Denver - 1 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 08 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Ed Webb on 08 Apr 10
     
    Not good if a diplomat has been recruited/inspired to do this kind of bloody idiocy.
Ed Webb

Anti-Islam filmmaker in hiding after deadly protests in Egypt, Libya; blames lax securi... - 1 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 12 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Ed Webb on 12 Sep 12
     
    How, exactly, did he think this would help his 'native land', by which it seems he means Israel, although that is unclear in this story?
Ed Webb

In The Daily Beast, Niall Ferguson Says: Bomb Iran | Politics | Religion Dispatches - 0 views

www.religiondispatches.org/...niall_ferguson_says:_bomb_iran

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shared by Ed Webb on 06 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Let’s say we bomb Iran’s nuclear sites with sufficient force to provoke a crisis in its regime, which then begins to collapse. Just because a government falls doesn’t mean another will rise in its place. What will we have accomplished then? Creating an open front, so to speak, a giant security vacuum from Pakistan’s frontier with Kashmir to southern Lebanon. Fantastic.
  • The running theme of the Arab Spring, and much of regional politics, has been the recovery of sovereignty, dignity, and a respected and respectful place in the world. Being bombed, or watching people like you be bombed, every several years is the opposite of that.
  • Ferguson thinks he’s clever by calling for “creative destruction”; what a tin ear. Indeed, the first thing his unblinking call for war called up in me was Condoleezza Rice’s stunning description of the Lebanon war as the “birth pangs of a new Middle East,” which unfortunately for Ferguson—I don’t think he ever reads the news—was not well-received by Sunni or Shi’i Muslims. And that, too, simply followed after Madeleine Albright’s unforgettable: “We think the price is worth it.”
Ed Webb

Egyptian editor backtracks after saying 'Americans will be killed in streets' | World n... - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 20 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Ed Webb on 20 Jan 14
     
    Bakry, a donkey well known for decades as being close to Egypt's state security police. Not a real journalist.
Ed Webb

British Library rejects Taliban trove fearing terror laws - Yahoo News - 2 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 30 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • "This is a symptom of a creeping orthodoxy of UK legislation that is trying to enforce so-called British values," said Fitzgerald, adding that the atmosphere has worsened since new guidelines were issued for universities calling on lecturers to look out for "potential radicals"."We're already seeing the effects. Some lecturers don't want to do modules on terrorism anymore because they don't want to come under suspicion."
Ed Webb

Egyptian Military Fired on Tourists During Picnic, Witnesses Say - The New York Times - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...egypt-mexican-tourists.html

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shared by Ed Webb on 14 Sep 15 - No Cached
  • The group had “no information that this region is banned, no warning signs, and no instructions from checkpoints on the road, or the Tourism & Antiquities policeman present with them,” Hassan el-Nahla, the chairman of the General Union of Tourist Guides, said in a statement.“Egypt will pay the price of the impact of this incident on the tourism industry,” he said.
  • Although the helicopter that conducted the attack was military, a spokesman for the Egyptian armed forces sought to deflect responsibility, saying “when it comes to tourists, it is a Ministry of Interior issue, not ours.”
  • “This incident has nothing to do with the army even if the army and police carried out the operation together,” the spokesman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Samir, said. “This is the system of this country, and you don’t have the right to question it.”
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  • Residents of the North Sinai say that the security forces’ reliance on air power and shoot-first tactics often lead to many civilian deaths. The Egyptian government, however, has acknowledged virtually no collateral civilian casualties. Instead, the government routinely releases only the numbers of “militants” it has killed. None of the assertions can be confirmed because the government bars independent journalists from entering the area.
Ed Webb

Egypt TV host uses video game to show Russian air raids - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 13 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • Ed Webb on 13 Oct 15
     
    Moussa is a persistent pro-government troll and real stain on Egyptian journalism
Ed Webb

Brian Kilmeade on Bill O'Reilly: 'All Terrorists Are Muslims' | Video | Mediaite - 2 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 15 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Ed Webb on 15 Oct 10
     
    Incredible. Almost up there with shouting 'fire' in a crowded theatre.
Ed Webb

BBC News - Egypt recalls Algerian envoy as football row deepens - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 19 Nov 09 - Cached
  • The Egyptian government has recalled its ambassador to Algeria following complaints about violence towards football fans, reports say.
  • Violence between Egypt and Algeria fans flared up across four countries.
  • Jim Franklin on 20 Nov 09
     
    bah you beat me by an hour! I forgot to check Diigo first, oh well.
Ed Webb

BBC News - Egypt's President Mubarak enters Algeria football row - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8372202.stm

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shared by Ed Webb on 22 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Ed Webb on 22 Nov 09
     
    Irresponsible, petty. Clearly jingoism has its uses.
mcdonala

This is the group that's surprisingly prone to violent extremism - 1 views

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shared by mcdonala on 17 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • mcdonala on 17 Nov 15
     
    Combating idiocy.
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