Egypt arrests three misunderstanders of Islam over Cairo bombing

We keep hearing about how Islam is being "misunderstood." Can we get Ibrahim Hooper over to Cairo to clue these guys in on the real thing? "Egypt arrests 3 Islamists over Cairo bombing," from AFP, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:

CAIRO - Egyptian security forces have arrested three Islamists suspected of planning last week's suicide bombing in a Cairo bazaar which killed three foreigners, an interior ministry source said.

The source also revealed that the suicide bomber who carried out the attack which killed two French nationals and an American was identified as an Egyptian from the Nile Delta region of Qaliobya, north of Cairo.

The suicide bomber -- whose name is to be revealed at a news conference at an unspecified date -- planned the attack along with the three detained accomplices, the source told AFP.

The trio, who are said to have "Islamist tendencies and motivations", have already appeared before an investigating magistrate. Police are still examining the remains of the suicide bomber's body....

An Internet statement, whose authenticity could not be verified, issued on Friday by a previously unknown group called the Islamic Brigades of Pride in Egypt said it carried out the attack....

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Morning all!
Today’s Extras:

The Leftist Academia’s islam propaganda machine. It's the perfect Anti-Science: Mention only the facts that back you up, ignore contradictory data, vilify anyone that questions you, stamp out calls for reform, repeat the lies again and again, and eventually you will win. ~ kj

Parents are getting fed up with PC on Middle-Eastern studies:
http://www.nationalreview.com/kurtz/kurtz200504110831.asp

Middle East Mythology:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CarolineGlick/cg20050409.shtml

Rob, that's a great phrase: "misunderstanders of islam" ("MOI"). Or perhaps merely "MI". I'm going to use it much more often.

Geoff

I found this article about the Cairo bombing on yahoo news. Here is the relevant quote:

"Why do they call every pious person a terrorist? They (the family) only pray and read the Quran," he said.

This should not be a very difficult question to answer.

"Why do they call every pious person a terrorist? They (the family) only pray and read the Quran," he said. "They don't flirt with girls and they don't get involved in streets fights ... They don't even smoke."
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Am I the only one who thinks of Anthony Perkins (Psycho) sitting in the police station, letting the fly buzz around his hand , thinking "I'll show them I won't harm a fly."