Hot Mic Catches Egyptian Politician Discussing “War” with “Enemies” Israel and America. By Sharona Schwartz. The Blaze, June 12, 2013. Reposted by Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs.
With Cameras Rolling, Egyptian Politicians Threaten Ethiopia Over Dam. By Liam Stack. New York Times, June 6, 2013.
Egyptian Blooper: Politicians, Unaware They Are Live on Air, Threaten Ethiopia over Dam Construction. Video. MEMRI TV, Clip No. 3857, June 3, 2013. YouTube. Transcript.
Magdi Ahmad Hussein,
chairman of the Islamic Labor Party: I’m very fond of battles. With the
enemies, of course – with America and Israel, but this battle must be waged
with maximum judiciousness and calm. Even though this is a secret meeting, we
must all take an oath not to leak anything to the media, unless it is done
officially by sister Pakinam. We need an official plan for popular national
security, even if we . . . Okay . . . Fine . . . The principles behind what I’m
saying are not really secret... Our war is with America and Israel, not with
Ethiopia. Therefore, engaging in a war . . . This is my opinion . . .
Participant: This
meeting is being aired live on TV.
Magdi Ahmad Hussein: I am
not presenting a secret plan or anything. All the countries do what I am saying
and what has been said by others. All countries with regional conflicts do
that.
I say
to the Egyptian people: Nobody can turn off your water supply – unless they
want to turn the Egyptians into the world’s most extremist people. Imagine what
this people would do if its water were turned off – what all 80 million of us
would do to Israel and America if our water were turned off.
