Egyptian FM: US Is Fueling Middle East Turmoil
Monday, May 19, 2008 9:00 PM
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Egypt's foreign minister criticized President Bush' Mideast policies Monday, a day after the American leader lectured Arab leaders on their approach to governing.
Bush took a strikingly tougher tone with Arab nations during his address to the World Economic Forum on the Middle East than he did with Israel in a speech last week.
Israel received praise from the president while Arab nations heard a litany of U.S. criticisms mixed with some compliments.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit responded Monday by saying U.S. support for Israel and its own actions in the Mideast helped fuel turmoil and a clash of civilizations between Muslims and the West.
"When we see ... an Israeli tank in an Arab city, a Palestinian city or an American tank in an Arab city firing arms, that makes people angry," said Aboul Gheit at a summit meeting linked to the economic forum being held in Sharm El-Sheik, a Red Sea resort town.
"The anger leads to lots of turmoil. Turmoil leads to instability," said Aboul-Gheit.
Bush lectured Arab nations Sunday on suppressing political opposition and religious freedom in the region. He also said Iran must not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
"Would you please tell me, did anyone raise the issue of the Israeli capability?" said Aboul Gheit on Monday to roaring applause. "Why are you hiding the Israeli nuclear capability?"
Experts have long maintained Israel has nuclear weapons, although the Jewish state refuses to confirm or deny it.
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Mr. Gheit - I have a question for you. Clearly, you will not read this and even if you did, you will not find out who I am or how to email me so it really is rhetorical BUT on what frickin planet were you hatched?
Did anyone raise Israel's capability? Well, let's set that aside for a moment. Why did the Egyptian government permit and collaborate in the lie over 'the Boeing incident'? Why Mr Gheit. Why does the Egyptian government perpetrate and collaborate in a lie about Israeli prostitutes crossing in to Egypt and spreading AIDS among Egyptian men. Why? Why has the Egyptian government aided and collaborated in the lie that Mohammad Atta is still alive? Why are you taking Mr. Bush's military hardware - radar devices, and then bad-mouthing him? Why. Your country comes closest to being the stupidest on earth for believing these ignorant and moronic lies and the government permits, nay, it perpetuates the lies. Why.
I think those questions are far more relevant to the US giving you $3 billion dollars a year in aid, than whether Israel has a nuclear weapon.
Try to cover up your moronic country by blaming Israel, except you have kept yourselves ignorant.