Don't move the goalposts. You said the Egyptian government protects tourists, and I showed you that they don't (and in some cases do the killing.) You said they weren't targeted attacks and I showed you that they were. How far do you want to move the goalposts here? The fact is, if someone wants to attack Wikimania, the Egyptian government not only cannot stop it, but may even be complicit in it, especially given the current political leanings on Muhammad images by the Egyptian government.
-Dan On Feb 23, 2008, at 1:46 PM, geni wrote:
On 23/02/2008, Dan Rosenthal swatjester@gmail.com wrote:
That's not correct.
In several of those incidents the target was specifically picked for having Israelis. The Ras Burqa massacre specifically targeted israeli tourists. By the way, the killer in that case was an Egyptian policeman who machinegunned the Israelis, while other nearby policemen refused to give aid to the wounded, and stopped an israeli doctor from giving aid to the wounded at gunpoint, leaving the wounded to bleed to death. Egyptian politicians labeled the murderer a hero of the Sinai, and there were numerous demonstrations in support of the killer, and in opposition to his trial.
The Sharm el Sheikh attacks were conducted in a location that is widely considered to be an Israeli tourist destination.
The 2004 attacks against hotels were also conducted by palestinian organizations specifically targeting Israelis. The Israeli government knew of plans to conduct such an attack, and issued warnings, which went unheeded.
And how many places in Egypt are frequented by isrealis? Doesn't narrow the target list very much does it?
-- geni
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