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An Egyptian Warns the United States to Back Off
Fox News ^ | 1/3/11 | Liz Peek

Posted on 02/03/2011 7:53:50 PM PST by Ron C.

Shafik Gabr was one of President Obama’s greatest fans eighteen months ago. Today, as Mr. Obama presses for the immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, not so much. “The United States is siding with chaos if they force Mubarak out now,” says Gabr.

Gabr is the Chairman of the Artoc Group for Investment and Development, one of Egypt’s leading businesses. He has spent a good portion of his adult life trying to educate Americans about his country -- its peace pact with Israel and record on women’s rights, for instance, that distinguish Egypt from many of its neighbors.

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This man ought to be listened to - he makes more sense than any other I've read...
1 posted on 02/03/2011 7:53:50 PM PST by Ron C.
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To: All

I hate to post and run - but it’s time to lock up and head home - then cook dinner.


2 posted on 02/03/2011 7:56:12 PM PST by Ron C.
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To: Ron C.

we need to back off and let them handle their own problems.


3 posted on 02/03/2011 7:56:53 PM PST by television is just wrong
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To: Ron C.

You can bet that any voice of reason will be ignored by this Administration. They will do what looks good politically not what is in the best interest of the people.


4 posted on 02/03/2011 7:58:44 PM PST by reader25
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To: television is just wrong

the problem is, Obama IS NOT about to back off - though you’re right, he damned sure should back off!


5 posted on 02/03/2011 7:59:54 PM PST by Ron C.
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To: Ron C.
“The United States is siding with chaos if they force Mubarak out now,” says Gabr.

Mr. Gabr charitably assumes that this is due to ignorance rather than malice.

Unfortunately, the evidence suggest otherwise...

6 posted on 02/03/2011 8:01:12 PM PST by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: reader25
"...any voice of reason will be ignored by this Administration."

Yup - I fear you've got that right, and I think most FReepers know the idiot in the WH will make a muck of things, for HIS OWN purposes!

7 posted on 02/03/2011 8:02:12 PM PST by Ron C.
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To: Ron C.

Obama has openly backed chaos, oppression and genocidal zealots. I’m glad people are starting to point his crap out.


8 posted on 02/03/2011 8:03:11 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
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To: Ron C.

obama is clueless and needs to stand down. he is inexperienced and has no ability to accomplish anything.


9 posted on 02/03/2011 8:04:08 PM PST by television is just wrong
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To: Ron C.

obama is clueless and needs to stand down. he is inexperienced and has no ability to accomplish anything.


10 posted on 02/03/2011 8:04:16 PM PST by television is just wrong
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To: Free Vulcan

He’s sure crappy - that’s certain! LOL


11 posted on 02/03/2011 8:06:01 PM PST by Ron C.
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To: Ron C.

Yep, agitating IS what he does...


12 posted on 02/03/2011 8:06:34 PM PST by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: television is just wrong
... and VERY clueless

Hope this helps counter the clueless media articles praising the clown in the WH.

now I've just got to go - back in a couple of hours.

13 posted on 02/03/2011 8:08:12 PM PST by Ron C.
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To: Ron C.

14 posted on 02/03/2011 8:08:45 PM PST by Errant
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To: Ron C.; SE Mom; ColdOne; Uncle Ike

Thank you for this post.

“There are many loud voices in Egypt just now; the United States should not necessarily be responsive to the loudest.”


15 posted on 02/03/2011 8:09:14 PM PST by HollyB
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To: Ron C.; television is just wrong

Correct, he is not going to back off. After all, he and his cronies and fellow community activist have far too much invested in the chaos. They have been over there, agitating for weeks, they don’t want it all to be for nothing.


16 posted on 02/03/2011 8:09:37 PM PST by gidget7 ("When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property." Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Ron C.

Is Shafik related to Zsa Zsa?


17 posted on 02/03/2011 8:14:11 PM PST by MIchaelTArchangel (Obama makes me miss Jimmah Cahtah!)
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To: Ron C.
Just another fool who trusted Obama...
18 posted on 02/03/2011 8:19:41 PM PST by April Lexington (Study the Constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: Ron C.

BACK OFF!!!!

19 posted on 02/03/2011 8:20:45 PM PST by Red Badger (Whenever these vermin call you an 'idiot', you can be sure that you are doing something right.)
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To: Red Badger

Amen! LOL!


20 posted on 02/03/2011 8:37:15 PM PST by Eyes Unclouded ("The word bipartisan means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out." -George Carlin)
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To: Ron C.

Uh...Well, Mr. Gabr... Lemme educate you... Don’t tell Americans, tell Kenyans.


21 posted on 02/03/2011 8:39:32 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: Errant

At least it wasn’t a $2 bill...I give them out to friends and relatives so they’ll never be broke!! Lucky $2 bills!

Srsly: Zero needs to sit down and shut up.


22 posted on 02/03/2011 8:39:51 PM PST by Monkey Face (Seen on the marquis of local bar and grill: Grave Happy Hour! 4:00 - 7:00 AM)
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To: Ron C.

Politically instability in the world...

and political INEXPERIENCE in the Oval Office.


23 posted on 02/03/2011 8:40:46 PM PST by IH8DEMS (.)
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To: Ron C.

This is only the beginning.....


24 posted on 02/03/2011 8:55:26 PM PST by evad (Every time a RINO is defeated, a liberal cries)
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To: Ron C.

Cairo is Obama’s Bay of Pigs! He owns it!TOTAL FAIL!!!

First the telegraph of London reports the Egyptian revolutionary radicals at conferences in the USA:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2665250/posts

and then the capers of Bernedette Dorn and Bill Ayers in Cairo:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2664849/posts

Great Community Organizing work there Obama!!!/S

Muslim Brotherhood invited to Obamas Cairo Speech 2009

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/06/-brotherhood-invited-to-obama-speech-by-us/18693/

Obama and the Shadow Socialist Group Behind Egypt’s Fall?

http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/files/filesSavage/Savage-ObamaGivingMiddleEastToIslamistRadicals-Rev03.pdf

Further developed:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2668229/posts?page=12

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2668238/posts?page=1


25 posted on 02/03/2011 8:57:38 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://wwvw.americanthinker.com2009/05/brack_obama_the _quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Ron C.

Obama needs some golf and a vacation in Hawaii right now!


26 posted on 02/03/2011 8:59:04 PM PST by Eye of Unk (What is YOUR snipe hunt?)
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To: Quix

ping


27 posted on 02/03/2011 9:01:28 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Ron C.
Shafik Gabr was one of President Obama’s greatest fans eighteen months ago. Today, as Mr. Obama presses for the immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, not so much. “The United States is siding with chaos if they force Mubarak out now,” says Gabr.

Nothing like a good dose of reality, eh?

28 posted on 02/03/2011 9:04:16 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Candor7

Thought you’d find this interesting Candor...start video at 1:36....gets very interesting.

ex-CIA Agent Reveals: “Muslim Brotherhood” has infiltrated Obama Administration

http://notalemming.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/ex-cia-agent-reveals-muslim-brotherhood-has-infiltrated-obama-administration/


29 posted on 02/03/2011 9:07:24 PM PST by caww
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To: Ron C.
Where the f**k are Republicans on this Obama-MB alliance? Is it because the Brotherhood has even managed to infiltrate CPAC itself that the GOP is mute on this? Rich Lowry was on Hannity tonight saying Obama was doing the best he can. WTF!!! Wake up you assclowns!
30 posted on 02/03/2011 9:23:10 PM PST by montag813 (http://www.facebook.com/StandWithArizona)
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To: Ron C.

Doesn’t matter. The Muslim Brotherhood failed to infiltrate and failed to sway the Egyptian Military.

Thus, an orderly, secular transition of power will occur that leaves them out.

In the meantime, a lot of hyper-ventilating over nothing.


31 posted on 02/03/2011 9:35:46 PM PST by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: caww

Thank you for posting this!!!!

Un-nerving, to say the least. I have “shared” it.


32 posted on 02/03/2011 9:38:05 PM PST by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: Candor7; Alamo-Girl; Amityschild; AngieGal; AnimalLover; Ann de IL; aposiopetic; aragorn; auggy; ...

Horrific.

I wonder if this is what the Christian prophets were warning about in this time-frame in terms of OThuga going to have a very serious troubled time that could blow things sky-west and crooked—my paraphrase.

These prophecies were going around a couple of weeks ago for about this time frame—much sooner than usually given in such pronouncements.

Could be. Though when I heard such prophecies, I expected much worse—though this could still get MUCH WORSE.


33 posted on 02/03/2011 9:40:02 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Quix

Thanks for the ping!


34 posted on 02/03/2011 9:43:30 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: television is just wrong

I think the media is cranking up hysteria against Murbarak in an effort to get the US military in there to remove him from power like they did with Serbia.

They were comparing him to the Serbs on Fox News. They are seriously bent out of joint that who they believe to be Murbarak supporters, are attacking American journalists who “have a right” to be over there covering the Muslim Brotherhood’s revolution.

The American elite are stupidly embarassing these days. They can not analyze data and come up with an indpendent analysis. They have been struck united in stupid for some reason.


35 posted on 02/03/2011 9:59:57 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Southack

I agree that the Egyptian Army is key in this. ...also that most of the Egytians are Sunni rather than Shite Muslims. The are more educated than most in the ME as well. So given these there might not be a MB take over.....just now. But this does not mean they are not a threat none the less.


36 posted on 02/03/2011 10:14:52 PM PST by caww
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To: television is just wrong

Yeah, sure. What’s another country dominated by Muzzy extremists? After all, Obozo says they’ll leave us alone if we just learn to play nice with them./s


37 posted on 02/03/2011 10:18:23 PM PST by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier preparing to deploy to Afghanistan)
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To: television is just wrong

Obozo is not clueless, and knows exactly what he’s doing. And, he knows exactly what is going on in the Muzzy world, and approves of it. We’re being led by the nose by Obozo.


38 posted on 02/03/2011 10:20:14 PM PST by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier preparing to deploy to Afghanistan)
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To: Quix

“These prophecies were going around a couple of weeks ago for about this time frame...”

Could you point me to a link? Thanks!


39 posted on 02/03/2011 10:41:34 PM PST by PastorBooks
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To: Candor7

Great links for gathering information. Thanks, Candor.


40 posted on 02/03/2011 10:45:39 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Free Vulcan
I thought I would share a cross post, in the hopes that it will give a tiny grain of hope.

Something really interesting that you folks may be interested in. I've been "conversing" with a number of people involved in the Tahrir situation, and of course the Muslim Brotherhood has been coming up.

Almost to a one they have told me this is NOT about the Muslim Brotherhood.

Obviously, we would expect them to say that. So I have posed the following question to them all:

Do you understand why we are worried about the Muslim Brotherhood's involvement?

The best response, which essentially sums up all the rest, is:

"They r afraid of them because their so called religion thoughts &directions. But we don't like them here in Egypt, The most of us"

Sure, we are all concerned that the Muslim Brotherhood will take advantage of this. They very well might. I'M afraid of it. And we know what it means for the world. But there is one thing being made VERY clear to me, and that is if the Muslim Brotherhood DOES take over, they had to fight tooth and nail for every inch. THAT should give us some hope.
41 posted on 02/03/2011 10:51:41 PM PST by HushTX (If the best defense is a good offense, it's a good thing I'm really offensive.)
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To: Freddd

Well, he IS a divider after all.


42 posted on 02/03/2011 11:03:59 PM PST by Netizen
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To: Quix

People need to understand what islam is and what they do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-uTuA4eaR4


43 posted on 02/03/2011 11:07:37 PM PST by Lera
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To: Mortrey

Ex-Cia Agents and such are no different than we are with the companies we work for....we try to correct while there without loosing our jobs, but when we’re done we are free to call it what it is to those we care to share it with.


44 posted on 02/03/2011 11:19:59 PM PST by caww
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To: HushTX

Exactly why this should not be that difficult for a great President; a little sweet diplomacy for public ears.

a) We are very concerned about the difficulties being faced by the people of Egypt.
b) Egypt has been a great friend to the America for many years, and our heart goes out to the Egyptian people in these difficult times.
c) We have absolute respect for Egypt’s rights as a sovereign nation, one of which is to govern itself.
d) We stand ready to help in any way we can, but only if we are asked.
e) America, as well as every freedom-loving nation, stands by the cause of freedom for all who seek it, and we pray that the good people of Egypt will be successful in working together in peace towards the freedoms they desire.

Doesn’t that sort of cover it ? That didn’t take long.


45 posted on 02/03/2011 11:29:42 PM PST by PieterCasparzen (Huguenot)
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To: PieterCasparzen

I like it! Make a form letter and send it to Obama. He can just fill in the proper nouns as needed.

Hell, a MADLIB would make a better foreign policy speech than what ZERO (first time I’ve ever called him that) gave. Disgusting.


46 posted on 02/03/2011 11:37:48 PM PST by HushTX (If the best defense is a good offense, it's a good thing I'm really offensive.)
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To: HushTX

teleprompter... that’s the only channel he reads...

His speeches are ok if you take out all the hidden messages to commies and muzzies, then make everything that’s left the exact opposite. I think that’s the algorithm.


47 posted on 02/03/2011 11:40:53 PM PST by PieterCasparzen (Huguenot)
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To: Mortrey

Yes...very interest I thought...and just put out there today. Am looking further from that website and found other interesting articles as well.


48 posted on 02/03/2011 11:52:16 PM PST by caww
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To: television is just wrong

Obama is NOT clueless, he is doing all this intentionally, I wish more people would stand up and shout it out loud!


49 posted on 02/04/2011 2:27:26 AM PST by RaceBannon (RON PAUL: THE PARTY OF TRUTHERS, TRAITORS AND UFO CHASERS!!!)
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To: caww

YOur link was added to a true briefing list on Obamas liberal fascist Cairo initiative. (I am reminded of Mussolini’s foray into Ethiopia prior to WW II,the historic parallels are astounding)

Il Duce Obama is about to go down!!!

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First the telegraph of London reports the Egyptian revolutionary radicals at conferences in the USA:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2665250/posts

and then the capers of Bernedette Dorn and Bill Ayers in Cairo:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2664849/posts

Great Community Organizing work there Obama!!!/S

Muslim Brotherhood invited to Obamas Cairo Speech 2009

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/06/-brotherhood-invited-to-obama-speech-by-us/18693/

Obama and the Shadow Socialist Group Behind Egypt’s Fall?

http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/files/filesSavage/Savage-ObamaGivingMiddleEastToIslamistRadicals-Rev03.pdf

An Egyptian Warns the United States ( Obama) to Back Off

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2668365/posts?page=1

ex-CIA Agent Reveals: “Muslim Brotherhood” has infiltrated Obama Administration

http://notalemming.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/ex-cia-agent-reveals-muslim-brotherhood-has-infiltrated-obama-administration/

Further developed:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2668229/posts?page=12

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2668238/posts?page=1


50 posted on 02/04/2011 3:02:51 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://wwvw.americanthinker.com2009/05/brack_obama_the _quintessentia_1.html)
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