Posted on 02/11/2011 2:32:57 AM PST by HushTX
Cairo, 10 Feb. (AKI) - The United States space agency NASA has okayed the naming of one of its spaceships after a young Egyptian woman killed in late January during an anti-goverment protest, according to Egyptian daily Al-Masry-al-Youm.
The paper quoted Essam Mohamed Haji, a young researcher at NASA as saying on Thursday he had received approval to put the young woman Sally Zahran's name on a spaceship heading for Mars.
Zahran, a 23 English graduated and translator died after she was beaten about the head on 28 January with a truncheons during clashes with security forces in in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag. Anti-government protesters claim her killers were thugs in the pay of police.
“This is the least we could provide to Egyptian youth and revolutionaries. This step represents transferring the dreams of Egyptian youth from a small stretch of earth to the enormous expanse of space,” said Haji was cited as telling Al-Masri Al-Youm by phone from California.
Egypt on Thursday entered it 17th day of unrest, with many thousands of people taking to the streets in the capital, Cairo and filling its central Tahrir Square.
Doctors, bus drivers, lawyers and textile workers were on strike in Cairo on Thursday, with trade unions reporting walkouts and protests across the country.
The protesters have vowed to keep up their revolt against authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak, who they want to leave office immediately.
Around 300 people have been killed in clashes with security forces and over 1,400 have been injured since the unrest began on 25 January against Mubarak, who took power in 1981 and whom they blame for widespread poverty, corruption and police brutality.
Mubarak, a staunch ally of the west, has said he will not run for another presidential term in elections due in September, but the anti-government protesters want more rapid political and economic change.
He has come under increasing pressure from the US to speed the transition to democracy. CIA director Leon Panetta, in testimony before an intelligence committee of the US legislature on Thursday said there was "a strong likelihood that Mubarak will step down this evening."
State television interrupted all programming to present a message from the high council of the Egyptian armed forces that promised to to take "necessary measures to protect the nation," the military also said it would "support the legitimate demands of the people" and remain in "continuous session".
Guess we don’t have sufficient home-grown heroes and heroines here in the United States.
Clearely, however,we’re shortchanging other nations with our domestic policies.
Next time, let’s name an aircraft carrier after an African hero of the Zulu Wars.
You need to go back further, say the latter part of the 7th century of Muslim expansion into Europe. Force did not work so know the Muslims are attempting to out breed and coerce the “Politically Correct” (As well as globalist desiring Muslim assimilation) societies in the Western world.
No, this is not John. Not sure who you’re referring to, honestly.
As I mentioned above, I am not entirely convinced of this either, HOWEVER, it’s making the rounds and seemed something worthy of discussion. If nothing else, maybe someone more savvy than I will dig up more info to share?
LOL...I was only joking...sorry that wasn’t evident.
John Semmons (I think that is the spelling) is well known on FR for his...er...satire, which is sometimes so close to reality as to be indistinguishable.
More than once, I have (as have others) got completely worked up about about some “article” posted, when in actuality, it was pointed satire.
Now, when I get an emotional response from a thread, the first thing I do I look to see if he was the originator.
Didn’t mean anything by it...
Well said indeed.
Too bad they couldn’t name it after the 14 year-old in Bangladesh who was beaten to death for adultery after her uncle raped her.
It means “peace”, ya know
Yes, Neda.
That “outreach” thing again.
Right...Couldnt be a 9 yr old girl from Tuscan
No offense taken, FRiend. I just didn’t recognize the name, and without experience with the individual in question it was hard for me to recognize where you were going with that.
I am HOPING the “article” is poppycock. After all, consider the source. But it’s one of those things that I think we should know about early on, just in case it ends up being factual. And, frankly, I wouldn’t put anything past the USGOV under Zero.
“This step represents transferring the dreams of Egyptian youth from a small stretch of earth to the enormous expanse of space,”
That’s exactly what it doesn’t do. Naming a spaceship after a person does not transfer the dreams of Egyptian youth to the enormous expanse of space.
no, no, and no!!!
stay out of it
What about the name “NEDA” ?
Or “Dr Karen Woo”?
The good thing is it will be easy to spot - it’ll be covered from nose cone to tail fins with a big black sheet (there may be a small slit for the navigation radar).
Oh Pulleezz! Just de-fund NASA now! They can’t even build a friggen rocket.
If I weren’t so tired right now, I would have laughed out loud at that, literally. That was pretty slick.
A government spokesman said that he was saddened that he wasn't able to do more.
The family members have already made plans to meet with the Iman from the local mosque.
I was referring to just America.
I understand, but until we do that the toxic waste (and empty containers) sits in NJ...
: )
Yes.
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