President Mohammed Morsi (Muslim Brotherhood — Egypt) wants to present the sheik who was behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing with a get out of jail free card.
In his first public speech addressing tens of thousands of mostly Islamist supporters, Egypt’s president-elect Mohammed Morsi has vowed to free the blind sheik jailed in the U.S. for a plot to blow up New York City landmarks.
Morsi, Egypt’s first Islamist and civilian president-elect, promised Friday to work to free Omar Abdel-Rahman, the spiritual leader of men convicted in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
He also promised to free detained Egyptian protesters facing military tribunals.
The sheik is serving a life sentence for conspiracies to blow up New York City landmarks, including the United Nations, and assassinate then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
In any other time we would cue the Patsy Cline, but Eric Holder did try granting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed a civilian trial in New York for his planning role in 9-11, and President Obama was quick to ring up Morsi with congrats for capturing the Egyptian presidency. So…
I have an idea, let’s give them another billion dollars and see if they like us then. /sarc
The MB taking over Egypt will be the end of Egyptian democracy. One man, one vote, one time.
Sounds like morsi has his priorities straight to lead his country. Geez
Well, if the Egyptian President plays his cards right, he can probably get a post election Presidential pardon for the Blind Sheik from the former post American President before he leaves office.
Perhaps he can go the compassion route and get a doctor to certify that Abdel-Rahman has only three months to live.