It seems that 30 of the prisoners at Guantanamo are Egyptians.
According to Middle East Newsline, "the Egyptians were captured in the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 and suspected of fighting for Al Qaida and the then-ruling Taliban movement."
Just another illustration of the global appeal of the call to jihad.
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Well, this is really our fault. We really have been a little cheap with our aid to Egypt. I'm sure if we threw another billion dollars at the country, THEN, they would all really love us.
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