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MEMRI Daily-July 3, 2011:

Jordanian Official:

US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Will Turn It into One Big Terrorist Camp;

Egyptians Renew Protests; Hizbullah-Iraq Brigades Attack U.S. Military

The following are reports published today, from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch series and the MEMRI TV Project. Jordanian Official: America's Withdrawal from Afghanistan Will Turn It into One Big Terrorist Camp Disappointed with Revolution's Gains, Egyptians Renew Protests TV Report on Attacks by the Hizbullah-Iraq Brigades Targeting U.S. Military Forces Special Dispatch No 3962—Jordan/Afghanistan Jordanian Official: America's Withdrawal from Afghanistan Will Turn It into One Big Terrorist Camp In response to U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement that U.S. troops with be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, Jordanian Broadcasting Authority director Saleh Al-Qallab wrote that the withdrawal will bring destruction upon Afghanistan, for it will leave the country at the mercy of the terrorists and in a state of increasing chaos. The following are excerpts from his article: "If the withdrawal of the American forces from Afghanistan indeed comes to pass, as Barack Obama has announced, this will lead to the same results as the U.S. withdrawal from this [country in the early 1990s]... "Following that withdrawal, Afghanistan was abandoned to its fate and to the mujahideen, who quarreled over the booty until the Taliban quickly showed up. With the help of a foreign intelligence [apparatus, i.e. the Pakistani intelligence]... [the Taliban] established an administration so backward that even the Middle Ages never saw its like. [It also] fostered Al-Qaeda, under the command of Osama bin Laden, which spread terror across the globe and made a special target of certain Western countries..." To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5430.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3963—Egypt Disappointed with Revolution's Gains, Egyptians Renew Protests Almost five months after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's regime in Egypt, the revolutionary movement feels that the main goals for which it fought have not been achieved, and has launched a fresh round of protests. The movement planned a mass demonstration for July 8, 2011, but the protests broke out earlier, on June 28, during a memorial in Cairo's Balloon Theatre for those who were killed in the anti-Mubarak demonstrations. The memorial sparked widespread riots and violent clashes with the police in Al-Tahrir square and in front of the Interior Ministry building, in which hundreds of protesters were wounded and dozens were arrested. Subsequently, the youth organizations announced a sit-down strike in Al-Tahrir square, to continue until all their demands are met. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5429.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3964—Iraq/U.S. and the Arab & Muslim World/Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project/Hizbullah TV Report on Attacks by the Hizbullah-Iraq Brigades Targeting U.S. Military Forces Following are excerpts from a report on attacks by the "Hizbullah-Iraq Brigades" on U.S. forces, which aired on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV on May 13, 2011. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2946.htm. Reporter: "In order to confront the efforts to prolong the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the Iraqi resistance is continuing its operations against American military bases and patrols. A video released by the Hizbullah-Iraq Brigades shows a May 3 missile attack on the military Camp Kalsu, which is located south of Baghdad." To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5428.htm.