so this stupidity in egypt

[danny]

19 americans are being charged for crimes in egypt and are being barred from leaving the country. all 19 work in non-government organizations. anyone else find this as dumb as i do?

[Shadow00]

Nope. You do a crime,you pay for it.
Soooooo that's all?

[Dr Frook]

things are messed up there, u don't know the truth about anything.

[danny]

well what i meant was, and shadow you know that this happens, that for all we know they could be holding those americans for NO reason. not that im saying they have to be, but then again, WHAT ARE THE CHARGES?

[Shadow00]

Waiting for the trial perhaps?
Charges so far are: disrupting peace between the US and egypt

[mmm]

I seem to remember the charges being similar to spying or disrupting the peace. Considering the military is in charge there and the upswing of the Muslim Brotherhood, relations between Egypt and the United States are becoming increasingly tense.

I hesitate to say the charges are baseless, but anti-foreigner sentiments are growing as the government releases statements about outside agitators being responsible for acts of violence.