American Arrested in Middle East Terror Plot

[Canuck_Buck]

CAIRO, Egypt "” Egyptian police have arrested an American, 11 Europeans and several others from Arab countries for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern countries including Iraq, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234187,00.html

The group was part of an Islamic militant terror cell that had adopted extremist ideas and were living in Egypt under the disguise of studying Arabic and Islamic studies, the ministry said in a written statement.

Along with the American, police arrested two Belgians, nine French and several others from Egypt and other Arab countries including Tunisia and Syria, the statement said. The names or how many Egyptians and Arabs were arrested were not immediately known.

....any bets as to the American's ethnic background?

[kevin1]

Probably one of those damned honkies ...

[ipscshooter]

Yep. No doubt about it. Bunch of crackers.

Edit: Dang. honkies is OK (unless it's spelled ending in ***eys), but Saltines are not? I thought since I was blond/blue-eyed, I got to use the c-word and the h-word. Oh well...

[kevin1]

ORIGINAL: ipscshooter

Yep.Â* No doubt about it.Â* Bunch of crackers.Â*

Edit:Â* Dang.Â* honkies is OK (unless it's spelled ending in ***eys), but Saltines are not?Â* I thought since I was blond/blue-eyed, I got to use the c-word and the h-word.Â* Oh well...

Sometimes it pays to be a good speller ...

[monster10rackstack]

and some people wonder why homeland security is important

[Serioushunter1]

Why does it always have to be about us crackers?

That is totally hysterical. This is the first time I have tried to type the word .......well you know what we can say here..

[OughtSix]

and some people wonder why homeland security is important

Papers, bitte!!

[ipscshooter]

ORIGINAL: kevin1

Sometimes it pays to be a good speller ...

Well, what is the correct spelling? I thought the correct spelling of "donkey" is "donkeys". Why does that not apply if you substitute an "h" for the "d"? Perhaps it pays to be a bad speller? You don't always "drop the 'y' and add 'ies'"...

[burniegoeasily]

All this proves is that turds float every where. Nothing worse than homegrown terrorists.

[Canuck_Buck]

" Egypt operates under emergency laws, which gives the government wide powers to detain suspects without charging them. The laws have been in place since the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981 despite a growing chorus of opposition from both inside and outside the country."

I think Egypt has the right idea...

Speaking from personal weekend experience with NY State Troopers...I do not see anything wrong with detaining suspects...