Egyptian Chronicles: He knew what he was saying !!

There is a lot of buzz about what Former Ambassador Mohamed Bassiouny had said in the dialogue forum at the Alexandria Bibliotheca on the 10th of August 2008. The buzz did not come from Israel only but is said to come from the presidential palace according to the Israelis themselves.

What Bassiouny had said for sure was controversial on many levels , he spoke about different topics and he managed to raise eyes brows in every topic he spoke about , of course the main theme was the Egyptian-Israeli relations.

Bassiouny spoke about his experience as the Ambassador of Egypt in Israel , he stayed the longest period for an Egyptian Ambassador as I recall there , he spoke about the Israeli society , he spoke about the Israeli politicians like Ariel Sharon whom he described as dead body , he spoke about Levini , he even spoke about the radical Ovadia Yosef

Still the biggest surprises “not to me” with his confession that he went to Israel as an Intelligence officer

What do you think ?? I went there as intelligence officer.

Some were surprised but I did not when I read the news next day because I knew that he used to work in intelligence , the military intelligence before becoming our Ambassador to Israel , I know that he used to be the communication officer between Egypt and Syria ,where he met and married his wife Nagwa and then a communication officer between Egypt and Iran before the IR “Oh yes he did” .

I remember that this man once appeared on the Egyptian National TV saying that the diplomat is legitimate uncovered spy !!
Already I do not know why so many people are surprised including the Israelis , for sure that their government knew all about him. May be they are surprised that the man who used to claim that he was their friend and so to turn like this attacking them and their society in this awful way.But let’s be honest also the Israeli Ambassador in Egypt when they return back to Tel Aviv they start bitching about how awful and mean we are towards them !!

Anyhow the surprises or shocks did not stop at here ,He was just getting started at least for me.

Well I will put them in points because it is more organized

Bassiouny major surprises beside his OSS history

Um Rashrash is not Egyptian but Palestinian !!
The POWs found there are not Egyptians but Palestinians !!
We do not own documents that convict Israel of Murdering our POWs !!
Ariel Sharon is a dead corpse!!

And the big major surprise

Ashraf Marwan was working for the Israelis “YNet highlight this because again ,encore this is the first time some one in his position says that Marwan was not our hero and man in London”

I must say that no official newspaper highlighted his statements after the lecture he gave in Alexandria , the only two newspapers I found them speaking about it were Al Dostor and Nahdet Misr on the 11th of August 2008, Al Dostor as usually was the one that caused a stir because it published it in the front page and even in their front page of their website. Thanks to this Al Dostor after couple of days published a statement from the manager of forum not from Bassiouny saying that the Ambassador said that Marwan was a double agent working for us against Israel not against us !! Al Ahrar published the same thing on the 18th of August 2008

With my all respect Bassiouny is not stupid to let the newspaper put words on his tongue , he could have contacted the press to correct what he had said especially regarding Marwan , he is not stupid not to make a mistake like this I repeat , this guy is an intelligence officer for God Sake .

Updated : Baissouny made an interview with the Israeli newspaper Panorama and the Israeli radio where he denied his statements blaming and accusing the Egyptian opposition newspapers of fabricating !!The man said that he had no relation from near or far from with the intelligence and he respects the Israeli Society ,,,etc