The Mastermind Behind Anwar Sadat's Assassination Is Now One Of Many Islamic Radicals Who Will Lead Egypt

Aboud al-Zumour, leader of the Islamic Jihad Party in Egypt Photo: JULIAN SIMMONDS

Aboud al-Zumour, Islamic Jihad Mastermind Of Sadat's Murder, Comes In From The Cold After Egypt Election -- The Telegraph

The young protesters who toppled President Mubarak wanted freedom, but instead they are getting Islamic radicals who want to introduce a strict new moral regime.

Aboud al-Zumour is one Egyptian prisoner over whose long incarceration by the Mubarak regime few human rights groups or American diplomats shed a tear.

Convicted of masterminding the assassination of the late President Anwar Sadat, he was a close friend of Ayman Zawahiri, the man now leading al-Qaeda. He still speaks with admiration of his former cell-mate, who he says is a "very kind and nice man".

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My Comment: So much for democracy and freedom. Dark days are now ahead for Christians, liberals, supporters of peace with Israel, and secular groups in Egypt.