FAMILY OF 4 SLAUGHTERED

New York Post ^ | 1/15/2004 | Lorena Mongelli

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A family of Christians who fled persecution in Egypt ran into a bloody nightmare in Jersey City - where the husband, wife and their two daughters were found knifed to death in their home yesterday.

The bodies of Hossam Armanious, 46, his wife, Amal Garas, and their two youg daughters - Sylvia, 15, and Monica, 8 - were found gagged with their throats slit at 4 a.m. yesterday inside the green, two-story, wood-frame home they moved into five years ago.

Investigators were struggling to figure out who could have slaughtered the religiously devout family.

Jersey City Police Chief Robert Troy Said police are leaning toward the suspects being at least an aquaintance, after finding no sign of break-in.

"I don't believe it was random," he said. "They probably knew their killers."

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Rafique Iscandar, 51, who described himself as Armanious' best friend, said his pal also came (to America) because of the pressure of being Christian in the Muslim Egypt.

"They were afraid there," Iscandar said. "They are under siege by the government. We lived in fear."

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Jeeeeeeez. May their souls rest in peace and their avengers be successful.

[nicmarlo]

come in at the end of a conversation, you'll have that stupid look in your eye of someone who doesn't know what is going on.... Ignore that person in the corner with a puzzled look on her face.

But, you're describing me in most every conversation (including the ones that I'm in on from the beginning)! : )

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Probably just as well. Freepers tend to address each other by screen name even face to face.

Imagine going to an event with a date and having to explain why EVERYBODY male and female is calling you 'Lover"...

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Ummmmm, Ya gotta ASK the mods if you can pretty please come back....

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LOLOL, welcome to my world. It's nice to have company.

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Has round 2 started?

[nicmarlo]

usually, I have that "deer in headlights" pose. : )

[Blood of Tyrants]

Understood. I just hope the police explore that possibility and are not scared off by "profiling".

[nicmarlo]

now you're talking to yourself???? You afraid you're gonna just LOOK confused by talking to someone else? : )

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Yep....me too.

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It's just been one of those odd days where I should have stayed in bed. If I were a drinker....I'd be drinking right now. Instead I'm drinking an icee.

Well, the day is almost over.

[bray]

They killed Christians, so it wasn't a Hate Crime!!

Pray for W and Our Troops

[nicmarlo]

Not to worry; there's always tomorrow! : )

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:-)

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I hope they find the killers of that family.

[MeekOneGOP]

haha!

[nicmarlo]

To get back on point with this thread (*ahem)...

I know of people who have left muslim regimes (Iraq, Iran, Egypt)....and have heard about those who left Iraq years ago. Apparently, those who left Iraq years ago have been living in fear in this country. They claimed that if they were outspoken in their criticism again Hussein (or his regime), it was highly likely that other muslims would be sent here to asassinate them. I have heard about this fear with Iranians (Persians), as well. My Egyptian friends never voiced such fears, but they weren't Christians.

[SunnySide]

Arab world aka Global pain in the ash.

I heard today Saturns moon is 300 degrees below zero. I think this would be a good place to deep freeze all Christian and female hating arabs.

[nicmarlo]

I hope they find them, too; but if it were by asassins who came in through Canada...what're the chances?