Wednesday, July 4, 2012

U.S. Outrage Over Egyptian Demands To Release The Blind Sheik

Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, who masterminded the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, is in a North Carolina prison, but is revered as a hero in

Outrage Builds As Egypt Presses For Release Of Blind Sheik Behind '93 WTC Attack -- FOX News

Egypt's new government is sparking growing outrage in the U.S. for its attempts to win the release of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind cleric behind the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.

In Cairo, President-elect Mohamed Morsi proclaimed to hundreds of thousands of supporters in Tahir Square on Friday that he will gain the release of Rahman, who is in a federal prison in North Carolina after having been convicted of masterminding the bombing that killed six and unsuccessfully plotting to blow up other landmarks, including the United Nations.

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My Comment: Why should we be surprised by these remarks from Egypt's President-elect Mohamed Morsi. The blind sheik is a revered hero to millions of Muslims .... and it appears that Egypt`s new President is a part of that clique.

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