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To: JerseyanExile
Walid Shoebat, a former radicalized Muslim who converted to Christianity and is today an acknowledged terrorism expert and Arabic translator, told WND the Sky News article did indeed exist and that, though apparently later removed from the Sky News site, survived on YouTube (and has since been loaded onto WND servers).

Several Arab newspapers also referenced the crucifixions as a fact, he said, and noted that a number of websites had reported on the situation, including one that posted an image of a man who had been targeted, but apparently survived with a gaping wound in his side.

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The Egyptian Presidential Palace Crucifixion Debate: Truth or Hoax?

http://www.shoebat.com/

August 24, 2012 By Walid Shoebat

10 posted on 08/23/2012 11:08:31 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Texas Fossil

The article you just linked to itself denies that crucifixion took place as the only eyewitness they found, Ramda Fuad, said that a man had been tied to a tree and beaten - a bad case of mob violence, but still not crucifixion. And those photos, again, prove nothing - the injuries could have come from the “tied to tree” incident, or any other manner of abuses by an angry mob. As for the other local news sites, well, from a quick use of the translator on Google Chrome, they appear to all be quoting the original Sky News story, and have no other sources. We all know how easily rumors can spread like wildfire, especially among internet websites and social media. I’d still hold off on this until we can receive more in the way of confirmation. It isn’t as if we’re lacking better documented cases of violence in Egypt.


22 posted on 08/24/2012 7:32:30 AM PDT by JerseyanExile
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