A potential diplomatic storm may be brewing prior to the arrival next week of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in New York City and the White House.
According to an unclassified daily brief circulated by the State Department Executive Secretariat this afternoon, Morsi ordered the Egyptian embassy in DC to take legal action against the U.S. citizens who are alleged to be behind the “Innocence of Muslims” video that has flamed tensions in the Middle East.
The State Department briefing states:
EGYPT ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR INFLAMMATORY VIDEO
(U) Egypt’s general prosecutor issued arrest warrants and referred to trial seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and American pastor Terry Jones on charges linked to the inflammatory video, media report. The accused, all of whom are believed to be outside Egypt, could face the death penalty if convicted of harming national unity, insulting Islam, and spreading false information. DRL’s Office of International Religious Freedom comments President Morsy reportedly directed the Egyptian Embassy in Washington to take legal action in the United States against the individuals. The Egyptian government has been an ardent supporter of anti-defamation resolutions at the UN. (Ops/Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of International Religious Freedom, AP)
Should President Obama be hosting President Morsi next week, when Mosi has directed his government to launch a legal attack on the First Amendment rights of U.S. citizens?
Paging Hildabeast Clintoon.
Every day I feel more and more that we’re living bizarro world.
Started to think maybe the Mayans were right.
After inevitable rioting in the United Sates when Mitt Romney wins the election and the 47% riot because we threw their president out after one term. New Black Panthers leading the charge. World wide nuclear holocaust Dec 21, 2012.
Time to cling to my guns and bible.
Bizarro world indeed. Consider though that the Obamster administration has already joined Mexico in its suit against Arizona over immigration laws…There is already a precedent set.
Seems like I vaguely remember a while back about our pResident signing an e/o giving Interpol the power to arrest American citizens on American soil. Can anybody tell me if I am wrong or right about this.
He did! One of the first EO’s he did. Went completely under the radar. American citizens have no constitutional rights if Interpol is involved. They are immuned and can do wahtever they please within our so called soveriegn borders. Get memory!
Put on your tinfoil hats, moonbats. Also, GTFO, this is PJM, not LGFB.
A) Yeah, that totally would not have been noticed by Fox News, or Sean Hannity, or Mark Levin, or…..
B) Interpol has no ‘law enforcement powers’ in any country on the planet. Interpol agents make no arrests. They are simply a database on international criminals that law enforcement agencies can consult.
C) You are both ignorant freaking crystal meth imbeciles. Calling you moonbats is an insult to moonbats.
D) I only WISH Obama had been stupid enough to try and make an Executive Order like that; he would have been dead inside 72 hours.
Really disappointed not to see my name on their arrest warrants… “bacon for everybody”
Ethnocentric arrogant muslims and the left/liberals who cater to their fancy… punkin’ out America for Allah and/or social justice (whichever comes first)!
It’s not nice to mock Mohammed. The Mohammed you mock is really shouting fire in a Mosque; when it comes to bigots and simulated bigots shouting fire in a Mosque, the First Amendment does not apply to mocking Mohammed. Hi, I’m Barack Obama the simulated one, and I approved this do not mock Mohammed message.
Ok so we pass a law instituting the death penalty for flag desecration by foreigners on foreign soil. I don’t see how the constitution protects them from a trip to Gitmo.
Barak Hussain is sure to comply with Morsi’s orders.
Host Morsi? are you kidding?
obama has already deployed his brown shirts to identify and harrass the perps.
When Morsi arrives, Dear Leader may serve the filmaker on a plate with an apple in his mouth.
Does Morsi have ANY legal right to extradite Americans or Egyptians resident in America to Egypt? I’m not a lawyer but I would be absolutely astonished if he could extradite an American for something done in America. But what about Egyptians that worked on that film while resident in America? And what if they had dual Egyptian/American citizenship?
Perhaps a counter prosecution against Morisi for crimes against humanity as represenetative of the Muzzy Brohood
Hey apache: Look up the ammendment that Obama signed to Executive Order #12425 in December of 2009. This amendment gives INTERPOL immunity from violating any American law. “INTERPOL agents can seize property, including firearms, WITHOUT SEARCH WARRANTS and conduct other warrantless searches. They can break into homes and businesses to search and seize records WITHOUT FEAR OF PROSECUTION, either criminally or civilly. In short, the powers that INTERPOL will have by being immune to U.S. law are virtually the same as martial law provides.” THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN SIGNED by Obama in December of 2009 and is in effect NOW. Maybe you ought to look into things before you call somebody a “meth-head moonbat”.
apache, by the way you missed your self-proclaimed 72 hour window because YOU weren’t paying attention!! WAKE UP DOUCHE!!