U.S. intel finds evidence Egypt is secretly backing Iraq insurgency
Submitted by Templar Titan on Fri, 07/22/2005 - 21:59.
| U.S. intelligence has made a shocking discovery
that has infuriated Bush administration. Egypt, which receives nearly $2
billion a year and is regarded as the closest Arab ally to Washington, has
been helping the Sunni insurgents in Iraq.
Why? Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak fears Al Qaida-aligned groups seek to overthrow his regime U.S. intelligence sources said a quiet investigation by military intelligence has produced evidence that Egyptian government personnel, including diplomats, have been secretly helping former allies in the former Saddam Hussein regime as well as elements close to Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi. The sources said Egyptian military intelligence has provided the insurgents with intelligence, some funding and equipment. They said the effort is part of Cairo's policy to influence Iraq's Sunni community. |
We are not talking about anything major, but clearly the Egyptians are involved," one intelligence source said. The evidence is part of a turnaround by Mubarak, besieged by opponents to his continued rule. U.S. intelligence sources said. Mubarak has been quietly helping Islamic terrorists in such places as Iraq, Palestine and Sudan in exchange for their agreement to leave Egypt alone. Egyptian military intelligence has been sending weapons to the Gaza Strip from a facility west of El Arish in the Sinai Peninsula. The weapons are obtained from Saudi Arabia, Sudan and the Egyptian military. Ironically, in Iraq, Egypt has been burned. Zarqawi operatives executed the Egyptian Ambassador to Baghdad, Ihab Sharif, in early July. U.S. intelligence sources said Sharif "stepped on too many toes" in the Sunni insurgency and tried to dictate the behavior of the terrorists. His execution sent a message to Mubarak that Zarqawi and not the Egyptian president would call the shots. Source: Geostrategy |
