Saudi
Arabia appears to be determined to crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood
in a manner similar to the UAE, where security services have already
arrested over 90 members of the Brotherhood.
The Saudi newspaper Al-Watan, which has close ties to state security
agencies, published a detailed report on its front page on Wednesday, 2
October 2013, claiming that members of the Muslim Brotherhood have tried
to assassinate the Head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue
and Prevention of Vice, Abdul Latif Alshaikh, in an attempt to depict
the Brotherhood as terrorists, much like the authorities in both the UAE
and Egypt have done.
The newspaper confirmed reports that Alshaikh was recently the target
of an assassination attempt when a car tried to run him over as he was
leaving the mosque after dawn prayers. However, according to the
newspaper, the plan did not work and Alshaikh was unharmed.
In the front page report, the newspaper conflates the Syrian Salafist
trend with the Muslim Brotherhood, stating that they are one and the
same, and notes that Alshaikh has removed them from the Commission for
the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which appears to confirm
that a campaign is being launched against the Brotherhood, similar to
the one in the UAE. Many arrests have already taken place, and many
employees have been let go from their jobs.
It is worth noting that Saudi Arabia is considered the biggest
supporter of the recent military coup in Egypt, which overthrew a
democratically elected government led by the Muslim Brotherhood.
According to some reports, the Head of Saudi Intelligence, Prince Bandar
Bin Sultan, was even behind General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi's operation to
violently disperse the sit-ins in the Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda
Squares in Cairo.
- See more at:
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Kelsey Kruzich / Staff Photo: Deanna Joyce
Beck and Mike Dyer light a candle in memory of Casey Joyce, Deanna's
husband and a Plano Senior High graduate, who was killed during the
Battle of Mogadishu. For additional photos, visit
www.facebook.com/planostarcourier.
Published: Friday, October 4, 2013 4:15 PM CDT
"We were part of something
good, and we should be proud of what we did. We went out there and did
the best we could with what we had."
That is the way former Army Ranger Mike Kurth described the
military action in Somalia 20 years ago. Kurth, a Houston native, was
one of several dozen veterans of the Battle of Mogadishu who gathered in
Plano Thursday to recognize the 20th anniversary of the battle, one of
the darkest days in recent military history.
On Oct. 3, 1993, 19
soldiers died in a battle that has become known as Black Hawk Down.
Those killed in action consisted of Army Rangers, Delta Force operators,
Night Stalker helicopter crew members and soldiers from the 10th
Mountain Division. Each of the men was honored Thursday night in an
emotional ceremony that served not only as a way to remember fallen
friends, but also as a reunion for those who survived the battle.
Kelsey Kruzich / Staff Photo: Deanna Joyce Beck and Mike Dyer
light a candle in memory of Casey Joyce, Deanna's husband and a Plano
Senior High graduate, who was killed during the Battle of Mogadishu. For
additional photos, visit
www.facebook.com/planostarcourier.
"We celebrate their lives because they were great people, but you
are sad because they were such great people and they are not with us
anymore," said retired Col. Danny McKnight, the Rangers' commander
during the battle. "Tonight I have seen some guys I haven't seen in 20
years. It was one of the greatest feelings you could ever have."
McKnight
traveled from Florida to attend the reunion, but the trip was not
direct. Along the way, he visited the graves of the six Rangers killed
that day, including a visit to Arlington National Cemetery to pay his
respects to Sgt. Casey Joyce, a 1987 Plano Senior graduate.
Thursday
night's reunion occurred at Casey Joyce All-America Post 4380, a
location Kurth said was a perfect tribute to the fallen Ranger.
"I
can't think of a better way to start this weekend than being here in
the James Casey Joyce VFW," he said. "There is no place I would rather
be right now."
All of the soldiers who took part in the battle
were deeply affected by what occurred. Kurth lost his two best friends,
Joyce and Sgt. Dominick Pilla, both of whom were killed while attempting
to rescue injured soldiers.
"We all met at the reception station
before basic training and ended up going to Airborne School together,"
Kurth said. "It was the three musketeers; if you found one of us, you
found all of us. Me and Casey went to Ranger School together, and then
Dominick went one class after us. We were separated but quickly got back
together again. About a year later we got orders to go to Mogadishu."
Kurth
remembers Joyce as one of the most squared-away, dedicated Rangers he
ever served with. He said Joyce's attention to detail was outstanding, a
trait that came in handy during Ranger School when the two leaned on
one another.
"Tonight brings back the memories," he said. "It made me think about
the morning of Oct. 4 when I heard the names. [Dale] Sizemore came up
to me teary-eyed and said, 'They're gone.' I asked him what he meant,
'Did they just go back to the rear? Where are they at?' He said, 'No,
they are all dead.' When he listed off the names of Pilla and Joyce I
was just crushed. I collapsed at the edge of the bunker I was sitting at
because I didn't just lose one, I lost two. That still pains me 20
years later."
Several members of Joyce's family attended the
service, including his widow, Deanna Joyce Beck, and his siblings, Steve
and Sancy. Steve said he felt his brother, and all others who took part
in the battle, did so because they felt a sense of calling to serve
their country, even if it meant giving their lives for their fellow
soldiers.
"Casey heard a call [to serve], but it wasn't a call
that came from politicians, it was a call that came from deep within,"
Steve said. "It was a call that was planted in his heart and he answered
it -- 'Here am I, send me.'
"I have heard that to become a
Ranger you have to volunteer three times: once when you join the Army,
again for airborne and again to become a Ranger. I believe it is this
spirit of volunteerism that is in the character of men. Rangers lead the
way not because of a creed on a plaque. You see, Rangers lead the way
because of a creed that is written on their hearts. ... My brother gave
his life on those dusty streets living out the Ranger Creed."
http://allenamerican.com/articles/2013/10/04/news_update/0584.txt
Saudi
Arabia appears to be determined to crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood
in a manner similar to the UAE, where security services have already
arrested over 90 members of the Brotherhood.
The Saudi newspaper Al-Watan, which has close ties to state security
agencies, published a detailed report on its front page on Wednesday, 2
October 2013, claiming that members of the Muslim Brotherhood have tried
to assassinate the Head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue
and Prevention of Vice, Abdul Latif Alshaikh, in an attempt to depict
the Brotherhood as terrorists, much like the authorities in both the UAE
and Egypt have done.
The newspaper confirmed reports that Alshaikh was recently the target
of an assassination attempt when a car tried to run him over as he was
leaving the mosque after dawn prayers. However, according to the
newspaper, the plan did not work and Alshaikh was unharmed.
In the front page report, the newspaper conflates the Syrian Salafist
trend with the Muslim Brotherhood, stating that they are one and the
same, and notes that Alshaikh has removed them from the Commission for
the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which appears to confirm
that a campaign is being launched against the Brotherhood, similar to
the one in the UAE. Many arrests have already taken place, and many
employees have been let go from their jobs.
It is worth noting that Saudi Arabia is considered the biggest
supporter of the recent military coup in Egypt, which overthrew a
democratically elected government led by the Muslim Brotherhood.
According to some reports, the Head of Saudi Intelligence, Prince Bandar
Bin Sultan, was even behind General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi's operation to
violently disperse the sit-ins in the Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda
Squares in Cairo.
- See more at:
http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/7686-following-in-the-footsteps-of-the-uae-saudi-arabia-prepares-for-a-crack-down-on-the-muslim-brotherhood#sthash.YUdvTcrd.dpuf
Following in the footsteps of the UAE, Saudi Arabia prepares for a crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood
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Saturday, 05 October 2013 13:29
It
is being claimed that members of the Muslim Brotherhood have tried to
assassinate the Head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and
Prevention of Vice
Saudi Arabia appears to be determined to
crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood in a manner similar to the UAE,
where security services have already arrested over 90 members of the
Brotherhood.
The Saudi newspaper Al-Watan, which has close ties to state security
agencies, published a detailed report on its front page on Wednesday, 2
October 2013, claiming that members of the Muslim Brotherhood have tried
to assassinate the Head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue
and Prevention of Vice, Abdul Latif Alshaikh, in an attempt to depict
the Brotherhood as terrorists, much like the authorities in both the UAE
and Egypt have done.
The newspaper confirmed reports that Alshaikh was recently the target
of an assassination attempt when a car tried to run him over as he was
leaving the mosque after dawn prayers. However, according to the
newspaper, the plan did not work and Alshaikh was unharmed.
In the front page report, the newspaper conflates the Syrian Salafist
trend with the Muslim Brotherhood, stating that they are one and the
same, and notes that Alshaikh has removed them from the Commission for
the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which appears to confirm
that a campaign is being launched against the Brotherhood, similar to
the one in the UAE. Many arrests have already taken place, and many
employees have been let go from their jobs.
It is worth noting that Saudi Arabia is considered the biggest
supporter of the recent military coup in Egypt, which overthrew a
democratically elected government led by the Muslim Brotherhood.
According to some reports, the Head of Saudi Intelligence, Prince Bandar
Bin Sultan, was even behind General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi's operation to
violently disperse the sit-ins in the Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda
Squares in Cairo.
- See more at:
http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/7686-following-in-the-footsteps-of-the-uae-saudi-arabia-prepares-for-a-crack-down-on-the-muslim-brotherhood#sthash.YUdvTcrd.dpuf
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