On 23/02/2008, daniwo59(a)aol.com <daniwo59(a)aol.com> wrote:
In a message dated 2/23/2008 1:29:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
geniice(a)gmail.com writes:
The difference being there was no reason to think those places might
be a target more than any other tourist point. If there really is a
special threat to wikimania the Egyptian government will take special
steps to protect it (ie even more men with guns).
Great headlines: "Troops called out to protect conference participants."
Police. This is egypt.
By the way, wasn't Sadat killed at a military
parade? I remember all the
footage from when it happened, and I seem to recall plenty of men, guns, tanks,
APCs, airplanes, etc.
D
81? Reagan was fairly lucky to survive that year as well.
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geni