Egypt: Mossad Responsoble for Bombing?
Jeruslam Post | 25.07.2005 05:50
Considering the Lavon Affair, these ideas are not outside the realm of real possibility. Londoners would do well to pay attention.
Egyptian TV 'experts' blame Israel
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Several Egyptian "security experts" and "political analysts" interviewed by Arab TV stations after the Sharm e-Sheikh bombings on Saturday claimed that Israel and Jews were behind the carnage.
The accusations were made despite a claim of responsibility by a group citing ties to al-Qaida, according to a statement posted on an Islamic Web site.
Similar charges have been made against Israel in the past, particularly after the suicide attack at the Taba Hilton Hotel in October 2004 and after the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington.
However, most Egyptian government officials refrained from accusing Israel, pointing out that extremist Muslim groups were most likely responsible for the attacks.
Shortly after the attacks, Egypt's state-run television interviewed retired army general Fuad Allam. He said that he was almost certain that Israel was behind the attacks at Sharm e-Sheikh and Taba.
According to Fuad, investigations have shown that the mastermind of the Taba attack was a Palestinian "apparently linked to Israel's security forces." He added: "I'm almost certain that Israel was also behind this attack because they want to undermine our government and deal a severe blow to our economy. The only ones who benefit from these attacks are the Israelis and the Americans."
Allam's remarks were reaired several times during
the day by Egyptian TV. Other commentators who made similar charges against Israel included political figures and prominent journalists.
Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, the Arab world's leading satellite TV stations, also hosted a number of commentators who claimed that Israel was behind the latest wave of terror in Egypt.
Dia Rashwan, an expert on Islamic terror groups, said in a phone interview with Al-Arabiya from Cairo: "Israel is the only country that benefits from this."
Dismissing the theory that al-Qaida was behind the attacks, Rashwan explained: "We are giving al-Qaida more credit than it deserves. What happened here negates the possibility that the attacks were carried out by ordinary elements. This is the work of an extraordinary element – one that benefits from such attacks. All the available details indicate that only the Israelis could have done this."
Majdi Birnawi, another "security expert," told Al-Jazeera that "I believe that Mossad or some other [Israeli] security organization carried out this attack."
Birnawi said he believed Saturday's attacks were in response to the attack at the Taba Hilton, in which 12 Israelis were killed. "Everyone knows that there are no Israelis in Sharm e-Sheikh," he said. "There are only Western tourists there. That's why it's wrong to assume that the perpetrators were targeting Israelis."
- Also because most of those killed were Egyptian, as most Weterners vacation elsewhere, casting even more suspicion upon the target and the bombers' motives.
Especially remembering the Lavon Affair, in which Israeli spies were caught carrying out such attacks in Egypt, when one of the spies blew himself up.
Oh, and this:
Of the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS officers say: "Wildcard. Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to target U.S. forces and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act." [Washington Times September 10, 2001]
The Phony (Mossad)
Al Qaeda Cell in Palestine
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/fakealqaeda.html
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Several Egyptian "security experts" and "political analysts" interviewed by Arab TV stations after the Sharm e-Sheikh bombings on Saturday claimed that Israel and Jews were behind the carnage.
The accusations were made despite a claim of responsibility by a group citing ties to al-Qaida, according to a statement posted on an Islamic Web site.
Similar charges have been made against Israel in the past, particularly after the suicide attack at the Taba Hilton Hotel in October 2004 and after the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington.
However, most Egyptian government officials refrained from accusing Israel, pointing out that extremist Muslim groups were most likely responsible for the attacks.
Shortly after the attacks, Egypt's state-run television interviewed retired army general Fuad Allam. He said that he was almost certain that Israel was behind the attacks at Sharm e-Sheikh and Taba.
According to Fuad, investigations have shown that the mastermind of the Taba attack was a Palestinian "apparently linked to Israel's security forces." He added: "I'm almost certain that Israel was also behind this attack because they want to undermine our government and deal a severe blow to our economy. The only ones who benefit from these attacks are the Israelis and the Americans."
Allam's remarks were reaired several times during
the day by Egyptian TV. Other commentators who made similar charges against Israel included political figures and prominent journalists.
Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, the Arab world's leading satellite TV stations, also hosted a number of commentators who claimed that Israel was behind the latest wave of terror in Egypt.
Dia Rashwan, an expert on Islamic terror groups, said in a phone interview with Al-Arabiya from Cairo: "Israel is the only country that benefits from this."
Dismissing the theory that al-Qaida was behind the attacks, Rashwan explained: "We are giving al-Qaida more credit than it deserves. What happened here negates the possibility that the attacks were carried out by ordinary elements. This is the work of an extraordinary element – one that benefits from such attacks. All the available details indicate that only the Israelis could have done this."
Majdi Birnawi, another "security expert," told Al-Jazeera that "I believe that Mossad or some other [Israeli] security organization carried out this attack."
Birnawi said he believed Saturday's attacks were in response to the attack at the Taba Hilton, in which 12 Israelis were killed. "Everyone knows that there are no Israelis in Sharm e-Sheikh," he said. "There are only Western tourists there. That's why it's wrong to assume that the perpetrators were targeting Israelis."
- Also because most of those killed were Egyptian, as most Weterners vacation elsewhere, casting even more suspicion upon the target and the bombers' motives.
Especially remembering the Lavon Affair, in which Israeli spies were caught carrying out such attacks in Egypt, when one of the spies blew himself up.
Oh, and this:
Of the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS officers say: "Wildcard. Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to target U.S. forces and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act." [Washington Times September 10, 2001]
The Phony (Mossad)
Al Qaeda Cell in Palestine
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/fakealqaeda.html
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I agree
25.07.2005 13:29
I smell a rat, I think that the Chinese government has something to do with it, they have always wanted to increase their influence in Egypt...
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Egyptian experts say Mossad could be behind bombings
25.07.2005 17:42
So when someone appears on Western State Media to repeat things their Governments are saying, they are EXPERTS, but when they contradict unproven theories presented in that same media, they become "experts" ...
Egyptian experts say Mossad could be behind bombings
7/25/2005 3:12:00 PM GMT
Egyptians light candles and lay flowers in front of the destroyed Ghazala Garden Hotel
Several Egyptian security experts and political analysts said that the Mossad, Israel's spy agency, was behind Saturday's attacks on the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh.
Similar accusations were made against Israel in the past, particularly after last year's attack at the Taba Hotel in October and after the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
Saturday's pre-dawn blasts killed more than 64 people, according to Egypt's health ministry, although hospital officials put the toll as high as 88.
Many Egyptian security officials said at least one car used in the bombings had special plates indicating it had come from the Israeli border at Taba on the Sinai peninsula.
On Saturday, Egypt's state-run television interviewed retired army general Fuad Allam, who said that he was confident that Israel played a key role in Sharm al-Sheikh bombings.
Fuad also said that investigations showed that the mastermind of the Taba attack, which killed more than 34 people, was a Palestinian "apparently linked to Israel's security forces."
He added: "I'm almost certain that Israel was also behind this attack because they want to undermine our government and deal a severe blow to our economy. The only ones who benefit from these attacks are the Israelis and the Americans."
Other Egyptian political figures and prominent journalists and editors interviewed by Arabic TV channels made similar accusations.
Dia Rashwan, a political expert, said that Israel is the only country that benefits from such attacks.
Dismissing the idea that "al-Qaeda" was behind the bombings, Rashwan explained: "We are giving al- Qaeda more credit than it deserves. What happened here negates the possibility that the attacks were carried out by ordinary elements. This is the work of an extraordinary element – one that benefits from such attacks. All the available details indicate that only the Israelis could have done this."
Majdi Birnawi, another security expert, said that the Mossad was behind the attacks. "I believe that Mossad or some other [Israeli] security organization carried out this attack,"
Birnawi said he believed the Sharm el-Sheikh bombings were related to the Taba attacks, in which 12 Israelis were killed. "Everyone knows that there are no Israelis in Sharm e-Sheikh," he said.
"There are only Western tourists there. That's why it's wrong to assume that the perpetrators were targeting Israelis."
Six Pakistani suspects
Meanwhile, news agencies reported that Egyptian police are searching for six Pakistani citizens in connection with Sharm el-Sheikh bombings.
They have distributed photographs of the six men.
The six wanted Pakistanis were staying at a hotel in Sharm al-Sheikh and had left their passports at the reception, police said.
Egyptian authorities have already arrested close to 100 people in connection with the attacks, and Interior Minister Habib al-Adly said investigators already had leads.
The deadly bombings were strongly condemned by the Egyptian public.
More than 1,000 Egyptian hotel workers, bedouin sheikhs and foreign dive school instructors rallied through Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday to denounce the attacks.
"There is no God but God and terrorism is the enemy of God," chanted the Egyptian protesters, including hotel chefs, technicians and road sweepers, as they marched along the main road of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Interesting Focus
25.07.2005 19:16
Just as they did with the Lebanese crisis and the assassination of Hariri, which most people (but not the media) blamed on the Mossad or CIA, or both.
No Wonder People Have Abandoned The MSM
The Lavon Affair
26.07.2005 02:15
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The Lavon Affair refers to a widespread political scandal in Israel that followed an Israeli covert operation in Egypt known as Operation Suzannah. It led to the resignation of several Israeli officials and politicians, and ultimately to the retirement of David Ben-Gurion from active political life.
It became known as the Lavon Affair or cryptically as the Unfortunate Affair (Hebrew: העסק הביש HaEsek HaBish), after the Israeli defense minister Pinchas Lavon, who was forced to resign because of the incident.
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